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English Olympiad (IEO) Sentence Structure and Grammar — practice questions

Explore 30 free Sentence Structure and Grammar questions in English Olympiad (IEO) English. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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A student writes one paragraph about one idea. The sentence stating that idea is the:Read the answer and worked solution →An editor breaks a long block of prose into paragraphs so readers get:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer saves her strongest word for the end because the most emphatic spot is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Swapping 'animal' for 'collie' makes writing sharper because concrete nouns are more:Read the answer and worked solution →In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball', the subject performs the action. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →In 'The ball was chased by the dog', the subject receives the action. This is the:Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher tells her class to prefer active verbs because the writing then becomes more:Read the answer and worked solution →A sentence carrying one idea in a single main clause is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A group of words with a subject and a predicate that can stand alone is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Two equally important main clauses joined in one sentence produce a:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer links two closely related main clauses without a conjunction. She uses a:Read the answer and worked solution →A clause with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →In a complex sentence, the less important idea is carried by the:Read the answer and worked solution →A pupil punctuates a subordinate clause as if it were a whole sentence. He has written a:Read the answer and worked solution →Three or more ideas packed into one sentence with several clauses form a:Read the answer and worked solution →A student joins two complete sentences with only a comma. This error is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Two complete sentences written with no punctuation between them make a:Read the answer and worked solution →In 'The board voted; they explained their reasoning', the noun that 'they' refers to is its:Read the answer and worked solution →A marker warns that a pronoun in an essay is vague. Every pronoun needs an antecedent that is:Read the answer and worked solution →The pronouns it, they and you cause trouble in an essay unless each has a definite:Read the answer and worked solution →A student must write the possessive form of 'who' in a sentence. She writes:Read the answer and worked solution →An advertisement uses short deliberate fragments for punch. Such fragments are common in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the sentence errorsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the clause wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the grammar gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the sentence faultsRead the answer and worked solution →Stands alone or notRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the writing termsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Grammar bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A student writes one paragraph about one idea. The sentence stating that idea is the:

  1. Topic sentence
  2. Final sentence
  3. Quote sentence
  4. Split sentence
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Correct answer: A. Topic sentence

1. Every good paragraph centres on a single main point. 2. One sentence states that point directly. 3. That sentence is the topic sentence. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._

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An editor breaks a long block of prose into paragraphs so readers get:

  1. Alternative wording
  2. Manageable chunks
  3. Additional grammar
  4. Alphabetical order
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Correct answer: B. Manageable chunks

1. Unbroken prose tires the reader quickly. 2. Paragraphs present the writing in smaller pieces. 3. So readers get manageable chunks. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._

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A writer saves her strongest word for the end because the most emphatic spot is the:

  1. Ending
  2. Middle
  3. Margin
  4. Header
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Correct answer: A. Ending

1. Position inside a sentence controls emphasis. 2. The closing position carries the greatest weight. 3. So the most emphatic place is the ending. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._

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