English Grammar Test English Grammar Sentence Structure 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence contains a comma splice?
- I went to the store; I bought milk.
- I went to the store, I bought milk. (Correct answer)
- I went to the store and bought milk.
- I went to the store because I needed milk.
Correct answer: I went to the store, I bought milk.
A comma splice incorrectly joins two independent clauses with only a comma.
Question 2: What grammatical structure is 'to become a doctor' in: 'Her dream is to become a doctor'?
- Gerund phrase
- Infinitive phrase (Correct answer)
- Participial phrase
- Prepositional phrase
Correct answer: Infinitive phrase
'To become a doctor' is an infinitive phrase functioning as a predicate nominative.
Question 3: In which sentence is the relative clause used correctly?
- The book which I read it was fascinating.
- The book that I read was fascinating. (Correct answer)
- The book, that I read, was fascinating.
- The book whom I read was fascinating.
Correct answer: The book that I read was fascinating.
'That' correctly introduces a restrictive relative clause modifying 'book,' with no pronoun repetition.
Question 4: Which sentence is an example of a fused (run-on) sentence?
- He ran fast; he still missed the bus.
- He ran fast, but he still missed the bus.
- He ran fast he still missed the bus. (Correct answer)
- Although he ran fast, he still missed the bus.
Correct answer: He ran fast he still missed the bus.
A fused sentence joins two independent clauses with no punctuation or conjunction.
Question 5: What is the subject of the sentence: 'There are three cats on the roof'?
- There
- three cats (Correct answer)
- roof
- on the roof
Correct answer: three cats
In sentences beginning with 'There,' the true subject follows the verb; here it is 'three cats.'
Question 6: Which sentence uses an absolute phrase?
- Running quickly, she reached the finish line.
- The storm having passed, we resumed our walk. (Correct answer)
- Because the storm passed, we resumed our walk.
- After the storm, we resumed our walk.
Correct answer: The storm having passed, we resumed our walk.
An absolute phrase has a noun and a participle ('storm having passed') and modifies the whole sentence.
Question 7: Which best describes an indirect object in a sentence?
- The main action performed by the subject
- The person or thing receiving the direct object (Correct answer)
- A word modifying the subject
- The object of a preposition
Correct answer: The person or thing receiving the direct object
An indirect object indicates to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done.
English Grammar Test English Grammar Sentence Structure 3
Which sentence contains a comma splice?