Applications of Grammar/ Book 1/ Test 3

Clause

A group of words including a subject and predicate, and forming a part of a sentence is this.

Sentence

A group of words that expresses a complete thought.

Every sentence must have?

A subject and a predicate.

Which of the following sentences has a compound subject? A) The yellow and pink roses are my favorite. B) The yellow roses and the pink carnations both make lovely corsages. C) the yellow roses are beautiful, but the pink roses seem to last longer.

B

Which of the following statements is true? A) A compound sentence must be long. B) A simple sentence must be short. C) Both simple sentences and compound sentences can be either long or short.

B

A sentence must?

Begins with a capital letter.

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence? A) The yellow and pink roses are my favorite. B) The yellow roses and pink carnations both make lovely corsages. C) The yellow roses are beautiful, but the pink roses seem to last longer.

C

which statement about sentences with four subjects is true? A) Each subject in such sentences must be separated by a coordinating conjunction. B) Sentences with four subjects are usually too awkward and wordy to express a complete thought. C) Such sentences have a compound subject.

C

Identify the indicated words in the following sentence: The zoo animals pace back and forth, eat, or sleep all day long. (pace, eat, sleep)

Compound predicate

True or False: The clauses in compound sentences must always be joined by a conjunction or a conjunctive adverb.

False

A complete subject of the sentence is the what?

Simple subject and certain words that modify it.

Which word is the simple subject in the following sentence? The only solution was to pray.

Solution

Subject

The word or group of words about which something is being said or written in a sentence is this.

Predicate

The word or group of words which says something about the subject of a sentence is this.

True or False: All compound sentences have at least two complete thoughts.

True

True or False: Compound sentences must end with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.

True

A compound sentence has what?

Two or more simple sentences (independent clauses) joined by a conjunction, conjunctive adverb, or semicolon.

A compound predicate consists of what?

Two or more verbs having the same effect.

Independent clauses in a compound sentence may be joined by a what?

conjunctive adverb or a semicolon; simple conjunction or correlative conjunctions.

Which group of words is the complete predicate in the following sentence? A man from a nearby office building was the first person to arrive at the accident scene.

was the first person to arrive at the accident scene