Sentence Structure Quizzes for Year 3 English Primary School

Question 1

Which punctuation mark should be used at the end of a sentence that asks a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Period

Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Comma

Question 2

The cat sat on the mat. Which punctuation mark should we use at the end of this sentence?

Accepted Answer

.

Answer

?

Answer

!

Answer

,

Question 3

Which punctuation mark should you use to end a sentence that is not a question?

Accepted Answer

Full stop

Answer

Comma

Answer

Question mark

Answer

Exclamation mark

Question 4

Which punctuation mark indicates a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Full stop

Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Comma

Question 5

What punctuation mark should you use at the end of a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Full stop

Answer

Comma

Answer

Exclamation mark

Question 6

Which punctuation mark is used to show strong feelings like excitement or surprise?

Accepted Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Period

Answer

Question mark

Answer

Comma

Question 7

Which sentence ends with a question mark?

Accepted Answer

What is your name?

Answer

The dog ran fast.

Answer

The red car is mine.

Answer

I like to play in the park.

Question 8

Which punctuation mark is used to end a sentence and separate it from the next?

Accepted Answer

Full stop

Answer

Comma

Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Question mark

Question 9

What punctuation mark should you use at the end of a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Full stop

Answer

Exclamation mark

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Full stop

Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Comma

Question 11

Where should you put commas in a list of words?

Accepted Answer

Before every word except the last

Answer

Before the last word only

Answer

After the first word only

Answer

After every word except the first

Question 12

Which sentence asks a question?

Accepted Answer

Where is the book?

Answer

The red ball is in the box.

Answer

My favorite animal is a cat!

Answer

The children played in the park.

Question 13

What punctuation mark is used to show a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Period

Answer

Exclamation point

Question 14

When starting a sentence, which letter should be capitalized?

Accepted Answer

Capital letter

Answer

Lowercase letter

Answer

No letter

Answer

Punctuation mark

Question 15

In the phrase 'the cat's bed', what does the apostrophe show?

Accepted Answer

The bed belongs to the cat.

Answer

The cat is sleeping in the bed.

Answer

The cat is near the bed.

Question 16

Which sentence uses commas correctly to list three fruits?

Accepted Answer

I like apples, bananas, and oranges.

Answer

I like apples bananas and oranges.

Answer

I like applesbananasandoranges.

Question 17

When should the first letter of a sentence be capitalized?

Accepted Answer

When the sentence starts with the first word

Answer

When the sentence ends with a question mark

Answer

When the sentence starts with the word 'I'

Answer

When the sentence is very important

Question 18

In the sentence 'The dog's bone is big', who owns the bone?

Accepted Answer

The dog

Answer

The cat

Answer

The girl

Answer

The boy

Question 19

What punctuation mark ends a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Full stop

Answer

Comma

Answer

Exclamation mark

Question 20

Which punctuation mark should you use at the end of a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Full stop

Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Comma

Question 21

Which punctuation mark should we use at the end of a sentence that makes a statement, like 'The cat is sleeping'?

Accepted Answer

Full stop

Answer

Question mark

Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Comma

Question 22

Which punctuation mark is used to join two closely related sentences?

Accepted Answer

Semi-colon

Answer

Comma

Answer

Full stop

Question 23

In the word "umbrella," is the letter "u" a vowel or a consonant?

Accepted Answer

Vowel

Answer

Consonant

Question 24

Which punctuation mark is used to end a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Period

Answer

Exclamation point

Question 25

Which punctuation mark shows that a sentence is a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Period

Answer

Exclamation point

Question 26

Which punctuation mark is used correctly in the sentence: 'The dog barked, and the cat ran away.'?

Accepted Answer

Comma

Answer

Full stop

Answer

Apostrophe

Answer

Exclamation mark

Question 27

Which punctuation mark should we use at the end of a sentence that asks a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Full stop

Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Comma

Question 28

What punctuation mark ends a question?

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Full stop

Answer

Exclamation mark

Answer

Comma

Question 29

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

Accepted Answer

Question mark

Answer

Full stop

Answer

Comma

Question 30

Which punctuation mark is used to show a short break or interruption in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Dash

Answer

Period

Answer

Comma

Question 31

How does punctuation enhance the flow and rhythm of sentences?

Accepted Answer

Punctuation improves sentence flow and creates a natural rhythm, making them more enjoyable to read.

Answer

Punctuation clarifies sentences but doesn't affect their flow or rhythm.

Answer

Punctuation only affects rhythm when used too much.

Answer

Punctuation is only for grammar and doesn't impact flow or rhythm.

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a punctuation mark often used in sentences?

Accepted Answer

And sign

Answer

Period

Answer

Question mark

Answer

Exclamation mark

Question 33

When listing three or more things in a sentence, which punctuation mark should you use to separate each item?

Accepted Answer

Comma

Answer

Period

Answer

Exclamation point

Question 34

Which of these is a complete sentence with a subject and a verb?

Accepted Answer

I went to the park.

Answer

The boy and his dog.

Answer

The big, red ball.

Answer

Because it was raining.

Question 35

What kind of sentence is this: 'Could you please pass me the book?'?

Accepted Answer

Imperative sentence

Answer

Declarative sentence

Answer

Interrogative sentence

Answer

Exclamatory sentence

Question 36

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence: 'The **sleeping** cat lay on the couch.'?

Accepted Answer

Adjective

Answer

Noun

Answer

Verb

Answer

Adverb

Question 37

Who or what is doing the action in the sentence: 'The children played in the playground.'?

Accepted Answer

Children

Answer

Playground

Answer

Played

Answer

In

Question 38

Which of these sentences is written correctly?

Accepted Answer

My friends and I went to the cinema.

Answer

Me and my friends went to the cinema.

Answer

My friends and me went to the cinema.

Answer

I and my friends went to the cinema.

Question 39

What is the helping verb in the following sentence: 'I can jump high.'?

Accepted Answer

Can

Answer

Jump

Answer

High

Answer

I

Question 40

Which of these sentences is written in passive voice?

Accepted Answer

The tree was planted by the man.

Answer

The man planted the tree.

Answer

The tree has been planted.

Answer

The planting of the tree was completed.

Question 41

Which sentence tells you something?

Accepted Answer

The sky is blue.

Answer

What colour do you like?

Answer

Close the door.

Answer

Wow! I'm impressed!

Question 42

Which group of words shows where something is?

Accepted Answer

On the table

Answer

The red car

Answer

When I grow up.

Answer

The tall girl

Question 43

In the sentence 'The big dog chased the cat', what does 'dog' tell you about?

Accepted Answer

The dog

Answer

The cat

Answer

Chased

Answer

Big

Question 44

In the sentence 'The children were laughing happily', what is the action?

Accepted Answer

Laughing

Answer

Children

Answer

Happily

Answer

Were

Question 45

Which sentence tells you to do something?

Accepted Answer

Close the window.

Answer

Does it look good?

Answer

The cat is asleep.

Answer

I am hungry.

Question 46

Which sentence has two main parts joined by 'and' or 'but'?

Accepted Answer

The sun was shining and the birds were singing.

Answer

The car is red.

Answer

The boy ate an apple.

Answer

The tall tree

Question 47

Which sentence has two main parts joined by a comma?

Accepted Answer

The cat is black, and white.

Answer

When I'm older, I want to be a teacher.

Answer

In the garden, the flowers were blooming.

Answer

The tall man

Question 48

In the sentence 'The trophy was won by the team', who won the trophy?

Accepted Answer

The team

Answer

The trophy

Answer

Won

Answer

By

Question 49

In the sentence 'The girl kicked the ball', what is the ball?

Accepted Answer

The thing that was kicked

Answer

The person who kicked

Answer

The action

Answer

How it was kicked

Question 50

What is the main reason we use a hyphen in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

To connect two words that describe the same thing, like 'ice cream'

Answer

To break up a word that is too long to fit on one line

Answer

To indicate that something is missing from a word

Question 51

Which type of sentence gives an order or instruction?

Accepted Answer

Command

Answer

Statement

Answer

Question

Answer

Exclamation

Question 52

In the sentence 'The speedy runner dashed past', which word is the verb?

Accepted Answer

dashed

Answer

The

Answer

runner

Answer

past

Question 53

Which of these is not a type of sentence part?

Accepted Answer

Sentence

Answer

Clause

Answer

Phrase

Answer

Word

Question 54

In the sentence 'The cheerful girls laughed and sang', what is the subject?

Accepted Answer

girls

Answer

The

Answer

laughed

Answer

sang

Question 55

Which of these sentences is simple?

Accepted Answer

The boy ran to the store quickly.

Answer

The boy who ran quickly tripped and fell.

Answer

The boy ran quickly because he was late for school.

Answer

The boy and his friend ran quickly to the park.

Question 56

Which of these is a prepositional phrase?

Accepted Answer

to the library

Answer

The boy runs

Answer

quickly

Answer

because he enjoys reading

Question 57

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the students books', what is the object?

Accepted Answer

books

Answer

The

Answer

teacher

Answer

gave

Question 58

Which sentence is compound?

Accepted Answer

The boy ran and the girl walked.

Answer

The boy ran quickly.

Answer

When the boy ran, he tripped.

Answer

The boy who ran quickly tripped and fell.

Question 59

In the sentence 'The happy children played cheerfully in the park', what is the predicate?

Accepted Answer

played

Answer

The

Answer

happy children

Answer

in the park

Question 60

When we write down the exact words someone has spoken, what punctuation marks do we use to show their words?

Accepted Answer

Inverted commas or quotation marks

Answer

Hyphens

Answer

Commas

Answer

Full stops

Question 61

Which punctuation mark is used to end a sentence that shares information without showing strong feelings?

Accepted Answer

Full stop (.)

Answer

Exclamation mark (!)

Answer

Question mark (?)

Question 62

Which sentence asks a question about the location of something?

Accepted Answer

Where is the library?

Answer

My name is John.

Answer

The cat is sleeping.

Question 63

Which sentence asks a question?

Accepted Answer

Can you pass me the ball?

Answer

The cat sat on the mat.

Answer

The children played outside and laughed.

Answer

When I finish my homework, I will play.

Question 64

Which word can we use at the beginning of a question?

Accepted Answer

What

Answer

And

Answer

Then