Sentence Types Post-Test Practice

Identify the subject, verb, independent clause, and dependent clause in the following sentence:

After the final song, the drummer hurled his sticks at the crowd.

• Dependent

  Clause

• drummer

• Independent

  Clause

• hurled

• Verb

• after the final song

• Subject

• the drummer hurled his sticks at the crowd

How many independent clauses are in this sentence?

After school, the freshmen wanted to sleep, but they all have extracurricular activities.

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

How many dependent clauses are in the following sentence?

Although it was early, the students wanted to sleep.

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Identify the sentence type.

Before they went to school, the soccer team had to go to practice, yet most of the team didn't show.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Identify the sentence type.

I hate waking up in the mornings.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Identify the sentence type.

Because the student studied, he did a great job on his test.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Identify the sentence type.

I want to go to sleep, but I have to go to school.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Match the following

• 1 independent clause + 1 or more dependent clauses; involves subordinating conjunctions

• Simple

• 1 independent clause; contains a subject, predicate, and complete thought

• Compound-Complex

• 2+ independent clauses and 1+ dependent clauses

• Complex

• 2 or more independent clauses joined by a comma + coordinating conjunction or semicolon

• Compound

How many conjunctions are in the following sentence?

I wanted to play basketball, so I practiced every day.

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3