Writer's Choice Grade 6

Unit 17: Diagraming Sentences

Multiple choice Quiz

1.
When you diagram a sentence, the subject and predicate go on a _______.
A)horizontal line
B)slanted line
C)vertical line that crosses the horizontal line
D)vertical line that does not cross the horizontal line
2.
The subject and predicate are separated by a _______.
A)horizontal line
B)slanted line
C)vertical line that crosses the horizontal line
D)vertical line that does not cross the horizontal line
3.
A direct object is separated from the verb by a _______.
A)horizontal line
B)slanted line
C)vertical line that crosses the horizontal line
D)vertical line that does not cross the horizontal line
4.
A predicate noun is separated from the verb by a _______.
A)horizontal line
B)slanted line
C)vertical line that crosses the horizontal line
D)vertical line that does not cross the horizontal line
5.
An adjective goes below the word it modifies on a _______ line.
A)horizontal
B)slanted
C)vertical
D)None of the above
6.
The word the in the sentence "The Phoenicians were explorers" should be placed _______ on a diagram.
A)above Phoenicians
B)below Phoenicians
C)beside explorers
D)between were and explorers
7.
The word explorers in "The Phoenicians were explorers" should be placed _______ on a diagram.
A)below the
B)to the left of Phoenicians
C)to the right of were
D)between Phoenicians and were
8.
In a sentence diagram, a prepositional phrase is ______.
A)connected to the word it modifies
B)placed on the same line as the subject and verb
C)written on one continuous slanted line
D)not included in a sentence diagram
9.
When you diagram compound parts of a sentence, place the second part of the compound ______ the first.
A)below
B)above
C)beside
D)None of the above
10.
When you diagram an imperative sentence the inferred subject is _______.
A)not diagrammed
B)written on a slanted line
C)placed in parentheses
D)None of the above
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