Sentence Structures

Multiple Select

Which parts are required to have a Simple Sentence?

• a subject

• a verb

• a comma

• a full stop

• a semicolon

Multiple Select

Which sentences start with an independent clause and ends with a dependent clause?

• Because it was so cold.

• Jay asked the store clerk for directions.

• Dinah read a magazine while she waited for the bus.

• Joyce enjoyed geometry more that she enjoyed algebra.

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence is this?

Since you like tulips, I didn't get any roses.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence is this?

I gave my sister three cupcakes and a cookie.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence structure follows? With furious anger, Siria started screaming, and she started flipping over tables and chairs.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:

“She has no conversation,' he said, 'and I am afraid that she is a coquette, for she is always flirting with the wind.” (The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde)

• Compound sentence

• Simple sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

• Complex sentence

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence: 

“Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds.” (The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry)

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Multiple Choice

Decide what STRUCTURE OF THE SENTENCE is used in the given below.

Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Multiple Choice

What is a simple sentence?

• It is a type of sentence with two independent clauses.

• It is a type of sentence with one independent clause.

• It is a type of sentence with one independent clause and a dependent clause.

• It is a type of sentence with two dependent clauses.

Multiple Choice

A group of words that do NOT form a complete thought

• Independent clause

• Complex sentence

• Dependent clause

• Simple sentence

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence structure follows? Adrian got into the music, so he stood-up and started dancing.  

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence is this?

Let's make brownies after dinner tonight!

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence is this?

I didn't get any roses since you like tulips.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

• It was getting dark, and we weren't near the cabin yet.

• Although she was considered smart, she failed all her exams.

• Even if the child is hungry, he will never eat oatmeal, but he will always eat ice cream.

• Wherever you go, you can always find beauty.

Multiple Select

The dog growls when he is angry. What kind of clause is underlined in the example sentence given?

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence is this?

I like tulips and roses.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

A group of words that forms a complete sentence that can stand on its own

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Prepositional phrase

• Compound subject

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence is this?

I want to wear my blue shirt with the yellow and green stripes.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence structure is used in this sentence:

“When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise was already at the finish line.” (The Hare and the Tortoise)

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound-complex sentence

Multiple Choice

Which type of sentence is this?

I like tulips, and I like roses.

• simple

• compound

• complex