by Eleonora Bailey
Dive into the world of simple sentences and enhance your grammatical prowess with this quiz. Each question is designed to test your understanding of basic sentence structures, ensuring you have a solid foundation in English grammar. Ready to put your skills to the test? Let’s get started!
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Simple Sentence Quiz Questions Overview
1. Which of the following is a simple sentence?
Although it was raining, we went out.
She runs every morning.
Because he was late, he missed the bus.
After the movie ended, we went home.
2. What is the subject in the sentence ‘The cat sleeps on the mat’?
The cat
Sleeps
On the mat
The mat
3. Which word is the verb in the sentence ‘Birds fly in the sky’?
Birds
Fly
In
Sky
4. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
She likes apples oranges and bananas.
She likes apples, oranges, and bananas.
She likes apples oranges, and bananas.
She likes, apples oranges and bananas.
5. Which of the following is NOT a simple sentence?
He reads books.
She sings beautifully.
They went to the park and played.
The dog barks loudly.
6. What is the predicate in the sentence ‘The dog chased the ball’?
The dog
Chased
The ball
Chased the ball
7. Which sentence is an example of a compound sentence?
She likes coffee, and he likes tea.
She likes coffee.
He likes tea.
They both like coffee and tea.
8. Which word is the adjective in the sentence ‘The quick fox jumps over the lazy dog’?
Fox
Jumps
Lazy
Over
9. Which of the following is a declarative sentence?
Do you like apples?
Please pass the salt.
She enjoys reading books.
What a beautiful day!
10. Which sentence correctly uses a conjunction?
I like apples but oranges.
I like apples and oranges.
I like apples or oranges.
I like apples so oranges.
11. What is the object in the sentence ‘She kicked the ball’?
She
Kicked
The
Ball
12. Which sentence is an example of an imperative sentence?
Please close the door.
The door is closed.
Is the door closed?
The door was closed.
13. Which word is the adverb in the sentence ‘She sings beautifully’?
She
Sings
Beautifully
Sings beautifully
14. Which of the following is an exclamatory sentence?
What a wonderful surprise!
She likes surprises.
Do you like surprises?
Please surprise me.
15. Which sentence is an example of a question?
She asked a question.
What is your name?
He answered the question.
They have a question.
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