English Sentence Basics Quiz

Quiz 10 min Beginner
Test your understanding of subjects, verbs, verb phrases and objects with eight beginner English sentence questions.
Suitable for
Ages 10–12

This knowledge check tests the sentence structure skills from the HubEgg English Communication lessons.

You will identify subjects, verbs, verb phrases and objects and decide when a sentence does not contain an object.

Choose one answer for every question. After submitting the quiz, you will see your score and an explanation for each answer.

Before you start

Review The Basic Parts of an English Sentence.

You can also practise with Identify Subjects, Verbs and Objects.

How this quiz works

There are eight questions. Each question is worth one point.

A score of 80 percent or higher passes the knowledge check.

You may try the quiz again after reviewing the explanations.

Choose one answer for each question, then submit the quiz to see your score and feedback.

Question 1: What is the subject in this sentence: The small dog barked loudly.
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Question 2: What is the verb in this sentence: Maya opened the window.
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Question 3: What is the object in this sentence: Daniel repaired the bicycle.
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Question 4: Which words form the complete verb phrase in this sentence: The students are reading their books.
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Question 5: Does this sentence have an object: The audience laughed loudly.
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Question 6: What is the subject in this sentence: The box of books is heavy.
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Question 7: Which statement about objects is correct?
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Question 8: In the command Open the book, what is the object?
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