Question 1

Which one of the following sentences is a command?
A) When was the War of 1812
B) Wipe your feet before entering
C) Wow, that ride was awesome
D) Who is the governor of California

Accepted Answer

A command is a sentence that gives an order or directive. "Wipe your feet before entering" is an imperative sentence, making it a command.

Question 2

Which one of the following sentences is a question?
A) How is snow formed
B) My baby brother is always asking why
C) That's impossible
D) Taste this, and tell me if it needs salt

Accepted Answer

Sentence A ("How is snow formed") is a question because it is asking for information or an explanation about how snow is formed.

Question 3

Which one of the following sentences is an exclamation?
A) Take all the medicine
B) Please be quiet
C) What is that weird-looking contraption
D) Slow down

Accepted Answer

D

Question 4

Which one of the following sentences is a statement?
A) Get out of the pool now
B) Who ate the last cookie
C) The sky is cloudy today
D) Watch out for that tree

Accepted Answer

A statement is a sentence that declares something to be true or false. Among the options, only "The sky is cloudy today" (C) is a declarative sentence that can be classified as a statement because it asserts a fact about the condition of the sky.

Question 5

You can vary your sentence patterns by
A) adding introductory words and phrases.
B) reversing the order of some subjects and verbs.
C) moving some parts of the sentence around.
D) doing any of the above.

Accepted Answer

Varying sentence patterns can be achieved by adding introductory words and phrases, reversing the order of subjects and verbs, and moving parts of the sentence around, making all the options correct ways to vary sentence structure.

Question 6

Why is sentence variety important in your writing?
A) Sentence variety keeps the readers interested.
B) Sentence variety helps you use your vocabulary.
C) Sentence variety impresses your instructor.
D) Sentence variety helps with peer revision.

Accepted Answer

Sentence variety keeps the readers interested by making the writing more engaging and dynamic, preventing monotony.

Question 7

Read the following sentence: I have always wanted a puppy.
Which one of the following sentences adds introductory words or phrases?
A) Have I always wanted a puppy?
B) I have always wanted a puppy for as long as I can remember.
C) A puppy have I always wanted.
D) As far back as I can remember, I have always wanted a puppy?

Accepted Answer

Option D adds an introductory phrase "As far back as I can remember," which provides additional context to the original sentence without altering its meaning.

Question 8

Read the following sentence: I am so glad to finally meet you.
Which one of the following reverses the words in that sentence?
A) Am I ever glad to finally meet you.
B) It's about time that I get to meet you.
C) Yes, I am so glad to finally meet you.
D) Are we finally going to meet?

Accepted Answer

Option A, "Am I ever glad to finally meet you," rearranges the words from the original sentence but maintains a similar meaning, albeit with a slight addition of "ever" for emphasis.

Question 9

Read the following sentence: To get to know one another, the students played a game at the beginning of class.
Which one of the following most effectively changes the word order in that sentence?
A) The students played a game at the beginning of class to get to know one another.
B) At the beginning of class, a game was played by the students to get to know one another.
C) At the beginning of class, the students played a game to get to know one another.
D) To get to know one another and at the beginning of class, the students played a game.

Accepted Answer

This option effectively changes the word order by placing the time element "At the beginning of class" at the start of the sentence, which is a common way to vary sentence structure.

Question 10

Read the following sentence: I really crave chocolate from time to time.
Which one of the following most effectively changes that sentence into a question?
A) Do I really crave chocolate?
B) Really do I crave chocolate?
C) From time to time I really crave chocolate?
D) Really I crave chocolate?

Accepted Answer

Option A, "Do I really crave chocolate?" effectively turns the statement into a question by adding "Do" at the beginning and rearranging the sentence slightly while maintaining the original meaning.

Question 11

Why is varying sentence patterns important in your writing?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Use the following words to create a statement: tire, nail, blowout

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Use the following words to create a command: look, monkeys, trees

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Use the following words to create an exclamation: wow, baby girl

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Use the following words to create a question: phone, directory, quarter

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Vary the structure of the following sentences with at least three of the four ideas you learned in this chapter.
-was lonely in my new apartment. I decided to get a monkey to keep me company. I was so excited to bring him home. I thought he would make a good pet. I named him Spider because he was always jumping everywhere. He was so amusing to watch climbing the curtains and swinging from the ceiling fan. But then he got older and bigger, and he shredded the curtains and pulled the fan out of the ceiling. I had to give him to the local zoo where he could swing until his heart was content. I don't recommend a monkey as a pet.

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 35: Varying Sentence Structure

Which one of the following sentences is a command?

Which one of the following sentences is a question?

Which one of the following sentences is an exclamation?

Which one of the following sentences is a statement?

You can vary your sentence patterns by

Why is sentence variety important in your writing?

Read the following sentence: I have always wanted a puppy. Which one of the following sentences adds introductory words or phrases?

Read the following sentence: I am so glad to finally meet you. Which one of the following reverses the words in that sentence?

Read the following sentence: To get to know one another, the students played a game at the beginning of class. Which one of the following most effectively changes the word order in that sentence?

Read the following sentence: I really crave chocolate from time to time. Which one of the following most effectively changes that sentence into a question?

Why is varying sentence patterns important in your writing?

Use the following words to create a statement: tire, nail, blowout

Use the following words to create a command: look, monkeys, trees

Use the following words to create an exclamation: wow, baby girl

Use the following words to create a question: phone, directory, quarter