Master Sentence Structure: Syntax Quizzes for Year 6 English

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a complete sentence?

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The cat sat on the mat

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The big cat sitting on the mat

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On the mat, the cat sat

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Sat on the mat

Question 2

Who chased its tail in the sentence: 'The playful puppy chased its tail.'?

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Puppy

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Tail

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Chased

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The

Question 3

What is the correct order for the following sentence fragments: 'the park - sat - on the bench - children'?

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The children sat on the bench in the park.

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On the bench in the park sat the children.

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In the park, the children sat on the bench.

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Sat the children on the bench in the park.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a question?

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Where did you go yesterday?

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The cat is sleeping on the sofa.

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Please close the door.

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I love reading books.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a prepositional phrase?

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To describe a noun or pronoun

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To connect two clauses

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To introduce a dependent clause

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To form the verb phrase

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a sentence with a subordinate clause?

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I went to the shop because I needed milk.

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The sun is shining.

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The dog barked loudly.

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Please sit down.

Question 7

In the sentence 'The children played happily in the garden.', who or what is doing the action?

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children

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in the garden

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played

Question 8

Which word in the following options tells us where something is?

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in

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and

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because

Question 9

In the sentence 'The car sped quickly down the road.', which group of words describes how the car moved?

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quickly

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the car sped

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down the road

Question 10

In the sentence 'If it rains, we will stay indoors.', which part tells us what might happen?

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Subordinate clause

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Main clause

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Independent clause

Question 11

Which sentence shows that someone or something is being acted upon?

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The mouse was caught by the cat.

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The cat caught the mouse.

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The book lies on the desk.

Question 12

In the sentence 'The beauty of the sunset was breathtaking.', what kind of noun describes a quality or idea?

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Abstract noun

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Proper noun

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Common noun

Question 13

In the sentence "The children ran quickly to the playground.", what is the subject?

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Children

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Playground

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Quickly

Question 14

Which type of clause explains why something happened?

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Dependent clause (reason)

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Independent clause

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Dependent clause (time)

Question 15

In the sentence "The cat jumped over the fence.", what is the prepositional phrase?

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Over the fence

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The cat

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Jumped over

Question 16

Which sentence uses a linking verb?

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The flowers are beautiful.

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The boy runs quickly.

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The dog chased the cat.

Question 17

In the sentence "Wow, that was a great movie!" what is the interjection?

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Wow

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That

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Was

Question 18

Which of the following words is a preposition?

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Under

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The

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Blue

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Run

Question 19

Which sentence shows the correct subject-verb agreement?

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The girls are playing.

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The girls is playing.

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The girl is playing.

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The girl are playing.

Question 20

Which of the following words is an adjective?

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Beautiful

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Quickly

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And

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The

Question 21

Which of the following words is a conjunction?

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But

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The

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Quickly

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Blue

Question 22

Which sentence is a simple sentence?

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The boy ran to the park

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The boy ran to the park and played with his friends.

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The boy was tired, so he went to bed.

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The boy, who was tired, went to bed.

Question 23

Which of the following words is an adverb?

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Quickly

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Beautiful

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And

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The

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a part of speech?

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Equation

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Noun

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Adverb

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Determiner

Question 25

Select the sentence with correct syntax:

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The cat is sleeping on the bed.

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The cat sleeping on the bed.

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Sleeping the cat on the bed.

Question 26

Which word in the options is a preposition?

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Under

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And

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But

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Very

Question 27

Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence: 'I will go to the park.'

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Future

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Present

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Past

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Present Perfect

Question 28

Which sentence is an example of a compound sentence?

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The cat is black and white.

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The cat is black.

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Because the cat is black, it is hard to see at night.

Question 29

How should the past perfect tense be correctly used?

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To describe an action that occurred before another past action.

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To describe an action that is currently happening.

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To describe an action that will happen in the future.

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To describe an action that is ongoing.

Question 30

What is the primary difference between a declarative sentence and an interrogative sentence?

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A declarative sentence makes a statement, while an interrogative sentence asks a question.

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A declarative sentence asks a question, while an interrogative sentence makes a statement.

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Both declarative and interrogative sentences make statements.

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Both declarative and interrogative sentences ask questions.

Question 31

Identify an example of an adverbial phrase:

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Slowly and carefully

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The cat

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In the house

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Because it was raining

Question 32

In the sentence 'The students who studied hard passed the exam,' which part is a relative clause?

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who studied hard

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The students

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passed the exam

Question 33

Identify the type of word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 34

Which option correctly identifies the subject in the sentence, 'The cat jumped over the fence'?

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cat

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jumped

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over

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fence

Question 35

Identify the word that shows the relationship between the noun and another word in the sentence, 'The book is on the table.'

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on

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is

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the

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table

Question 36

Which sentence demonstrates an example of a misplaced modifier?

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Walking to the store, I saw a bird.

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The boy, playing in the park, had a lot of fun.

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The children, excited about the trip, couldn't sleep.

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The ball, kicked by the boy, flew over the fence.

Question 37

Which option presents the correct order for adjectives in the phrase 'a small, wooden, blue box'?

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small, wooden, blue

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blue, wooden, small

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wooden, small, blue

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wooden, blue, small

Question 38

Identify the sentence that uses the correct form of the pronoun.

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She and I went to the movies.

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Her and her friend went to the mall.

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Me and my brother played outside.

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Him and his dad fixed the car.

Question 39

Identify the sentence that is an example of a complex sentence.

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The children played in the park because it was sunny.

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The dog barked loudly.

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My favorite food is pizza.

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The cat sat on the windowsill, purring contentedly.

Question 40

Which option shows the correct punctuation for the following sentence: 'The children were excited to go to the park'?

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The children were excited to go to the park.

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The children were excited to go to the park?

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The children were excited to go to the park!

Question 41

Identify the noun in the following sentence: "The girl ran quickly to the park."

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Girl

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Quickly

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Park

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To

Question 42

Which of the following is the subject of the sentence: "The boy ate a delicious apple."

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Boy

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Ate

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Delicious

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Apple

Question 43

Select the dependent clause in the following sentence: "When the sun shines, I go for a walk."

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When the sun shines

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I go for a walk

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The sun shines

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For a walk

Question 44

Rearrange the following words to form a correct sentence: "home/ I/ want/ to/ go"

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I want to go home.

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Want I to go home.

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I go want to home.

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Go I want to home.

Question 45

Which word in the sentence "The dog barked loudly" is an adverb?

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Loudly

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The

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Dog

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Barked

Question 46

What is the function of the conjunction "or" in the sentence "Do you want an apple or an orange?"

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To connect two nouns

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To connect two verbs

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To connect two adjectives

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To connect two adverbs

Question 47

Which word is a noun? A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Book

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Walk

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Quickly

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And

Question 48

Which sentence has the correct verb tense? A verb tense is the form of a verb that shows when an action or event happened.

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The boy runs to the park.

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The boy run to the park.

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The boy will run to the park.

Question 49

Which word is an adjective? An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

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Tall

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Quickly

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Walk

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But

Question 50

Which word is a pronoun? A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun.

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He

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And

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Quickly

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Tall

Question 51

Which sentence is written in the passive voice? The passive voice is a grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is acted upon by the verb.

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The ball was kicking the boy.

Question 52

Which word is a preposition? A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

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On

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Tall

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Walk

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And

Question 53

Which sentence has the correct word order? Word order is the order in which words appear in a sentence.

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The boy quickly ran to the park.

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Quickly the boy ran to the park.

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Ran the boy quickly to the park.

Question 54

Which sentence is a compound sentence? A compound sentence is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.

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The boy ran to the park, and he played on the swings.

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The boy ran to the park.

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The boy ran to the park because he wanted to play.