Name that Structure

Find the structure that best describes the underlined

structure

1. The girl sang a song.

A.) Prepositional Phrase

B.) Fragment

C.) Independent Clause

D.) Dependent Clause

2. The girl sang a song at the chorus concert.

A.) Prepositional Phrase

B.) Fragment

C.) Independent Clause

D.) Dependent Clause

3. While walking down the street.

A.) Prepositonal Phrase

B.) Fragment

C.) Independent Clause

D.) Dependent Clause

4. The boy walked into the room and sat at his desk.

A.) Simple

B.) Compound

C.) Complex

D.) Compound-Complex

5. Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Mann and Mrs. Healy are UGA

fans while Mrs. Wetherholt roots for Clemson.

A.) Simple

B.) Compound

C.) Complex

D.) Compound-Complex

6. Although Mrs. Flood loves to read, she spends more time grading papers.

A.) Fragment

B.) Run-on

C.) Independent Clause

D.) Dependent Clause

7. After the school day, the kids went home and

played.

A.) Simple

B.) Compound

C.) Complex

D.) Compound-Complex

8. After the school day,the kids went home and

played.

A.) Fragment

B.) Prepositional Phrase

C.) Appositive Phrase

D.) Verb Phrase

9. After Thanksgiving break ended, the students happily returned to school, and the teachers welcomed them

joyously.A.) simple

B.) compound

C.) complex

D.) compound-complex

10. After Thanksgiving break ended, the students happily returned to school, and the teachers welcomed them

joyously.A.) independent clause

B.) dependent clause

C.) noun clause

D.) adverb clause

11. Thanksgiving break is one week long, so I plan on

visiting my friends in Chicago.

A.) simple

B.) compound

C.) complex

D.) compound-complex

12. Since Thanksgiving break is one week, I plan on visiting my friends in

Chicago.A.) simple

B.) compound

C.) complex

D.) compound-complex