4. Quiz 1: Sentence Structure
Which of the following sentences is written CORRECTLY? Students learn the value of timeliness and the effort that is required to fulfill a commitment.
Leave it as is.
Which of the following sentences CORRECTLY uses a coordinating conjunction to create a compound sentence?
The concert could not end, for we were waiting for the encore.
What is the predicate in the following sentence? Sasha's grades from her college entrance exam arrived yesterday in the mail.
arrived yesterday in the mail
Which of the following is a past participle phrase?
bitten by a mosquito
Which of the following CORRECTLY identifies the underlined part of the sentence? Requiring fifty hours of service will improve everyone's life because everyone can use a helping hand.
gerund phrase
Choose the coordinating conjunction that BEST completes the following sentence. Deon trained every morning before dawn, __________ he would be prepared for the marathon.
so
Which of the following BEST uses parallel structure to combine the two sentences? Children need tutors who can practice multiplication facts. They need coaches who can teach them to throw a curve ball or shoot from the free throw line.
1st try: Children need mentors who can help them practice multiplication fact, teach them to throw a curve ball, and how to shoot from the free throw line.
Which of the following has the SAME meaning as the combined sentence? When a teenager takes the time to help a child, the impact is amazing.
A teenager takes the time to help a child. The impact on the child is amazing.
Which sentence combination demonstrates the CORRECT use of a subordinate clause to maintain the meaning of the following sentences? Anthony's favorite hobby is camping in the mountains. Anthony takes advantage of every opportunity to go to the mountains.
Anthony takes advantage of every opportunity to go to the mountains whenever there is camping involved because it is his favorite hobby.
Which of the following sentences from the essay requires revision of parallel structure?
Heavy yard work, painting the eaves, and washing windows sometimes become trying tasks.
Identify the gerund in the following sentence. Volunteering should be a graduation requirement because it benefits both the community and the students.
Volunteering
Which of the following BEST uses parallel structure for the underlined part of the sentence? Whether it is reading to a child or delivering groceries or meals to the elderly, they realize that someone expects them to be there.
Whether it is reading to a child or delivering groceries or delivering meals to the elderly, they realize that someone expects them to be there.
Which underlined section of the following sentence should be revised to improve the parallel structure? (1)After the championship football game finished, the crowds (2) flooded the field, (3)raised the coach in the air, and (4)to celebrate, they let balloons go into the sky.
section 4
Which sentence from the following excerpt contains an example of an infinitive phrase? (1) Students also learn compassion. (2) By seeing the needs of others, they look beyond their own lives and realize that they can help someone else to lighten a load and make a difference. (3) Serving others opens people's eyes to the needs of their community. (4) Volunteering helps create a sense of value and ownership. (5) Teens realize that they are not only students, but they also are members of the community. (6) They know that they belong and realize that they can make a difference.
sentence 2
Which of the following is a phrase?
under the desk