Sentence Types and Verbals

Identify the sentence type: The dragon slowly and methodically collected and counted his treasures.

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Identify the sentence type: The dwarves lived under the mountain until Smaug the great dragon came there to live.

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Identify the sentence type: Bilbo was a hobbit; he enjoyed seven meals a day.

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Identify the sentence type: Because he found the ring, Bilbo was able to become invisible.

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Identify the sentence type: Gollum loved riddles.

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Identify the sentence type: When the dwarves were trapped by the giant spiders, Bilbo rescued them, and he was not thanked graciously.

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Identify the sentence type: Gandalf the Gray was a great wizard, but he tended to be elsewhere when he was needed.

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Identify the sentence type: Hobbits did not like to go on adventures, yet Bilbo has an unexpected journey.

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Identify the sentence type: Smaug attacked the village after he discovered some of his treasure was missing.

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Identify the sentence type: Have you seen the movie The Hobbit?

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

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