Multiple Choice Quiz



1.	To begin diagraming a sentence, find the ________________.
	A.	first phrase
	B.	simple subject
	C.	prepositional phrase
	D.	first clause

2.	The subject and verb are placed on __________________.
	A.	a vertical line called the baseline
	B.	a vertical line that bisects the baseline
	C.	a horizontal line called the baseline
	D.	two horizontal lines

3.	_______________ is/are placed on two horizontal lines.
	A.	A compound subject or verb
	B.	The subject and verb
	C.	The simple subject and its modifiers
	D.	The simple predicate and its modifiers

4.	Which of the following cannot be included on a diagram?
	A.	object complements
	B.	direct and indirect objects
	C.	adjectives
	D.	None of the above

5.	Use ___________ to indicate clauses joined by a semicolon.
	A.	a step
	B.	a stilt
	C.	a vertical dotted line
	D.	parentheses

6.	Place the _________ on a step and add complements as usual.
	A.	preposition
	B.	gerund
	C.	appositive
	D.	none of the above

7.	An infinitive _________ is diagramed like a prepositional phrase.
	A.	used as a noun
	B.	used only as an adjective
	C.	used as an adjective or adverb
	D.	used as all of the above

8.	A "tail" on a diagram indicates _______________________.
	A.	a preposition
	B.	an appositive phrase
	C.	an indirect object
	D.	a participial phrase

9.	A/An _____________ is written along a curve in a diagram.
	A.	infinitive
	B.	preposition
	C.	participle
	D.	gerund

10.	An appositive is placed _______________.
	A.	in parentheses after the noun it identifies
	B.	on a step
	C.	on a diagonal line descending from the modified word
	D.	on a stilt

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