OOPT Sentence Structure and Syntax 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence correctly uses a noun clause as the subject?
- That she passed the exam it surprised everyone.
- That she passed the exam surprised everyone. (Correct answer)
- She passed the exam that surprised everyone.
- Everyone was surprised that she passed the exam subject.
Correct answer: That she passed the exam surprised everyone.
A noun clause introduced by 'that' can function as the subject of a sentence.
Question 2: Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated non-restrictive relative clause?
- The book which I borrowed was fascinating.
- The book, which I borrowed, was fascinating. (Correct answer)
- The book that, I borrowed, was fascinating.
- The book which, I borrowed was fascinating.
Correct answer: The book, which I borrowed, was fascinating.
Non-restrictive relative clauses are set off by commas and use 'which,' not 'that.'
Question 3: Which sentence demonstrates correct use of a conditional structure?
- If she would study, she will pass.
- If she studies, she will pass. (Correct answer)
- If she studied, she would have passed.
- If she will study, she would pass.
Correct answer: If she studies, she will pass.
A first conditional uses simple present in the 'if' clause and 'will + base verb' in the result clause.
Question 4: Which of the following is a complex sentence?
- The dog barked and the cat ran away.
- The dog barked; the cat ran away.
- Although the dog barked, the cat stayed calm. (Correct answer)
- The dog barked. The cat ran away.
Correct answer: Although the dog barked, the cat stayed calm.
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction.
Question 5: Which sentence uses a cleft structure for emphasis?
- John fixed the car yesterday.
- It was John who fixed the car yesterday. (Correct answer)
- John, he fixed the car yesterday.
- The car was fixed by John yesterday.
Correct answer: It was John who fixed the car yesterday.
A cleft sentence splits the information using 'It was... who/that...' to emphasize a particular element.
Question 6: Which sentence correctly uses a fronted adverbial?
- She quietly the room entered.
- Quietly, she entered the room. (Correct answer)
- She entered quietly, the room.
- Quietly entered she the room.
Correct answer: Quietly, she entered the room.
A fronted adverbial is placed at the start of a sentence and is followed by a comma before the subject.
Question 7: In the sentence 'She not only sings but also dances,' what structure is used?
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Correlative conjunctions (Correct answer)
- Subordinating conjunctions
- Conjunctive adverbs
Correct answer: Correlative conjunctions
'Not only...but also' is a correlative conjunction pair that connects parallel elements.
OOPT Sentence Structure and Syntax 5
Which sentence correctly uses a noun clause as the subject?