Quiz
Sentence structure
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
A) Now and then.
B) The child in bed.
C) He closed his eyes.
2) Choose a suitable ending for this sentence. He ran all the way but ...
A) he caught the train.
B) he missed the train.
C) he laughed.
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3) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
A) The bus number 27.
B) It was late.
C) Under the bridge.
4) Choose the best word to fill the gap in this sentence. He likes carrots
....... he likes peas.
A) and
B) but
C) or
5) Choose the best word to fill the gap in this sentence. He likes carrots
....... he hates peas.
A) when
B) but
C) or
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6) A sentence must always have a verb. True or false?
A) True
B) False
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Quiz
Sentence structure
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
A) The very tall lad with red hair.
B) The white house on the corner next to the dentist.
C) They came round the corner very fast.
2) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
A) Stop!
B) My bag not there.
C) About fifty pounds!
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3) Which sentence makes most sense?
A) I went to the shop but I bought some eggs and I dropped
them on the way home.
B) I went to the shop and I bought some eggs but I dropped
them on the way home.
C) I went to the shop and I bought some eggs or I dropped them
on the way home.
4) A sentence always starts with the subject. True or false?
A) True
B) False
5) Which word is the verb in this sentence? The dog always barks at the
postman.
A) always
B) barks
C) postman
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6) Which word is the verb in this sentence? The postman usually cycles
home after work.
A) postman
B) usually
C) cycles
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Quiz
Sentence structure
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
A) A very loud bang like a firework.
B) Trouble round the corner.
C) Watch out!
2) Which sentence makes most sense?
A) He loved playing his guitar but he practised every day.
B) He loved playing his guitar because he practised every day.
C) He loved playing his guitar and he practised every day.
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3) What is missing from this sentence? Ate all the chocolates.
A) A subject
B) A verb
C) An object
4) What is missing from this sentence? The young couple bought at
last.
A) A subject
B) A verb
C) An object
5) What is missing from this sentence? The greedy man all the cakes.
A) A subject
B) A verb
C) An object
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6) Choose a suitable ending for this sentence. He thought he had lost
his keys ...
A) or the car was stolen.
B) and he locked the door after himself.
C) but he had left them at home.
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Quiz - answers
Sentence structure
Level A
1) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
The correct answer is C. 'He closed his eyes.' is a complete
sentence.
2) Choose a suitable ending for this sentence. He ran all the way but ...
The correct answer is B. 'he missed the train' is a suitable ending. He
ran all the way but he missed the train.
3) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
The correct answer is B. 'It was late.' is a complete sentence.
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4) Choose the best word to fill the gap in this sentence. He likes carrots
....... he likes peas.
The correct answer is A. 'and' is the best word to fill the gap. He likes
carrots and he likes peas.
5) Choose the best word to fill the gap in this sentence. He likes carrots
....... he hates peas.
The correct answer is B. 'but' is the best word to fill the gap. He likes
carrots but he hates peas.
6) A sentence must always have a verb. True or false?
The correct answer is A. The statement is true. A sentence must
always have a verb.
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Quiz - answers
Sentence structure
Level B
1) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
The correct answer is B. 'They came round the corner very fast' is a
complete sentence.
2) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
The correct answer is A. 'Stop!' is a complete sentence.
3) Which sentence makes most sense?
The correct answer is B. 'I went to the shop and I bought some eggs
but I dropped them on the way home.' makes most sense.
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4) A sentence always starts with the subject. True or false?
The correct answer is B. The statement is false. A sentence does not
have to start with the subject.
5) Which word is the verb in this sentence? The dog always barks at the
postman.
The correct answer is B. The verb is 'barks'.
6) Which word is the verb in this sentence? The postman usually cycles
home after work.
The correct answer is C. The verb is 'cycles'.
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Quiz - answers
Sentence structure
Level C
1) Which one of these is a complete sentence?
The correct answer is C. 'Watch out!' is a complete sentence.
2) Which sentence makes most sense?
The correct answer is C. 'He loved playing his guitar and he practised
every day' makes most sense.
3) What is missing from this sentence? Ate all the chocolates.
The correct answer is A. The subject is missing.
4) What is missing from this sentence? The young couple bought at
last.
The correct answer is C. The object is missing.
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5) What is missing from this sentence? The greedy man all the cakes.
The correct answer is B. The verb is missing.
6) Choose a suitable ending for this sentence. He thought he had lost
his keys ...
The correct answer is C. 'but he had left them at home' is a suitable
ending. He thought he had lost his keys but he had left them at
home.
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