English Grammar Test English Grammar Sentence Structure 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
- She almost drove her kids to school every day. (Correct answer)
- The dog barked at the stranger loudly.
- Running through the park, he tripped on a root.
- The teacher explained the lesson clearly.
Correct answer: She almost drove her kids to school every day.
'Almost' is misplaced; it should be 'She drove her kids to school almost every day.'
Question 2: What type of sentence is this: 'After the rain stopped, we went outside, and the children played for hours'?
- Simple
- Compound
- Complex
- Compound-complex (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Compound-complex
It has one dependent clause ('After the rain stopped') and two independent clauses joined by 'and,' making it compound-complex.
Question 3: Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
- She likes hiking, to swim, and cooking.
- She likes hiking, swimming, and cooking. (Correct answer)
- She likes to hike, swimming, and to cook.
- She likes hike, swim, and cooking.
Correct answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and cooking.
All three items use the gerund (-ing) form, maintaining parallel structure.
Question 4: Identify the appositive phrase in: 'My neighbor, a retired teacher, gardens every morning.'
- My neighbor
- a retired teacher (Correct answer)
- gardens every morning
- every morning
Correct answer: a retired teacher
An appositive renames or identifies the noun next to it; 'a retired teacher' renames 'My neighbor.'
Question 5: Which option corrects the dangling modifier: 'Walking to school, the rain began to fall'?
- Walking to school, the rain began to fall heavily.
- As I was walking to school, the rain began to fall. (Correct answer)
- The rain began to fall, walking to school.
- While walking, it began to rain at school.
Correct answer: As I was walking to school, the rain began to fall.
Adding 'As I was' gives the participial phrase a clear subject to modify.
Question 6: What is the function of the underlined clause in: 'I know [that she will succeed]'?
- Adverbial clause
- Relative clause
- Noun clause (Correct answer)
- Participial phrase
Correct answer: Noun clause
The clause 'that she will succeed' acts as the direct object of 'know,' so it is a noun clause.
Question 7: Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement with an indefinite pronoun?
- Everyone have submitted their forms.
- Neither of the answers are correct.
- Each of the students has a textbook. (Correct answer)
- Both of the teams is playing well.
Correct answer: Each of the students has a textbook.
'Each' is singular and takes the singular verb 'has.'
