NoRedInk Sentence Structure 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
- Running down the street, the dog chased the ball.
- Running down the street, the ball was chased by the dog. (Correct answer)
- The dog, running down the street, chased the ball.
- The ball was chased by the dog running down the street.
Correct answer: Running down the street, the ball was chased by the dog.
A dangling modifier occurs when the modifying phrase does not logically connect to the noun it is meant to modify.
Question 2: What is a compound-complex sentence?
- A sentence with two independent clauses
- A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause
- A sentence with at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause (Correct answer)
- A sentence with only dependent clauses joined by conjunctions
Correct answer: A sentence with at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
A compound-complex sentence combines the features of both compound and complex sentences.
Question 3: Which of the following is a misplaced modifier?
- She almost drove her children to school every day. (Correct answer)
- He quietly left the room.
- They quickly finished their homework.
- The tall woman walked briskly.
Correct answer: She almost drove her children to school every day.
"Almost" is misplaced; the intended meaning is that she drove them to school on almost every day, not that she nearly drove them.
Question 4: Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
- She likes hiking, to swim, and riding horses.
- She likes hiking, swimming, and to ride horses.
- She likes hiking, swimming, and riding horses. (Correct answer)
- She likes to hike, swimming, and ride horses.
Correct answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and riding horses.
Parallel structure requires that items in a series use the same grammatical form.
Question 5: Identify the dependent clause in: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'
- we went for a walk
- Although it was raining (Correct answer)
- it was raining
- we went
Correct answer: Although it was raining
A dependent clause begins with a subordinating conjunction like 'although' and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Question 6: Which sentence is a run-on?
- The rain fell heavily, and the streets flooded.
- The rain fell heavily; the streets flooded.
- The rain fell heavily the streets flooded. (Correct answer)
- Because the rain fell heavily, the streets flooded.
Correct answer: The rain fell heavily the streets flooded.
A run-on sentence joins two independent clauses without proper punctuation or a coordinating conjunction.
Question 7: What type of sentence structure is: 'The cat sat on the mat.'?
- Compound
- Complex
- Compound-complex
- Simple (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Simple
A simple sentence has one independent clause with a subject and a predicate.
NoRedInk Sentence Structure 2
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?