Sentence Structure for 2nd Graders: Master Sentence Building Blocks

Question 1

What punctuation mark is used at the end of a question?

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?

Answer

.

Answer

!

Question 2

Which of these sentences is happening now?

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The dog runs.

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The dog will run.

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The dog ran.

Question 3

Which of these words shows where something is?

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On

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And

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The

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Dog

Question 4

Which word in a sentence tells who or what is doing something?

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Subject

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Verb

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Object

Question 5

Which of these is a complete sentence that has a subject, a verb, and an object?

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The cat sat on the mat

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The cat

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Sat on the mat

Question 6

Which punctuation mark is used to show the end of a statement?

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.

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?

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!

Question 7

What word in this sentence shows the relationship between the subject and the object? 'The teacher gave the students a test.'

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gave

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Teacher

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students

Question 8

Which of these words shows the place or location of something?

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in

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The

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and

Question 9

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

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The girl is jumping rope

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Running to the store to buy milk

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A beautiful sunny day

Question 10

What is the verb in the sentence 'The dog barked at the mailman'?

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barked

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dog

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at

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mailman

Question 11

Which of the following sentences has correct punctuation?

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The cat sat on the mat.

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the cat sat on the mat

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The cat sat on the mat!

Question 12

What is the object in the sentence 'The teacher gave the student the book'?

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book

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teacher

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student

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gave

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a preposition?

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in

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and

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the

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is

Question 14

What is the correct order of the words in the sentence 'The dog chased the ball'?

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The dog chased the ball

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dog chased ball the

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The chased dog ball

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chased dog the ball

Question 15

Which of the following would make the sentence 'The cat is sleeping' complete?

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by the window.

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,

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now

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and the cat is eating

Question 16

What is the difference between a subject and an object?

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The subject performs the action, while the object receives the action

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The object performs the action, while the subject receives the action

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They are the same thing

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There is no difference

Question 17

Which of the following tools can help you understand the different parts of a sentence?

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Subject-Verb-Object chart

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Dictionary

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Thesaurus

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Calculator

Question 18

Who is doing the action in the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball'?

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boy

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kicked

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ball

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the

Question 19

What action is happening in the sentence 'The dog barked loudly'?

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barked

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dog

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loudly

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the

Question 20

Which sentence shows the correct order of words?

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The mouse chased the cat.

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The cat the mouse chased.

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Chased the mouse the cat.

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Mouse the chased cat the.

Question 21

Which of these is NOT a complete thought?

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Running in the park.

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The dog is running.

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The car is red.

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Beautiful day today.

Question 22

Which word tells you where something is in the sentence 'The book is on the table'?

Accepted Answer

on

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the

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is

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and

Question 23

Which word describes how something is done in the sentence 'The car drove quickly'?

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quickly

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car

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drove

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the

Question 24

Which sentence tells about something that happened in the past?

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The boy played yesterday.

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The boy is playing.

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The boy will play tomorrow.

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The boy has played before.

Question 25

In the sentence 'The cat chased the mouse.', which word is the subject?

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cat

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The

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chased

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mouse

Question 26

In the sentence 'I eat breakfast every day.', what is the verb?

Accepted Answer

eat

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I

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breakfast

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every day

Question 27

What punctuation mark do we use to end a sentence that tells us something?

Accepted Answer

.

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?

Answer

!

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,

Question 28

In the sentence 'We went to the park.', what is the subject pronoun?

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we

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I

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you

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they

Question 29

Which sentence uses a linking verb?

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The girl is happy.

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The dog jumped over the fence.

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The boy ran to the store.

Question 30

What is the correct order for the parts of a sentence?

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Subject, verb, object

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Verb, subject, object

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Object, subject, verb

Question 31

What can we use to replace a noun in a sentence?

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Pronoun

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Verb

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Adverb

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Adjective

Question 32

Why do we put a period at the end of a sentence?

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To show it's a statement.

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To show it's a question.

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To show it's an exclamation.

Question 33

In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball', which word tells us who or what is doing the action?

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dog

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The

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chased

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ball

Question 34

In the sentence 'The children played in the park', which word shows what the children did?

Accepted Answer

played

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children

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park

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in

Question 35

In the sentence 'The girl gave the book to her friend', what did the girl give to her friend?

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book

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girl

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friend

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gave

Question 36

Which of these is a complete sentence that makes sense?

Accepted Answer

I like to play

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The cat

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Running in the park

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Because it is fun

Question 37

Which of these sentences is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

The big dog barked loudly.

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the big dog barked loudly

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the big dog barked loudly?

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The Big Dog Barked Loudly

Question 38

Which of these sentences has a subject and a verb, but is missing something important?

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The dog ate

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The boy ran.

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The cat jumped over the fence.

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The girl drew a picture.

Question 39

Which of these sentences shows an action that happened in the past?

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The children played.

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The bird flies.

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The dog will run.

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The sun shines.

Question 40

Which of these words can be both a noun (a person, place, or thing) and a verb (an action)?

Accepted Answer

play

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and

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the

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is

Question 41

Which of these is a question that asks for information?

Accepted Answer

Where is the ball?

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The dog is brown.

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I like to read.

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The tree is tall.

Question 42

In the sentence 'The cat chased the ball', which word tells who or what is doing the action?

Accepted Answer

cat

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The

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chased

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ball

Question 43

In the sentence 'The boy is eating a sandwich', which word tells what the subject is doing?

Accepted Answer

is eating

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The

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boy

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sandwich

Question 44

Which of these sentences has all the parts needed to make a complete sentence?

Accepted Answer

The dog barked

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The cat and the dog

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Eating a sandwich

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In the park

Question 45

Which of these sentences has the punctuation marks in the correct spots?

Accepted Answer

The cat is sleeping. The dog is barking.

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The cat is sleeping the dog is barking

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The cat is sleeping the dog is barking.

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the cat is sleeping the dog is barking

Question 46

Which of these words is a noun that names a person, place, thing, or idea?

Accepted Answer

Cat

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Run

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And

Answer

The

Question 47

Which of these words is a verb that describes an action or a state of being?

Accepted Answer

Run

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Cat

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And

Answer

The

Question 48

Which of these sentences describes something that happened in the past?

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The cat ate.

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The cat is eating.

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The cat will eat.

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The cat has eaten.

Question 49

Which of these sentences describes something that will happen in the future?

Accepted Answer

The cat will eat.

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The cat is eating.

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The cat ate.

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The cat has eaten.

Question 50

Which of these sentences describes something that is happening right now?

Accepted Answer

The cat is eating.

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The cat ate.

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The cat will eat.

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The cat has eaten.

Question 51

In the sentence, 'The cat sat on the mat', which word is the subject?

Accepted Answer

cat

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The

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sat

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mat

Question 52

In the sentence, 'The dog barked at the postman', which word is the verb?

Accepted Answer

barked

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The

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dog

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postman

Question 53

In the sentence, 'The boy kicked the ball', which word is the object?

Accepted Answer

ball

Answer

The

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boy

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kicked

Question 54

Which of these sentences is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

The dog runs fast

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the dog run fast

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the dog is running fast

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The Dog run fast

Question 55

Which of these sentences has a period at the end?

Accepted Answer

The cat is sleeping.

Answer

The cat is sleeping

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The cat is sleeping?

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The cat is sleeping!

Question 56

In the sentence, 'The big dog barked loudly', which word is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

big

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dog

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barked

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loudly

Question 57

In the sentence, 'The cat ran quickly', which word is an adverb?

Accepted Answer

quickly

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the

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cat

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ran

Question 58

Which of these is a complete sentence?

Accepted Answer

The cat sat on the mat

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The cat

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The cat sat

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The cat on the mat

Question 59

Which of these is a question?

Accepted Answer

The dog is brown?

Answer

The dog is brown.

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The dog is brown!

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The dog is a brown.

Question 60

Who is the subject of the sentence: The girl is playing with her toys?

Accepted Answer

The girl

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toys

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playing

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is

Question 61

Which sentence is written with the correct capitalization and punctuation?

Accepted Answer

The boy is running.

Answer

the boy is running

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The Boy is running

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the Boy is running.

Question 62

What is the object in the sentence: The teacher gave a book to the students?

Accepted Answer

book

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teacher

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gave

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students

Question 63

Which sentence shows the correct word order for a statement?

Accepted Answer

The girl eats the apple.

Answer

Apple the eats girl the.

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Eats the girl the apple.

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Girl the eats apple the.

Question 64

What type of sentence is this: Wow, the sunset is beautiful!

Accepted Answer

Exclamation

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Question

Answer

Statement

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Command