Mastering the Art of Sentence Writing
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The ability to construct effective sentences is crucial in the realm of writing. From simple sentences to compound sentences, knowing the basics of sentence structure can greatly enhance your writing skills.
Answer the following questions:
1) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
A compound sentence has more than one complete sentence.
2) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
A question mark is the proper punctuation for an interrogative sentence.
3) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
The only type of sentence that can begin with the word because in formal writing is a clause sentence.
4) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
"The cat sat on the mat" is an example of a simple sentence.
5) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
"Sandy and Thomas" is an example of a conjunction subject.
6) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
"Because Anu went to the fair, he did not have enough time to go fishing" is an example of a cause and effect sentence.
7) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
"Here is a sunken boat" is an example of a(n) inverted sentence.
8) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
"The settlers in the westward movement started in the east, and then they moved in wagon trains across trails like the Oregon Trail to the west" is an example of a compound sentence.
9) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
"We went out to eat because we had no electricity" is an example of a(n) complex sentence.
10) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
In an inverted sentence, put the predicate before the subject.
11) Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
A compound sentence has more than one subject, verb, or even more than one sentence.
12) Choose the adjective clause in the following sentence:
The jeans that I want to buy are very expensive.
Correct Answer: to buy
13) Choose the adjective clause in the following sentence:
Kayla is the girl who will teach you how to swim.
Correct Answer: to swim
14) Choose the adjective clause in the following sentence:
My friend, Mark, whom you met last week, will attend medical school this fall.
Correct Answer: whom you met last week
15) What is the best way to combine the following simple sentences into a complex sentence using the subordinate conjunction “Since”?
Since I do not want a hamburger, I will have a chicken sandwich.
16) What is the best way to combine the following simple sentences into a complex sentence using the subordinate conjunction “even though”?
Even though our car broke down, we made it to the concert on time.
Answer:
1) Compound
2) Interrogative
3) Clause
4) Simple
5) Conjunction
6) Cause and effect
7) Inverted
8) Compound
9) Complex
10) Subject
11) Compound
12) To buy
13) To swim
14) Whom you met last week
15) Since I do not want a hamburger, I will have a chicken sandwich.
16) Even though our car broke down, we made it to the concert on time.
Answer the following questions:
17) Select all the relative pronouns in the list provided.
18) Type the antecedent to which the bold pronoun(s) refers in the following sentence. Use exact spelling.
19) Type the antecedent to which the bold pronoun(s) refers in the following sentence. Use exact spelling.
20) Type the antecedent to which the bold pronoun(s) refers in the following sentence. Use exact spelling.
21) Type the antecedent to which the bold pronoun(s) refers in the following sentence. Use exact spelling.
22) Type the antecedent to which the bold pronoun(s) refers in the following sentence. Use exact spelling.
Answer the following questions:
17) Whose, which, whom, that
18) Traditional farmers
19) The starving artist
21) Each person
22) We