Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
What, as a minimum requirement, does a sentence or clause need to be considered compelte?
Answer: A subject and a verb.
2.
What is the subject of a sentence?
Answer: The thing or person that the sentence is about - often, that thing or person is performing an action, which is the verb.
3.
Is it crucial that a sentence has an object for it to make sense?
Answer: No, but often, in English, sentences will have a subject, verb, and object (in that order - SVO).
4.
\'Angela walked down the road\', \'My parrot is talkative\', and \'This burger tastes foul\' are all examples of what type of sentences?
Answer: Simple sentences - main clauses (SVO) presented alone.
5.
In the sentence, \'Angela walked down the road, juggling China teapots\', which part of the sentence is the main clause, and which is the subordinate clause?
Answer: \'Angela walked down the road\' is the main clause and, \'juggling China teapots\' is the subordinate clause.
6.
What is the purpose of a subordinate clause?
Answer: A subordinate clause adds additional information to the main clause, but often would not make sense on its own.
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