Sentence Types

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"The car raced down the highway, but it was soon stopped by a police officer."

• Compound

• Simple

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"The police officer wrote the driver a ticket."

• Compound

• Simple

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"Because the soup was too cold, I warmed it in the microwave."

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"The team captain jumped for joy, and the fans cheered."

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"She completed her literature review, but she still needs to work on her methods section even though she finished her methods course last semester."

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"Although he organized his sources by theme, he decided to arrange them chronologically, and he carefully followed the MEAL plan for organization."

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"They studied APA rules for many hours as they were so interesting."

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"They are having pizza for dinner tonight."

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"When we buy her birthday cake, we have to make sure it’s chocolate."

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

"If it rains tomorrow, bring your umbrella, or you might catch a cold."

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-complex