ESL Sentence Structure

Self-Study Quiz: Quiz 1

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A sentence

contains a complete subject and a complete verb.is a group of words that makes sense as a single unit.contains verbs but no subjects.is a group of words that makes sense as a single unit and contains a complete subject and a complete verb.

Every simple sentence must contain a

coordinating conjunction.comma.dependent and an independent clause.complete subject and a complete verb.

Do the Right Thing is the title of a Spike Lee film. The title is also a type of sentence. Which type is it?

interrogativeimperativeexclamatorydeclarative

If a sentence ends in a question mark, it is

an exclamatory sentence.an imperative sentence.a declarative sentence.an interrogatory sentence.

Which statement is true? A sentence must

end with an exclamation point.have two verbs.make sense as a single unit of thought.be a dependent clause.

Generally, sentences that state facts are

imperative sentences.declarative sentences.interrogatory sentences.exclamatory sentences.

If a sentence has two subjects but only one verb, that means it

has a compound subject, but it is not a compound sentence.is a compound sentence.is a complex sentence.is a compound-complex sentence.

If a simple sentence has a compound verb, that means it has

two or more subjects and two or more verbs.only one verb.two or more verbs.one dependent and two independent clauses.

A complex sentences contains

a compound subject.two independent clauses.two simple sentences.a dependent clause and an independent clause.

Some people find it helpful to think of complex sentences as 1.5 sentences. What does this mean?

A complex sentence has two independent clauses (two whole sentences).A complex sentence has two dependent clauses (two partial sentences).A complex sentence has three dependent clauses (three partial sentences).A complex sentence has one independent clause (a whole sentence) and one dependent clause (a partial sentence).

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