This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Simple Sentences – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Sentences Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My son draws very nicely. The predicate of this sentence is: A) My son. B) Draws. C) Draws very nicely. D) Nicely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Draws very nicely. 2. Which month is after July? A) August. B) October. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) August. 3. An Independent Clause is a group of words that ..... A) Needs a Simple Sentence. B) Makes a complete statement. C) Does not make sense. D) Is part of a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes a complete statement. 4. What is the best way to combine these sentences using a List? A) My favorite foods are pizza and steak and brussel sprouts. B) One of my favorite foods is pizza and the other favorite foods are steak and brussel sprouts. C) Brussel sprouts, pizza, and steak. D) My three favorite foods are pizza, steak, and brussel sprouts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My three favorite foods are pizza, steak, and brussel sprouts. 5. What is the past simple form of the verb 'to run'? A) Runned. B) Ran. C) Running. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ran. 6. Which of the following sentence has an indirect object? A) Marta brought chocolates for him. B) Marta brought chocolates. C) Marta brought yummy chocolates. D) Marta brought him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marta brought chocolates for him. 7. Complete sentences start with ..... A) A capital letter. B) A synonym. C) A verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A capital letter. 8. Since he was tired. A) Sentence fragment. B) Simple sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence fragment. 9. Choose the simple sentence with a compound subject. A) The boy runs fast. B) The boy and girl run fast. C) The boy runs and jumps. D) The boy runs when it rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy and girl run fast. 10. What is the most basic requirement for a group of words to be a simple sentence? A) It must have at least two independent clauses. B) It must express one complete thought. C) It must start with a capital letter and end with a period. D) It must contain a lot of descriptive words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It must express one complete thought. 11. True or False:A sentence with a compound subject, like "Kara and Leo joined the band, " is a compound sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Choose the fragment (incomplete thought) A) Everyone loves the new restaurant. B) Everyone that attended the party last Saturday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone that attended the party last Saturday. 13. A ..... is one that contains only one independent clause, which must include a subject and predicate. A) Simple Sentence. B) Independent Clause. C) Subject. D) Predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 14. Beautiful / like / I / these / flowers / . A) Beautiful flowers i like these. B) I like beautiful these flowers. C) I like these beautiful flowers. D) Flowers I like these beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like these beautiful flowers. 15. Finish the following:every sentence needs a capital letter, end punctuation, subject, ..... , and ..... A) Verb, must make sense. B) Subject, verb. C) Verb, prepositional phrase. D) Verb, and adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb, must make sense. 16. Identify:Janette, who's coming at four. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Fragment. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fragment. 17. Which choice correctly combines the two sentences to create a compound sentence?She enjoys playing music.He enjoys watching TV. A) She enjoys playing music, and he enjoys watching TV. B) She enjoys playing music and he enjoys watching TV. C) She enjoys playing music and watching TV. D) He enjoys playing music and watching TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She enjoys playing music, and he enjoys watching TV. 18. Complete the sentence:The children ..... games and ..... stories. A) Play, tell. B) Plays, tells. C) Playing, telling. D) Played, telling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play, tell. 19. Which word best completes this sentence:The dog ..... the ball. A) Chase. B) Chases. C) Chased. D) Chasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chases. 20. Combine the short sentences by using items in a series. At the zoo, I saw a giraffe. I also saw an elephant. Finally, I saw a bear. A) At the zoo, I saw a giraffe an elephant, and a bear. B) At the zoo, I saw a giraffe, an elephant, and a bear. C) At the zoo I saw a giraffe, and elephant, and a bear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the zoo, I saw a giraffe, an elephant, and a bear. 21. True or False:The sentence 'The coach wants us to practice our drills, to run laps, and watching game film' uses correct parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Complete the sentence:She ..... the piano every day. A) Plays. B) Play. C) Playing. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plays. 23. Which option correctly combines the following two simple sentences to create a compound sentence?I like cats.Orange-striped cats are my favorite. A) Even though dogs are cute, I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite. B) I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite. C) Orange-striped cats are my favorite cats. D) I like orange-striped cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite. 24. Joey loves fish. What is the VERB in this sentence? A) Joey. B) Loves. C) Fish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loves. 25. What is the simple predicate in the sentence:'The tree branch is a comfortable place for this monkey family.'? A) Is. B) Comfortable. C) Tree branch. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSimple Sentences Quiz 1Simple Sentences Quiz 2Simple Sentences Quiz 3Simple Sentences Quiz 4Simple Sentences Quiz 5Simple Sentences Quiz 6Simple Sentences Quiz 7Simple Sentences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books