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Fourth Grade (Grade 4) Sentence Structure Questions

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Grade 4 Phrases and Clauses CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.4.1, L.4.1e
Choose the correct prepositional phrase to finish the sentence.

Melissa keeps quiet when she is                .
  1. at the park
  2. in the library
  3. on the boat
Grade 4 Types of Sentences CCSS: CCRA.L.1
What type of sentence is this?

Where do you think you are going?
  1. interrogative
  2. imperative
  3. declarative
  4. exclamatory
Grade 4 Combining Sentences CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.4.1
Read the following sentences.
(1) I have a younger sister named Laura.
(2) She sings like a bird.

Which sentence uses an appositive to correctly combine the two ideas?
  1. I have a younger sister who sings like a bird, and her name is Laura.
  2. I have a younger sister who is named Laura, and she sings like a bird.
  3. My younger sister, Laura, sings like a bird.
  4. My younger sister is Laura, and she sings like a bird.
Grade 4 Types of Sentences CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.4.1, L.4.1c
Select the sentence that expresses possibility.
  1. Cheetahs can run between 70 and 75 miles per hour.
  2. We might go to the zoo this weekend.
Grade 4 Combining Sentences CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.4.1, L.4.1f
Choose the answer that correctly combines the following sentences.

Is the weather warm?
Do I need a sweater?
  1. Is the weather warm enough for a sweater?
  2. Warm is not weather and so I need a sweater.
  3. The sweater is for when the weather is not warm.
  4. Is the weather warm, or do I need a sweater?
Grade 4 Types of Sentences CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.4.1, L.4.1f
Which of the following expresses a complete thought in a correct complex sentence?
  1. When rockets move at high speeds, they become very hot.
  2. I drew a picture of my favorite basketball player yesterday.
  3. Although chicken and pizza are my favorite foods.
  4. I got a new goldfish last week, and I named him Fred.
Grade 4 Sentence Structure
A compound subject has more than one        noun       .
Grade 4 Types of Sentences CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.4.1, L.4.1c
Which sentence expresses ability?
  1. A tiny amount of a cobra’s poison can kill up to 30 people.
  2. Gene will feed the elephants.
  3. You should not pet wild animals.
Grade 4 Types of Sentences
Which type of sentence contains both a dependent clause and an independent clause?
  1. Simple
  2. Compound
  3. Complex
  4. Declaritive
Grade 4 Types of Sentences
An               Exclamatory               sentence is one that shows excitement, surprise, or some other strong emotion.
Grade 4 Sentence Structure
In the sentence below, which tense is the verb in quotations?

The man "asks" Angelo to fix the broken chair.
  1. Past tense
  2. Future tense
  3. Present tense
  4. Historical tense
Grade 4 Types of Sentences CCSS: CCRA.L.1
What type of sentence is this?

We won the game!
  1. interrogative
  2. imperative
  3. declarative
  4. exclamatory
Grade 4 Types of Sentences CCSS: CCRA.L.1
What type of sentence is this?

Stand still and be quiet.
  1. interrogative
  2. imperative
  3. declarative
  4. exclamatory
Grade 4 Types of Sentences CCSS: CCRA.L.1
What are the three sentence types?
  1. simple, complex, compound
  2. simple, complex, two part
  3. regular, complex, compound
Grade 4 Sentence Structure
What is the verb tense?
Jenny walked to the store.
  1. present tense
  2. past tense
  3. future tense
Grade 4 Sentence Structure CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.4.1f
Which sentence is not a complete thought?
  1. Native American Indians lived in New York thousands of years ago.
  2. The Algonquians and the Iroquois tribes were two tribes that lived in New York State.
  3. Algonquians lived in round houses called wigwams.
  4. With their nuclear family, often just a mother, father and children.
  5. Several families lived in the Iroquois houses called longhouses.
Grade 4 Sentence Structure
Which sentence has a present tense verb?
  1. Samuel enjoys reading
  2. The librarian checked in my books.
  3. I will check out a book from the library.
  4. The boy looked for a book about sailing.
Grade 4 Sentence Structure
Which sentence shows a verb in the past tense?
  1. The class eats lunch in the cafeteria.
  2. We ate lunch in the cafeteria.
  3. The students will eat lunch in the cafeteria.
  4. Our class is eating lunch in the cafeteria.
Grade 4 Sentence Structure
What tense is the verb?
Pizza Hut will deliver the pizza at noon.
  1. past tense
  2. present tense
  3. future tense
Grade 4 Phrases and Clauses
An INDEPENDENT CLAUSE can stand alone as a sentence.
  1. True
  2. False
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