Sentence Structure for 1st Graders: Build Strong Sentences

Question 1

When we start writing a story, what's the first thing we should do?

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Introduce the characters and where the story happens

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Tell the most exciting part first

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Explain what the story is about

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Give a lesson or a moral

Question 2

What is the correct order for the parts of a story?

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Beginning, rising action, falling action, resolution

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Beginning, resolution, rising action, falling action

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Rising action, beginning, falling action, resolution

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Falling action, rising action, beginning, resolution

Question 3

In a good story, who or what makes things happen?

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Characters

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Setting

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Theme

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Figurative Language

Question 4

In a story, which part tells us what happens and in what order?

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The plot of the story

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The characters in the story

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The setting of the story

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The moral of the story

Question 5

Which part is NOT needed to make a good story?

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Math problems

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Characters

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Events

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Imagination

Question 6

What part of a story tells us when and where the story takes place?

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Setting

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Characters

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Ending

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Problem

Question 7

In a story, what part tells us about the main events?

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The plot

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The characters

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The setting

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The lesson

Question 8

In a story, which part tells what happens?

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Plot

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Setting

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Characters

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Theme

Question 9

In a story, which part shows how the main character changes and grows?

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Character Development

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Setting

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Plot

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Figurative Language

Question 10

When writing a story, which of these is NOT a necessary part to include?

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A lesson or message that the story teaches

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Characters that feel like real people

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Exciting events that happen in the story

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A setting where the story takes place

Question 11

When writing a story, how can you make the characters feel like real people to the reader?

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Use words that describe how they look, act, and talk.

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Use words that are not real to describe them.

Question 12

In a story, what does the setting tell us?

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When and where the story happens

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Who the story is about

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How the story should be read

Question 13

When writing a story, which of these is NOT always needed?

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A happy ending

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The setting (where and when the story takes place)

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The characters (people or animals in the story)

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A problem or conflict

Question 14

Which words make your stories more exciting and vivid?

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Strong adjectives and verbs

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Exclamations and adverbs

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Articles and conjunctions

Question 15

In a story, each part should have one main idea. What is this part of a story called?

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Paragraph

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Sentence

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Chapter

Question 16

In a story, which part tells you who the characters are and where the story takes place?

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The beginning

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The middle

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The end

Question 17

When writing a story, which of these things is NOT important to consider?

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What to eat for breakfast

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The characters in the story

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The setting of the story

Question 18

In a story, who or what is the main character or focus?

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People, animals, or imaginary creatures

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Numbers and equations

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Maps and directions

Question 19

In a story, where does the action take place?

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In the setting

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With the characters

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When the problem happens

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After the solution is found

Question 20

In the story 'The Little Red Hen', who is the main character?

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Little Red Hen

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Little Red Fox

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Little Red Cat

Question 21

What makes characters in a story more interesting?

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Showing their thoughts and feelings

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Describing their appearance

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Giving them unusual names

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Making them all alike

Question 22

In a story, where do we first learn about the characters and their problems?

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At the start

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In the middle

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At the end

Question 23

In a story, which part is made up of several sentences that share the same main idea?

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A paragraph

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A sentence

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A chapter

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A section

Question 24

In a story, which part tells you the location and time of the events?

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Setting

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Characters

Question 25

Before we start writing a story, what's the first thing we should do?

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Think about our characters, where the story happens, and what it's about

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Start writing right away

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Draw a picture of the main character

Question 26

What is the most important part of a story that tells a series of events?

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The events that happen in the story

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The place and time of the story

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The people or animals in the story

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The main idea or message of the story

Question 27

In a story, what part tells us what happens next and then what happens after that?

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The plot

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The setting

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The characters

Question 28

In a story, where do we usually meet the main character and find out where the story happens?

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In the beginning of the story

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In the middle of the story

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At the very end of the story

Question 29

How do the things characters say and do change the story?

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Characters' actions and choices can make things happen in the story.

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Characters' actions and choices don't change the story.

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Characters' actions and choices only change the end of the story.

Question 30

When a writer gives us hints about what might happen later in a story, what is that called?

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Foreshadowing

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Symbolism

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Irony

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Metaphor

Question 31

What is a cliffhanger in a story?

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A surprising or suspenseful moment at the end of a chapter or scene that makes you want to keep reading.

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A rope that characters can use to climb up a cliff.

Question 32

In the sentence 'The cat chased the mouse,' who or what is doing the action?

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The cat

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chased

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the mouse

Question 33

Which word in the sentence 'The children played in the park' shows what the children did?

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played

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children

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park

Question 34

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the students a test,' what did the teacher give?

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test

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teacher

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gave

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT needed to make a complete sentence?

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number

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subject

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verb

Question 36

Which sentence has a verb that is missing a part?

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The bird fly

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The cat sat

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The children are playing

Question 37

Which word can be used to connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective?

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is

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run

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jump

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play

Question 38

Which of the following sentences tells someone to do something?

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Close the door, please.

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The cat is sleeping.

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The weather is nice today.

Question 39

Which of the following sentences asks a question?

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Where is the ball?

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The dog is brown.

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Close the window.

Question 40

What are the three main parts that make up a complete sentence?

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A subject, a verb, and an object

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A noun and a verb

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A verb and an adjective

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A noun and an adverb

Question 41

When two people talk to each other, what is the name we give to their conversation?

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Dialogue

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Action

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Narration

Question 42

In the sentence 'The dog barks loudly', which word tells us who or what is doing the action?

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dog

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barks

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loudly

Question 43

In the sentence 'I like apples', which word describes what the subject is doing?

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like

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I

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apples

Question 44

Which sentence is written with the correct ending mark?

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She went to the store.

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She went to the store

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She went to the store?

Question 45

Which sentence is a question?

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Where is the book?

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The sun is shining.

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I am happy.

Question 46

In the sentence 'The car drives fast', which word describes an action?

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drives

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car

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fast

Question 47

Which sentence is written correctly?

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I went home and ate.

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I goed home and eat.

Question 48

Which of these is NOT a part of a sentence?

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A number

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The cat

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ran

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quickly

Question 49

Read this sentence: 'I'm so excited!' What does it tell you about the person who said it?

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They are feeling happy.

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They have red hair.

Question 50

Which of these is NOT always needed in a sentence?

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A punctuation mark that shows a question

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A person, place, or thing

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An action or state of being

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A noun that receives the action of the verb

Question 51

In the sentence, "The dog ran quickly", which word tells us who or what is doing the running?

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Dog

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The

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Ran

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Quickly

Question 52

Who is going on a field trip to the zoo?

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The students

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Mrs. Smith

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The zoo

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The field trip

Question 53

Which sentence uses a strong verb to make the action more exciting?

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The dog dashed to the park.

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The dog walked to the park.

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The dog strolled to the park.

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The dog sauntered to the park.

Question 54

In the sentence "The dog barks at the mailman.", what word is the subject?

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dog

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mailman

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the

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barks

Question 55

In the sentence "The girl ate the apple.", what word is the verb?

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ate

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the

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apple

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girl

Question 56

In the sentence "The boy threw the ball.", what word is the object?

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ball

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threw

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boy

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the

Question 57

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

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The cat is sleeping on the couch.

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the cat is sleepingon the couch.

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The Cat Is Sleeping On The Couch

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the cat is sleeping on the couch

Question 58

Which of the following sentences uses a period correctly?

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The dog barked at the mailman.

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the dog barked at the mailman.

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The dog barked at the mailman

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The dog barked at the mailman?

Question 59

What type of word is "dog"?

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noun

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verb

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adverb

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adjective

Question 60

What type of word is "run"?

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verb

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noun

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adverb

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adjective

Question 61

What type of word is "big"?

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adjective

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adverb

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verb

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noun

Question 62

What type of word is "quickly"?

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adverb

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noun

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adjective

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verb

Question 63

In the sentence: 'The playful puppy wagged its tail', which word is the subject?

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puppy

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wagged

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playful

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tail

Question 64

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The children skipped happily in the park.'

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skipped

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children

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happily

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park