1. The word that shows action in a sentence is the _______.
(A) noun
(B) verb
(C) adverb
(D) article
2. A word that joins two parts of a sentence is called a _______.
(A) conjunction
(B) adverb
(C) pronoun
(D) preposition
3. “Because it was raining” is a _______.
(A) complete sentence
(B) dependent clause
(C) phrase
(D) modifier
4. A sentence that expresses strong feeling ends with a/an _______.
(A) comma
(B) question mark
(C) exclamation mark
(D) semicolon
5. A question sentence is called an _______.
(A) imperative sentence
(B) declarative sentence
(C) exclamatory sentence
(D) interrogative sentence
6. “She sings beautifully” — the word beautifully is an _______.
(A) adverb
(B) adjective
(C) conjunction
(D) article
7. A group of words containing a subject and predicate but forming part of a larger sentence is called a _______.
(A) phrase
(B) clause
(C) fragment
(D) modifier
8. In “The girl in the red dress smiled,” the phrase in the red dress is a _______.
(A) noun phrase
(B) verb phrase
(C) prepositional phrase
(D) incomplete clause
9. “He reads books and writes stories” has _______.
(A) one clause
(B) two clauses
(C) three clauses
(D) no clause
10. A sentence that gives an order or request is _______.
(A) declarative
(B) interrogative
(C) imperative
(D) exclamatory
11. More MCQs
12. The word that replaces a noun is called a _______.
(A) verb
(B) adjective
(C) adverb
(D) pronoun
13. “Ali and Ahmed are friends.” The underlined words represent a _______.
(A) compound subject
(B) compound predicate
(C) phrase
(D) fragment
14. In the sentence “She is a teacher,” the word teacher is a _______.
(A) predicate noun
(B) verb
(C) clause
(D) phrase
15. The word that shows the relationship between nouns is a _______.
(A) conjunction
(B) verb
(C) pronoun
(D) preposition
16. “They were studying” is a _______.
(A) noun phrase
(B) verb phrase
(C) adjective phrase
(D) clause fragment
17. “If you work hard” is a _______.
(A) dependent clause
(B) complete sentence
(C) phrase
(D) subject
18. A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause is a _______.
(A) simple sentence
(B) compound sentence
(C) complex sentence
(D) fragment
19. The “object” of a verb usually answers the question _______.
(A) when?
(B) where?
(C) how?
(D) what?/whom?
20. A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction is called _______.
(A) simple
(B) complex
(C) compound
(D) fragment
21. “Wow! What a view!” is a/an _______.
(A) imperative sentence
(B) exclamatory sentence
(C) interrogative sentence
(D) declarative sentence
22. A sentence that makes a statement is _______.
(A) imperative
(B) declarative
(C) exclamatory
(D) interrogative
23. “Swimming is good for health.” Here “Swimming” is used as a _______.
(A) verb
(B) adjective
(C) phrase
(D) gerund
24. “The tired old man walked slowly.” The words tired old are _______.
(A) adjectives
(B) adverbs
(C) verbs
(D) clauses
25. A group of words used as a single part of speech is a _______.
(A) verb
(B) phrase
(C) clause
(D) subject
26. “She will be leaving soon” contains a _______.
(A) simple verb
(B) compound verb
(C) verb phrase
(D) fragment
27. “He washed the car and cleaned the room.” This shows a _______.
(A) compound predicate
(B) compound subject
(C) dependent clause
(D) fragment
28. “Who told you?” is a/an _______.
(A) imperative sentence
(B) declarative sentence
(C) exclamatory sentence
(D) interrogative sentence
29. The noun that receives the action of the verb is the _______.
(A) subject
(B) direct object
(C) predicate
(D) clause
30. A phrase that begins with a preposition is a _______.
(A) noun phrase
(B) verb phrase
(C) prepositional phrase
(D) dependent clause
31. “He waited until the bus arrived.” The clause until the bus arrived is _______.
(A) independent
(B) dependent
(C) phrase
(D) subject
32. “It seems easy” — the word easy is a _______.
(A) noun
(B) verb
(C) predicate adjective
(D) adverb
33. A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb is _______.
(A) adverb
(B) pronoun
(C) conjunction
(D) noun
34. “Before the sun rises” is a _______.
(A) phrase
(B) independent clause
(C) dependent clause
(D) predicate
35. “The boy running on the road fell.” The part running on the road is a _______.
(A) verb
(B) clause
(C) fragment
(D) participial phrase
36. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence is _______.
(A) dependent
(B) fragment
(C) independent
(D) participle
37. “To win the game is our goal.” Here “To win the game” is _______.
(A) noun phrase
(B) infinitive phrase
(C) adjective phrase
(D) prepositional phrase
38. “She bought apples, oranges, and bananas.” This is an example of _______.
(A) series/list
(B) complex sentence
(C) simple sentence
(D) fragment
39. “Neither Ali nor Ahmed came.” This shows a _______.
(A) simple predicate
(B) noun clause
(C) prepositional phrase
(D) correlative conjunction
40. A sentence having only one independent clause is _______.
(A) complex
(B) compound
(C) simple
(D) exclamatory
41. “After he finished his homework, he slept.” The underlined clause is _______.
(A) independent
(B) dependent
(C) predicate
(D) phrase