Finishes with minor sentences and sentences with more than one clause. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.
Sample questions
Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.
Sample question, level 2 of 5
What kind of sentence is this? “Please pass the salt.”
minor sentence
exclamation
statement
question
command
Show the answer and method
Answer: E, command
The method: A command tells someone to do something. This sentence fits that, so it is a command.
Why the other options are wrong:
A, minor sentence: A minor sentence is a short sentence without a main verb. That does not describe this sentence.
B, exclamation: A exclamation shows strong feeling. That does not describe this sentence.
C, statement: A statement tells you something. That does not describe this sentence.
D, question: A question asks something. That does not describe this sentence.
Sample question, level 4 of 5
How is this sentence built? “When the film ended, we left and we walked home.”
simple
minor sentence
complex
compound
compound-complex
Show the answer and method
Answer: E, compound-complex
The method: A compound-complex sentence has at least two main clauses and a subordinate clause. This sentence fits that, so it is a compound-complex sentence.
Why the other options are wrong:
A, simple: A simple sentence has one clause (one verb and its subject). That does not describe this sentence.
B, minor sentence: A minor sentence is a short sentence without a main verb. That does not describe this sentence.
C, complex: A complex sentence has a main clause and a subordinate clause that cannot stand alone. That does not describe this sentence.
D, compound: A compound sentence joins two main clauses with a word like “and”, “but” or “or”. That does not describe this sentence.
