Phrases and clauses

Question 1 of 5

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Which of these are examples of verbs?

Select one of the following:

Ate, drove, danced, walked
Food, car, shoes, tree
Optimistically, happily, grandly, greedily

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

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Which of these are adjectives?

Select one of the following:

Large, golden, red, high
Perfectly, squarely, surprisingly, tragically
Running, trying, working, forming

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

1

What is a phrase?

Select one of the following:

A collection of sentences put together in groups
Another way to say ‘word’
A short, single piece of information

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

1

What is a simple sentence?

Select one of the following:

A sentence that everyone can understand
A sentence with one clause, with a subject and verb
A sentence that only uses words of one syllable

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

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which of these is an example of a complex sentence?

Select one of the following:

When I grow up I want to be an astronaut
The house-buyer was gazumped
Sickle-cell Anaemia is a disease

	Created by Dom Clark over 9 years ago

Quiz on Phrases and clauses, created by Dom Clark on 02/06/2015.

Phrases and clauses

Question 1 of 5

Which of these are examples of verbs?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

Which of these are adjectives?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

What is a phrase?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

What is a simple sentence?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

which of these is an example of a complex sentence?

Select one of the following:

Explanation