1.2.F - Lesson: Paragraphs, Clauses, and Sentence Structure Review

Question 1

Choose the job performed by the topic sentence of a paragraph.

Answer 1

The topic sentence sets the stage for what will be discussed in the paragraph.

Question 2

All paragraphs should have only six sentences. (T/F)

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What should the supporting sentences in a paragraph do? Choose all that apply.

Set the stage for what will be discussed in the paragraph
Wrap up all loose ends in the paragraph
Stay on track and keep the “paragraph train” moving forward
Provide more details about the topic sentence

Answer 3

Stay on track and keep the “paragraph train” moving forward
Provide more details about the topic sentence

Question 4

This group of words contains both a subject and a verb.

Answer 4

Clause

Question 5

This group of words contains a subject or a verb, but not both.

Answer 5

Phrase

Question 6

What do the words “my cute little” represent?
“my cute little guinea pig”

Answer 6

An adjective phrase

Question 7

Check all of the items that could be a noun phrase:
runner
purple iris
backpack
pretty picture
to be happy

Answer 7

purple iris
pretty picture
to be happy

Question 8

Choose all of the verb phrases in the list below:

are fishing
scurrying mouse
barking dog
have been singing
did help

Answer 8

are fishing
have been singing

Question 9

An adverb phrase must include a verb. (T/F)

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Which item is an adverb phrase?

Answer 10

very quietly

Question 11

Choose the basic parts of a prepositional phrase.

Participle
Verb
Object
Preposition
Object modifiers

Answer 11

Object
Preposition
Object modifiers

Question 12

Choose the prepositional phrases:

to be happy
under the table
in the oven
walking around

Answer 12

under the table
in the oven

Question 13

How does a participial phrase function in a sentence?

Answer 13

As an adjective

Question 14

An absolute phrase can be removed from a sentence, and the sentence will still make sense. (T/F)

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What do the words “while we hunkered down in our cabin “represent in this sentence?

“The snowstorm blew across the state while we hunkered down in our cabin.”

Answer 15

Adverb clause

Question 16

A dependent clause can stand alone as a sentence. (T/F)

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Fill in the blank:

Parallelism is an essential writing tool which uses the same grammatical form to express equal or ________ ideas.

Answer 17

parallel

Question 18

Choose all of the items in a paragraph which ought to be structured in parallel.

Sentence structure
Relevant evidence
Ideas
Parts of speech

Answer 18

Sentence structure
Ideas
Parts of speech

Question 19

These examples fall into which category?

“both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also”

Answer 19

Correlative conjunctions

Question 20

A _________ must agree with its antecedent in gender and number.

Answer 20

pronoun