Exercise 3: Simple Sentences | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The flowers bloom in spring'

(A) The flowers

(B) Bloom

(C) In spring

(D) The

Correct Answer: 1A

Question 2:  What word serves as the predicate in: 'They play football every weekend'?

(A) They

(B) Every weekend

(C) Play

(D) They play

Correct Answer: 2C

Question 3:  Which type of sentence is: 'Where is the nearest grocery store'?

(A) Imperative

(B) Interrogative

(C) Declarative

(D) Exclamatory

Correct Answer: 3B

Question 4:  Select the adverb in: 'She sings beautifully'.

(A) She

(B) Sings

(C) Beautifully

(D) She sings

Correct Answer: 4C

Question 5:  Identify the complex sentence: 'Because it was raining, we stayed indoors'.

(A) It was raining

(B) We stayed indoors

(C) Because it was raining

(D) We stayed indoors

Correct Answer: 5C

Question 6:  In 'He writes stories for children', what is the object?

(A) He

(B) Writes

(C) Stories

(D) For children

Correct Answer: 6C

Question 7:  What is the conjunction in: 'She cooked dinner and washed the dishes'?

(A) She

(B) Cooked

(C) And

(D) Washed

Correct Answer: 7C

Question 8:  Identify the direct object in: 'He bought a new car'.

(A) He

(B) Bought

(C) A new car

(D) He bought

Correct Answer: 8C

Question 9:  Which sentence is imperative?

(A) Do you like chocolate?

(B) Please close the window.

(C) I am feeling tired.

(D) How beautiful is the sunset!

Correct Answer: 9B

Question 10:  Select the compound sentence: 'She reads books, and he watches movies'.

(A) She reads books

(B) He watches movies

(C) And he watches movies

(D) She reads books and he watches movies

Correct Answer: 10D