Sentences Vs. Non-Sentences Question Preview (ID: 23766)


Decide Whether Each Example Is A Sentence Or Not. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Susanna and her mother were sitting in the pale pink waiting room of the optometrist's office.
a) sentence
b) clause
c) phrase
d) fragment

Soft music played, and a small water fountain gurgled peacefully.
a) phrase
b) fragment
c) sentence
d) clause

But Susanna was anything but peaceful.
a) sentence
b) phrase
c) fragment
d) clause

Her anger was a smoldering fire.
a) phrase
b) fragment
c) sentence
d) clause

At the age of four.
a) simple sentence
b) compound sentence
c) phrase
d) clause

Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: They ate the soup with the bread that Fiona had made.
a) They ate the soup
b) They ate the soup with the bread
c) that Fiona had made
d) There is no dependent clause

Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: A hat that James had worn lay on the floor.
a) A hat lay on the floor
b) A hat that James had worn
c) James had worn
d) that James had worn lay on the floor

Which group of words can't stand alone and make sense in this sentence?: When Susanna got her new glasses a week later, she was astonished.
a) she was astonished
b) Susanna got her new glasses
c) When Susanna got her new glasses a week later
d)

Which answer is the best way to combine these two sentences?: Whenever the singers meet. The singers practice a new song.
a) The singers practice a new song whenever the singers meet.
b) Whenever the singers meet, they practice a new song.
c) Whenever the singers meet, the singers practice a new song.
d) Whenever the singers practice a new song, they meet.

Which is the correct way to write the following sentence?: Bursting into blossom, Evan admired his lovely garden.
a) it is correct as written
b) Evan admired bursting into blossom his lovely garden.
c) His lovely garden bursting into blossom Evan admired.
d) Evan admired his lovely garden, bursting into blossom.

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