- The subject of the sentence is:
a. he
b. employment
c. the Minister of Finance
d. corporate taxes
- The object of the main clause is:
a. he
b. employment
c. the Minister of Finance
d. corporate taxes
- The predicate of the main clause is:
a. wished to stimulate employment
b. the Minister of Finance reduced corporate taxes
c. the Minister of Finance
d. reduced corporate taxes
- The main clause in the sentence is:
a. Because he wished to stimulate employment
b. Because he wished
c. the Minister of Finance reduced corporate taxes
d. reduced corporate taxes
- The predicate of the subordinate clause is:
a. wished to stimulate employment
b. Because he
c. the Minister of Finance
d. reduced corporate taxes
- Which clause could also stand on its own as a sentence?
a. the main clause;
b. the introductory clause;
c. the subordinate clause;
d. none of the above.
The next two questions analyze the following sentence:
Paul Martin, the Minister of Finance, must reduce corporate taxes if he wishes to stimulate employment, increase GDP, and strengthen the dollar.
- Which part of the above sentence would be considered an appositive?
a. Paul Martin
b. the Minister of Finance
c. must reduce corporate taxes if he wishes to
d. stimulate employment, increase GDP, and strengthen the dollar.
- What type of sentence is demonstrated by the example just above question number seven?
a. simple
b. compound
c. complex
d. compound-complex
- Which of the following sentences is a "simple" sentence?
a. Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost.
b. Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.
c. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
d. Although I study grammar for hours, I still can't
seem to understand sentence structure, but I'm a whiz at parts of speech.
- Which of the following sentences is a "compound" sentence?
a. Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost.
b. Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.
c. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
d. Although I study grammar for hours, I still can't
seem to understand sentence structure, but I'm a whiz at parts of speech.
- Which of the following sentences is a "complex" sentence?
a. Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost.
b. Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.
c. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
d. Although I study grammar for hours, I still can't
seem to understand sentence structure, but I'm a whiz at parts of speech.
- Which of the following sentences is a "compound-complex" sentence?
a. Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost.
b. Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.
c. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
d. Although I study grammar for hours, I still can't
seem to understand sentence structure, but I'm a whiz at parts of speech.