Writer's Choice Grade 8

Unit 8: Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences


1.	A declarative sentence ends with a/an _____________.
		A)	question mark
		B)	period
		C)	exclamation point
		D)	colon


2.	The main verb of a sentence and any adverbs and objects that go with it is called the ________.
		A)	subject
		B)	complete subject
		C)	predicate
		D)	complete predicate


3.	An interrogative sentence __________.
		A)	expresses a lot of emotion
		B)	makes a statement
		C)	is missing a predicate
		D)	asks a question


4.	A/An __________ is missing either a predicate or a subject.
		A)	exclamatory sentence
		B)	sentence fragment
		C)	declarative sentence
		D)	prepositional phrase


5.	The subject of a sentence tells ___________.
		A)	whom or what the sentence is about
		B)	the action of a sentence
		C)	when the action takes place
		D)	the object of a preposition


6.	The _________ of a sentence tells what the subject does or has.
		A)	subject
		B)	object
		C)	fragment
		D)	predicate


7.	A ________ consists of two or more simple sentences combined into one.
		A)	complete predicate
		B)	compound predicate
		C)	sentence fragment
		D)	compound sentence


8.	A compound subject has ________ with the same predicate.
		A)	two or more adjectives
		B)	two or more simple subjects
		C)	a sentence fragment
		D)	two action verbs


9.	A ______ consists of two or more simple predicates that have the same subject.
		A)	compound predicate
		B)	compound subject
		C)	complete predicate
		D)	compound sentence


10.	A/An _____ sentence gives a command or makes a request.
		A)	interrogative
		B)	compound
		C)	declarative
		D)	imperative