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Eighth Grade (Grade 8) Sentence Structure Questions

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Grade 8 Types of Sentences
Where do sharks live?

What kind of sentence is this?
  1. statement
  2. question
  3. exclamation
  4. command
Grade 8 Combining Sentences
Combine the sentences to make one sentence that uses a participle.
The bird picked a up a cup. The cup was floating.
  1. The floating cup picked up a bird.
  2. The cup was floating.
  3. The bird is picking up a cup.
  4. The bird picked up a floating cup.
Grade 8 Sentence Structure CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.8.1b
Which of the following is passive?
  1. Eww!
  2. That bird house was made by my dad.
  3. Or should I?
  4. Houses, paper, and trees.
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
How do I get to the airport? Which type of sentence is this?
  1. command
  2. question
  3. statement
  4. exclamation
Grade 8 Phrases and Clauses
Grade 8 Sentence Structure
Which sentence has a direct and indirect object?
  1. Parker built his brother a tree house.
  2. Edna makes cookies for the holidays.
  3. Children rip open their gifts when they get them.
  4. Michael ate his Brussels sprouts for dinner.
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
While waiting for the paint to dry, Angela went to Home Depot, and Martin organized the kitchen appliances.
  1. compound complex sentence
  2. compound sentence
  3. complex sentence
  4. simple sentence
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
Her pitches look odd, but fans aren't laughing.
  1. simple sentence
  2. complex sentence
  3. compound sentence
  4. compound complex sentence
Grade 8 Sentence Structure CCSS: CCRA.L.2, L.8.2
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
  1. Vacuuming the living room, has always been my favorite chore.
  2. Vacuuming the entire house takes hours.
  3. The subject of vacuuming carpet correctly, has always interested me.
  4. When my mother returned home she told me that she loves vacuuming too.
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
Since she gets results, they cheer her on.
  1. simple sentence
  2. compound sentence
  3. compound complex sentence
  4. complex sentence
Grade 8 Phrases and Clauses CCSS: CCRA.L.1, L.8.1, L.8.1a
Which if the following sentences does NOT use a participial phrase correctly?
  1. Disappointed almost to the point of tears, the empty test tube was examined by the professor.
  2. The professor was dissapointed almost to the point of tears when he saw the empty test tube.
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
Chele is the pitcher for the Leland Lions.
  1. simple sentence
  2. compound complex sentence
  3. complex sentence
  4. compound sentence
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
Grade 8 Types of Sentences
If you go to a baseball game, you will agree.
  1. compound complex sentence
  2. simple sentence
  3. complex sentence
  4. compound sentence
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