Parts of a Sentence Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. In “After lunch, the students practiced outside,” what does the phrase “After lunch” do?
It completes the meaning of a linking verb.
It names the people performing the action.
It receives the action of the verb.
It modifies “practiced” by telling when the action occurred.
2. Which words form the compound subject in “Thunder and heavy rain interrupted the game”?
heavy rain interrupted
rain and game
interrupted the game
Thunder and heavy rain
3. In “The package that we ordered yesterday arrived,” which word is modified by the clause “that we ordered yesterday”?
yesterday
arrived
we
package
4. In “My neighbor, Dr. Chen, grows tomatoes,” what is the function of “Dr. Chen”?
It is the complete predicate.
It is the direct object of “grows.”
It is an adverb modifying “grows.”
It is an appositive that renames “neighbor.”
5. In the sentence “The old oak tree shaded the porch,” which words form the complete subject?
oak tree shaded
shaded the porch
The old oak tree
the porch
6. Why is “Because the roads were icy” not a complete sentence by itself?
It is a dependent clause and does not express a complete thought by itself.
It does not contain a subject.
It contains two unrelated independent clauses.
It does not contain a verb.
7. In “Maya’s younger brother repaired the bicycle after school,” what is the complete predicate?
Maya’s younger brother
repaired the bicycle after school
the bicycle after school
younger brother repaired
8. In “The sky became dark before the storm,” which word is the subject complement describing “sky”?
dark
before
storm
became
9. In “We wanted to walk to the park, but the rain continued,” which word joins the two independent clauses?
but
park
continued
to
10. In “The chef sliced the vegetables carefully,” what is the direct object?
The chef
the vegetables
carefully
sliced
11. In “Nora quietly closed the window,” which word does the adverb “quietly” modify?
Nora
closed
window
the
12. What is the simple subject of “A basket of fresh peaches sat on the counter”?
peaches
counter
basket
fresh
13. In “Lena sent her cousin a postcard,” which words form the indirect object?
a postcard
her cousin
Lena
sent
14. Which word is the simple predicate in “The bright lantern glowed throughout the night”?
bright
lantern
glowed
night
15. Which words form the compound predicate in “The dog barked and scratched at the door”?
barked and scratched at the door
scratched at the door
The dog barked
The dog and the door
16. In “The committee elected Rosa chairperson,” which word is the object complement that identifies Rosa’s new role?
committee
elected
chairperson
Rosa