Sentence Structure: Building Blocks of Language for First Graders

Question 1

In a sentence, which part tells us who or what the sentence is about?

Accepted Answer

Subject

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Verb

Answer

Object

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Adjective

Question 2

Which word is **NOT** a part of a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Number

Answer

Noun

Answer

Verb

Answer

Adjective

Question 3

In the sentence: 'The teacher wrote on the board.', what is the object of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

Board

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Teacher

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Wrote

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Nothing

Question 4

Which word can be used to join the sentences: 'The boy played soccer.' and 'He was very good.'?

Accepted Answer

And

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But

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So

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Because

Question 5

Which of these is an example of a preposition?

Accepted Answer

In

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The

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And

Answer

Run

Question 6

What is the correct order of the following words to form a sentence: 'the/dog/park/in/ran/the'?

Accepted Answer

The dog ran in the park.

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The ran dog in the park.

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The park in ran the dog.

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The in dog ran the park.

Question 7

In the sentence 'The girl plays with a doll', which word shows what the girl is doing?

Accepted Answer

plays

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girl

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doll

Question 8

In the sentence 'The cat ate the mouse', which word names the thing that is being acted upon?

Accepted Answer

mouse

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cat

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ate

Question 9

What is the correct order of the main parts of a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Subject-Verb-Object

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Verb-Subject-Object

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Object-Subject-Verb

Question 10

Which type of sentence tells about something or gives information?

Accepted Answer

Declarative

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Interrogative

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Imperative

Question 11

Which type of sentence asks a question?

Accepted Answer

Interrogative

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Declarative

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Imperative

Question 12

Which punctuation mark is used to end a sentence that asks a question?

Accepted Answer

?

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.

Answer

!

Question 13

In the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball', which word tells us who or what did the action?

Accepted Answer

boy

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The

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kicked

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ball

Question 14

In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat', which word tells us what the cat did?

Accepted Answer

sat

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The

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cat

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mat

Question 15

In the sentence 'The dog chased the squirrel', which word tells us who or what received the action of chasing?

Accepted Answer

squirrel

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The

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dog

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chased

Question 16

Which sentence is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

I go to school.

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Me go to school.

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Go I to school.

Question 17

In the sentence 'The girl threw the book', what is the correct order of the person or thing doing the action, the action itself, and the person or thing receiving the action?

Accepted Answer

Person - Action - Thing

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Thing - Action - Person

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Action - Person - Thing

Question 18

Which word can be both the person or thing doing the action and the person or thing receiving the action in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

He

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And

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The

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But

Question 19

In the sentence 'I am happy', which word shows that 'I' am currently feeling happy?

Accepted Answer

am

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I

Answer

happy

Question 20

In the sentence 'The bird flew', which word shows that the action of flying happened in the past?

Accepted Answer

flew

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The

Answer

bird

Question 21

What punctuation mark do we use at the end of a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

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Period

Answer

Comma

Question 22

In the sentence 'The dog barks', which word is the subject?

Accepted Answer

dog

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The

Answer

barks

Question 23

Which of the following is the verb in the sentence 'The children played in the park'?

Accepted Answer

played

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The

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children

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park

Question 24

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the class a test', the word 'test' is the:

Accepted Answer

Object

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Subject

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Verb

Question 25

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

The cats are playing.

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The cat are playing.

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The cats is playing.

Question 26

Which sentence uses a helping verb?

Accepted Answer

The girl was playing.

Answer

The dog ate the bone.

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The cat is sleeping.

Question 27

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

Accepted Answer

The children played in the park.

Answer

The bird is flying.

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The cat is sleeping.

Question 28

Who is doing the action in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'?

Accepted Answer

cat

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The

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chased

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mouse

Question 29

What is happening in the sentence: 'The children are playing outside.'?

Accepted Answer

playing

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The

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children

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are

Question 30

What did the cat do to the mouse in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'?

Accepted Answer

chased

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The

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cat

Answer

mouse

Question 31

Which word best completes the sentence: 'The children were ____ in the park.'?

Accepted Answer

playing

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play

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played

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to play

Question 32

Which sentence asks a question?

Accepted Answer

Where is my book?

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The dog is brown.

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The cat is sleeping.

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He likes to play outside.

Question 33

Which word connects two words or phrases?

Accepted Answer

and

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The

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is

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blue

Question 34

Which sentence tells where the cat is?

Accepted Answer

The cat slept on the bed.

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The dog ran.

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The children played outside.

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The teacher is reading a book.

Question 35

In the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball,', who is doing the kicking?

Accepted Answer

boy

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ball

Question 36

What word shows what the boy is doing in the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball?'

Accepted Answer

kicked

Answer

boy

Question 37

What is the boy kicking in the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball?'

Accepted Answer

ball

Answer

boy

Question 38

Which sentence is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

I jump rope.

Answer

Me jump rope.

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Jump rope me.

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Rope jump I.

Question 39

In the sentence 'The children played in the park,' what word tells us what the children did?

Accepted Answer

played

Answer

The

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children

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park

Question 40

Which sentence has a helper word before the verb?

Accepted Answer

The dog is sleeping.

Answer

The cat sleeps.

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The bird sings.

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The fish swims.

Question 41

In the sentence 'The boy ran,' what can we add to tell us where he ran?

Accepted Answer

to the store

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quickly

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and played

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because he was late

Question 42

Which sentence has the correct ending mark?

Accepted Answer

The boy kicked the ball.

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The boy, kicked the, ball.

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The boy kicked, the ball.

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The boy. Kicked the ball.

Question 43

In the sentence 'The cat jumped over the fence', which word is the subject?

Accepted Answer

cat

Answer

jumped

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fence

Question 44

Which word is the verb in the sentence 'The children played in the park'?

Accepted Answer

played

Answer

children

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park

Question 45

In the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball', which word is the object?

Accepted Answer

ball

Answer

boy

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kicked

Question 46

Which of these is a complete sentence?

Accepted Answer

The cat is sleeping on the couch

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The dog

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Ran quickly

Question 47

Which of these words can be used as a verb in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Jumped

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On

Answer

A

Question 48

Which of these words can be used as an object in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Book

Answer

The

Answer

Quickly

Question 49

Complete the sentence: 'The dog is ______ the bone'.

Accepted Answer

eating

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run

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jump

Question 50

In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball', who or what did the action?

Accepted Answer

dog

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The

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chased

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ball

Question 51

In the sentence 'The boy wrote a letter', what did the boy do?

Accepted Answer

wrote

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boy

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a

Answer

letter

Question 52

In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat', what did the cat do?

Accepted Answer

sat

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cat

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on

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mat

Question 53

Which sentence has the boy running fast?

Accepted Answer

The boy runs fast.

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The boy run fast.

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The boys run fast.

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The boys runs fast.

Question 54

Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

My friend and I went to the park.

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Me and my friend went to the park.

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I and my friend went to the park.

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My friend and me went to the park.

Question 55

Which sentence tells us what the dog is doing?

Accepted Answer

The dog is barking.

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The dog barking.

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The dog barks.

Answer

The dog

Question 56

Which word can we use to show that two things happen one after the other?

Accepted Answer

And

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But

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So

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Because

Question 57

Which sentence starts with a capital letter?

Accepted Answer

The boy went to the park.

Answer

the boy went to the park.

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the Boy went to the park.

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The Boy went to The Park.

Question 58

Which sentence asks a question?

Accepted Answer

What color is the dog?

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The dog is brown.

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I love dogs.

Answer

The dog is happy.