Sentence Structure

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a simple sentence?

• She was running when the child fell.

• When the child fell on the pavement.

• The child fell on the pavement.

• Because the child wanted to reach the beach fast.

Multiple Choice

The following are simple sentences EXCEPT:

• After the children walked along the busy road after class.

• Gabriel walked his dog in the park this morning.

• The children worked happily in the garden.

• Galadriel spent her entire life living at the Enchanted Forest of Lothlorien.

Multiple Choice

The following describes a subordinate clause EXCEPT:

• starts with a subordinating conjunction

• needs an independent clause to be complete

• has a complete thought

• can express a complete thought

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conjunctions is NOT used in a compound sentence?

• but

• or

• and

• when

Multiple Choice

The following is a compound sentence EXCEPT:

• The boy is happy and thinks that he can finish everything today.

• The child sleeping on the floor surprised everyone in the house.

• The child slept all afternoon, but she still felt sleepy at the dinner party.

• My mom arrived, so I had to fetch her at the airport.

Multiple Choice

The following is a compound sentence EXCEPT:

• Jooa knows what the answers are, so she took the test confidently.

• The child slept on the floor, so his back ached in the morning.

• The child slept as soon as the lights were turned off

• Gabba is reading aloud, but she noticed that some of her classmates were not listening.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• Lucas is too sleepy to go to school early in the morning.

• Even though the students explained themselves about what happened.

• Although she had woken up late, she was not late in class.

• Jyun memorized his lines, yet it was not enough to deliver his lines perfectly.

Multiple Choice

The following are complex sentences EXCEPT:

• I'd love to go, but my parents won't let me.

• The dog followed wherever the girl went.

• The girl had already left when the parcel arrived.

• The child sang while the lady danced.

Multiple Choice

The following are complex sentences EXCEPT:

• When they had arrived, they were welcomed by several people.

• You had better clean your room before mom sees this mess.

• I woke up late, so I was frantic the whole morning because of our test in the first period.

• Unless you study, you cannot possibly pass a difficult assessment.

Multiple Choice

The following describes a compound-complex sentence EXCEPT:

• may have three independent clauses

• may have at two dependent clauses

• may have both dependent and independent clauses

• must only have independent clauses

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?

• As soon as it started raining, Jyun ran to the house and called Andrei to help him shut the windows.

• The cat plunged right into the water pond after it had seen a big koi fish swimming.

• Jacob wanted to practice chess, so he woke up his dad to play a game with him.

• Even though the school prohibits it, Lucas still sneaked his pet chameleon to school, which resulted to his mom grounding him for a week.

Multiple Choice

The following are compound-complex sentences EXCEPT:

• Although Violet was sleepy, she still managed to finish her Math homework while listening to her favorite band.

• Alfonso arrived to school early, but he soon found out that someone else got there first after he heard his friend called him from behind and tapped his shoulder while he was walking.

• Gabba has always been shy since she was a child, but that didn't stop her from making friends and keeping that friendship for many years.

• Maru was terrified when he heard the fireworks, so he went to the kitchen and slept there until his parents offered him wet food and cat treats.