Sentence Structure: Master the Building Blocks of Language

Question 1

Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice: The children were enthusiastically playing in the park.

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The park was being enthusiastically played in by the children.

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The children were played in the park enthusiastically.

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In the park, the children were enthusiastically playing.

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The park was playing in by the children enthusiastically.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a component of a sentence's structure?

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Emotion

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Subject

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Verb

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Object

Question 3

Identify the subject in the sentence: The playful dog chased the ball.

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Dog

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Playful

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Chased

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Ball

Question 4

Which part of a sentence typically describes the action or state of being?

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Predicate

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Subject

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Object

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Modifier

Question 5

In the sentence: The excited children happily played in the bustling park, what is the object?

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Park

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Children

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Played

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Happily

Question 6

Identify the type of sentence: I am going to the store.

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Exclamatory

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Imperative

Question 7

Which sentence uses passive voice?

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The students are instructed by the teacher.

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The teacher instructs the students.

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The students instruct the teacher.

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The teacher is instructed by the students.

Question 8

What is the primary purpose of using conjunctions in a sentence?

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To link words or phrases

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To alter the meaning of a word

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To emphasize a sentence

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To show possession

Question 9

Identify the preposition in the sentence: The book is on the table.

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On

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Book

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Is

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Table

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence?

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I visited the library because I needed to research.

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The cat napped on the mat.

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The tree swayed gently.

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The children played enthusiastically.

Question 11

In the sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog', what is the subject?

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Fox

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Brown

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Lazy dog

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Jumps

Question 12

What type of sentence is this based on its structure and punctuation: 'What a beautiful day it is!'?

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Exclamatory

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Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a type of sentence structure?

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Question

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Simple sentence

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Compound sentence

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Complex sentence

Question 14

In the sentence "The playful puppy wagged its tail," what is the subject?

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The playful puppy

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Wagged

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Puppy

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Its tail

Question 15

Identify the predicate in the sentence "The excited children ran across the playground."

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Ran across the playground

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Ran

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The excited children

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Playground

Question 16

Which part of speech functions as the direct object in the sentence "The teacher assigned the students a project."?

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Project

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Students

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Assigned

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Teacher

Question 17

Identify the indirect object in the sentence "The librarian gave the children a stack of books."

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Children

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Gave

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Librarian

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Books

Question 18

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The house was painted by the workers.

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The house is large and spacious.

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The workers painted the house.

Question 19

Identify the type of sentence: "What a beautiful day!".

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Exclamatory

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Interrogative

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Declarative

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Imperative

Question 20

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

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After the party ended

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The children sang

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A delicious cake

Question 21

Identify the conjunction in the sentence: "The students studied hard because they wanted to pass the exam."

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Because

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Hard

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Exam

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Studied

Question 22

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

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Running down the street, the ball hit me.

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Reading a book, I fell asleep.

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The dog barked at the mailman.

Question 23

In the sentence 'The playful kitten chased the ball of yarn', identify the subject.

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The playful kitten

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chased

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playful

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the ball of yarn

Question 24

Which option correctly identifies the predicate in the sentence: 'The students eagerly worked on their projects.'

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eagerly worked on their projects

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The students

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their projects

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eagerly

Question 25

In the sentence 'The teacher assigned challenging questions to the class', what is the object?

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challenging questions

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to the class

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the teacher

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assigned

Question 26

Which example demonstrates the active voice?

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The athlete ran swiftly.

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The trophy was won by the athlete.

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Running is enjoyed by the athlete.

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The athlete's running was impressive.

Question 27

Which sentence below is a complex sentence?

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After the test, we celebrated with pizza.

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The pizza was delicious.

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Celebrating with pizza was fun.

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We studied hard.

Question 28

Identify the sentence fragment among the options:

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Because I had a headache.

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I went to the doctor.

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The birds chirped cheerfully.

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The weather was beautiful.

Question 29

Which sentence best exemplifies a run-on sentence?

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The concert was canceled it was raining heavily.

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The concert was canceled, so we went to the movies instead.

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The concert was canceled because it was raining heavily.

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The concert was canceled; it was raining heavily.

Question 30

Identify the dangling modifier in the following sentence: 'Walking down the path, the beautiful flowers caught my eye.'

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Walking down the path

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down the path

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the beautiful flowers

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caught my eye

Question 31

Identify the sentence that correctly uses parallel structure:

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I enjoy swimming, biking, and playing soccer.

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I like to swim, bike, and to play soccer.

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Swimming, biking and playing soccer are my hobbies.

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My hobbies include swim, bike and play soccer.

Question 32

Who is the subject of the sentence: "The girl threw the ball to her friend."?

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The girl

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Threw

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Ball

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Her friend

Question 33

Which part of a sentence provides information about the action or state of being of the subject?

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Predicate

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Object

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Clause

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Subject

Question 34

In the sentence "The cat chased the mouse under the table", what is the object?

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Mouse

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Chased

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Cat

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Under

Question 35

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

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The boy is playing in the park.

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Playing in the park.

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The boy playing in the park.

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The boy is

Question 36

What is the simple subject of the sentence: "The children in the playground were laughing loudly."?

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Children

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Playground

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Loudly

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Were laughing

Question 37

Which sentence is written in the passive voice?

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The book was written by the author.

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The author is writing the book.

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The book is written.

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The author wrote the book.

Question 38

Identify the type of sentence: "Wow, that was an amazing movie!"

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Exclamatory

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Imperative

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Declarative

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Interrogative

Question 39

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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The students are working on their projects.

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The student is working on their project.

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The student are working on their projects.

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The students is working on their project.

Question 40

What is the main purpose of a dependent clause?

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To provide additional information or modify a part of the sentence.

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To stand alone as a complete sentence.

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To replace a noun in a sentence.

Question 41

Which type of conjunction connects two independent clauses to form a compound sentence?

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Coordinating conjunction

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Subordinating conjunction

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Adverbial conjunction

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Correlative conjunction

Question 42

Which sentence is a complete thought?

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The dog barked at the mailman.

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Mailman

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Barked at

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The dog

Question 43

What is the subject of the sentence 'The cat chased the mouse.'?

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The cat

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The mouse

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Sentence

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Chased

Question 44

What is the predicate of the sentence 'The students read the book.'?

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Read the book

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The students

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Read

Question 45

Which of the following is a direct object?

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The ball

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Hard

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Kicked

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The player

Question 46

Which sentence uses the passive voice?

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The book was read by the student.

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The student is reading the book.

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The book reads well.

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The student read the book.

Question 47

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

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The cat chased the mouse because it was hungry.

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The mouse ran away.

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The cat is hungry.

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The cat chased the mouse.

Question 48

What is the main clause in the following sentence: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'?

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We went for a walk.

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Although it was raining

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We walked

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It was raining

Question 49

Which of the following is an example of a subordinate clause?

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Because I was tired

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I slept well

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I was tired

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I went to bed

Question 50

Which sentence is a declarative sentence?

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The sun is shining.

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Please close the door.

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Wow!

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What is your name?

Question 51

Which sentence is an interrogative sentence?

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Where is the library?

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The library is over there.

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I need to find a book.

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The library has many books.