Writer's Choice Grade 7

Unit 18: Diagraming Sentences

Multiple Choice Quiz


1.	Every sentence contains a simple subject and a simple ______.
		A)	object
		B)	conjunction
		C)	preposition
		D)	predicate


2.	In a sentence diagram, the _____ is placed on the baseline to the left of the vertical line.
		A)	predicate
		B)	direct object
		C)	indirect object
		D)	subject


3.	When diagraming an interrogative sentence, the understood subject ______.
		A)	is placed in parentheses on a slanted line below the baseline
		B)	is placed in a parentheses on the baseline to the left of the vertical line
		C)	is placed in a parentheses on the baseline to the right of the vertical line
		D)	is not diagramed


4.	In a sentence diagram, an adjective is placed on a ______ below the word it modifies.
		A)	vertical line
		B)	horizontal line
		C)	slanted line
		D)	none of the above


5.	In a sentence diagram, the direct object is placed _____ the verb.
		A)	to the right of
		B)	to the left of
		C)	underneath
		D)	above


6.	To diagram a compound subject, place the second part ______ the first part.
		A)	above
		B)	below
		C)	to the right of
		D)	to the left of


7.	Diagram a predicate adjective the same way you would diagram a/an ______.
		A)	indirect object
		B)	simple predicate
		C)	predicate noun
		D)	direct object


8.	To diagram a complex sentence with an adverb clause, place the clause ______.
		A)	on a line above the main clause
		B)	to the far right of the verb it modifies
		C)	on a slanted line from the verb it modifies
		D)	on a line below the main clause


9.	To diagram a prepositional phrase, you can connect the phrase ______.
		A)	to the verb
		B)	to the subject
		C)	to another prepositional phrase
		D)	all of the above


10.	To diagram a compound sentence, main clauses are ______.
		A)	connected by a vertical line
		B)	connected by a dotted vertical line
		C)	connected by a slanted line
		D)	connected by a dotted slanted line