Master Sentence Structure: Syntax Learning Quizzes

Question 1

In the sentence 'The boy ran quickly to the store', identify the subject.

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The boy

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Ran

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Quickly

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To the store

Question 2

Which of the following coordinating conjunctions can connect two independent clauses?

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But

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Because

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If

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Although

Question 3

In the sentence 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk', identify the subordinating conjunction.

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Although

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It

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Raining

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Went

Question 4

Which of the following is a preposition?

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To

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But

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The

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Quickly

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a type of phrase?

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Clause

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Noun phrase

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Adverb phrase

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Prepositional phrase

Question 6

In the sentence 'The boy quickly ran home', what is the function of the adverb 'quickly'?

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Modifies the verb 'ran'

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Modifies the noun 'boy'

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Modifies the adverb 'home'

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Modifies the adjective 'home'

Question 7

Which of the following sentence structures is considered passive voice?

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The student was praised by the teacher.

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The teacher praised the student.

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The student praised the teacher.

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The teacher and student praised each other.

Question 8

In the sentence 'The students who studied hard passed the exam', which clause is the main clause?

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The students who studied hard passed the exam.

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The students who studied

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Hard passed the exam

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Passed the exam

Question 9

Which of the following is a type of complex sentence?

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Complex sentence

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Simple sentence

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Compound sentence

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Compound-complex sentence

Question 10

Identify the subject of the sentence: 'The students eagerly raised their hands.'

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The students

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Hands

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Raised

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Eagerly

Question 11

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

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The boy ran quickly to the store.

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Although he was tired, the boy ran quickly to the store.

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The boy, who was tired, ran quickly to the store.

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The boy ran quickly to the store and bought some groceries.

Question 12

Identify the type of clause in the sentence: 'I know that you are busy.'

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Noun clause

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Independent clause

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Dependent clause

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Adverbial clause

Question 13

Which of the following is a coordinate conjunction?

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But

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Because

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Although

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If

Question 14

Identify the type of sentence according to its purpose: 'What is the capital of France?'

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Interrogative

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Declarative

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Imperative

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Exclamatory

Question 15

Identify the grammatical function of the underlined word in the sentence: 'The boy who is sitting over there is my brother.'

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Modifier

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Subject

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Object

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Predicate

Question 16

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

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Because

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And

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Or

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But

Question 17

Identify the verb tense in the sentence: 'I have been working on this project for hours.'

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Present perfect

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Present simple

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Present continuous

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Past simple

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a major type of phrase?

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Sentence phrase

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Noun phrase

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Verb phrase

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Adjective phrase

Question 19

Which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice?

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The sandcastle is built by the students.

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The students built the sandcastle.

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The students are building the sandcastle.

Question 20

Identify the type of clause in the sentence 'After the rain stopped, we went outside to play'.

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Subordinate clause

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Independent clause

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Dependent clause

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Main clause

Question 21

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence 'The dog ran under the table'.

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under the table

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Dog

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under

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ran

Question 22

In the sentence 'The excited students cheered', what part of speech is the underlined word?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 23

Which punctuation mark is used to end a declarative sentence?

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Period

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Comma

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Question mark

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Exclamation point

Question 24

Identify the type of sentence based on its purpose: 'Wow, that was an incredible movie!'

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Exclamatory sentence

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Declarative sentence

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Imperative sentence

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Interrogative sentence

Question 25

In the sentence 'The sleek, black cat jumped over the fence', what is the subject?

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Cat

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The

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Sleek

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Black

Question 26

Which of the following sentences is an example of a complex sentence with a subordinate clause?

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Although the weather was bad, we went for a walk.

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The dog barked loudly.

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I have a cat and a dog.

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The car was parked in the driveway.

Question 27

Which of the following punctuation marks is used to connect two independent clauses?

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Semicolon

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Comma

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Colon

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Dash

Question 28

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence: 'The book is on the table'.

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Table

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Book

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On

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The

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

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However

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And

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But

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Or

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a recognized part of speech in English grammar?

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Exclamation

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Noun

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Verb

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Particle

Question 31

In the sentence 'The boy ate the apple,' who or what is performing the action?

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The boy

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The apple

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Ate

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The

Question 32

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

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My friend and I went to the park.

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Me and my friend went to the park.

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I and my friend went to the park.

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My friend and me went to the park.

Question 33

Which type of clause can express a complete thought and stand alone as a sentence?

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Independent clause

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Dependent clause

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Subordinate clause

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Relative clause

Question 34

In the sentence 'Because it was raining, we stayed home,' what is the word that connects the two clauses?

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Because

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It

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Raining

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We

Question 35

Which of the following is an example of a prepositional phrase?

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In the house

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The red car

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To sing a song

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Very quickly

Question 36

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the students a test,' what is the word that receives the action of the verb?

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The students

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The teacher

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Gave

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A test

Question 37

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The essay was written by the students.

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The students wrote the essay.

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I watched the movie.

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She sings a song.

Question 38

What is a key distinction between a simple and a compound sentence?

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A simple sentence has one independent clause, while a compound sentence has two or more.

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A compound sentence has one independent clause, while a simple sentence has two or more.

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They both have one independent clause.

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They both have two or more independent clauses.

Question 39

Which sentence uses parallel structure to create a clear and balanced rhythm?

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The teacher was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and always prepared for class.

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The teacher was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable educator, who was always prepared for class.

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The enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher was always prepared for class.

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The teacher, who was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, was always prepared for class.

Question 40

Identify the dangling modifier in this sentence: **Looking out the window, the old house appeared spooky.**

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Looking out the window

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The old house

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Appeared spooky

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There is no dangling modifier in this sentence.

Question 41

In English grammar, the standard syntactic structure for a basic sentence is:

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Subject + Verb + Object

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Subject + Object + Verb

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Verb + Object + Subject

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Object + Verb + Subject

Question 42

Which sentence correctly uses a comma to separate two independent clauses?

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I went to the store, and I bought a new book.

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I went to the store; I bought a new book.

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I went to the store, I bought a new book.

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I went to the store and I bought a new book.

Question 43

Which word in the sentence, 'The cat sat on the mat', is a preposition?

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on

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sat

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cat

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the

Question 44

In the sentence, 'The students studied hard, but they failed the test', the word 'but' is a:

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Coordinating conjunction

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Preposition

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Adverb

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Subordinating conjunction

Question 45

Which sentence is grammatically correct and follows the rules of subject-verb agreement?

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The students were excited to go on the field trip.

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The students were excited to go on the field trip, they had never been.

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The students were excited to go on the field trip because they had never been.

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The students was excited to go on the field trip.

Question 46

In the sentence, 'The following items are required: a pen, a notebook, and a laptop', the colon is used correctly to:

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Introduce a list

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Emphasize a word or phrase

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Separate independent clauses

Question 47

Which type of sentence expresses a strong feeling or emotion?

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Exclamatory sentence

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Interrogative sentence

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Imperative sentence

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Declarative sentence

Question 48

In the sentence, 'I enjoy playing basketball, reading books, and going to the movies', parallelism is correctly used to:

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List similar activities using parallel structure

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Compare two different things

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Contrast two opposing ideas

Question 49

Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence: "We decided to go for a walk *although it was raining*."

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although it was raining

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It was raining

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We decided to go for a walk

Question 50

What is the main purpose of a prepositional phrase?

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To act as an adjective or adverb, modifying a noun or verb.

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To connect two independent clauses.

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To introduce a dependent clause.