Starter quiz

  • Match the terms to their definitions.
    • verb
      ⇔
      a doing, being or having word ✓
    • main clause
      ⇔
      a clause that makes sense on its own ✓
    • relative subordinate clause
      ⇔
      a clause beginning with a relative pronoun ✓
    • adverbial subordinate clause
      ⇔
      a clause beginning with a subordinating conjunction ✓
    • clause
      ⇔
      a group of words that contains a verb ✓
  • Which of these is a simple sentence?
    • The ship, which set sail at midday, is sailing towards Cherbourg, France.
    • Titanic was built by White Star Line at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast.  ✓
    • As passengers boarded the vessel, crowds gathered at the quayside.
    • Crew collected passengers' luggage and they loaded it onto the ship.
  • Which of these is a compound sentence?
    • The ship, which set sail at midday, is sailing towards Cherbourg, France.
    • Titanic was built by White Star Line at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast.
    • As passengers boarded the vessel, crowds gathered at the quayside.
    • Crew collected passengers' luggage and they loaded it onto the ship.  ✓
  • Which of these is a relative complex sentence?
    • The ship, which set sail at midday, is sailing towards Cherbourg, France.  ✓
    • Titanic was built by White Star Line at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast.
    • As passengers boarded the vessel, crowds gathered at the quayside.
    • Crew collected passengers' luggage and they loaded it onto the ship.
  • Which of these is an adverbial complex sentence?
    • The ship, which set sail at midday, is sailing towards Cherbourg, France.
    • Titanic was built by White Star Line at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast.
    • As passengers boarded the vessel, crowds gathered at the quayside.  ✓
    • Crew collected passengers' luggage and they loaded it onto the ship.
  • Match the terms to their examples.
    • co-ordinating conjunction
      ⇔
      but ✓
    • subordinating conjunction
      ⇔
      because ✓
    • relative pronoun
      ⇔
      who ✓
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