Parts of speech, Types of Sentences and Types of Clauses

A dependent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.

• True

• False

The family dog chewed on the leg of the coffee table.

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

After Amy sneezed all over the chicken salad.

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

Adam smashed the spider.

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

One independent clause is a simple sentence.

• True

• False

What type of sentence has only 1 independent clause?

• SIMPLE

• COMPOUND

• COMPLEX

Which among the sentences below is NOT a simple sentence?

• The gate is open, so the dog is trying to run away.

• The dog is trying to run away.

• The dog saw that the gate is open.

• The dog went out and ran away.

Choose the compound sentence below.

• My dogs ran away from home when the gate was left open.

• My dogs got out of the gate, and they ran away from home.

• Everytime the gate is left open, my dogs always run out.

Type of sentence: Each teacher wants his/her students to do well, and each student has the potential to succeed!

• SIMPLE

• COMPOUND

• COMPLEX

Type of sentence: Setting goals is important because they provide a map to success.

• SIMPLE

• COMPOUND

• COMPLEX