Sentence Structure Quiz

Which sentence is simple?

• Even though she was tired, she did all her homework.

• She did her homework and then went to sleep.

• She did her homework.

• Because she did her homework, she could go to sleep early.

Which sentence has two parts?

• She runs every morning.

• She runs every morning, and she lifts weights in the evening.

• When she wakes up, she runs every morning.

• She runs every morning because it's good for her health.

Which sentence is complex?

• She laughed and danced.

• She laughed.

• Because she was happy, she laughed.

• She laughed, but she was not happy.

Pick the sentence that is NOT simple.

• The dog barked.

• The dog barked loudly at the stranger.

• The dog barked, and the cat meowed.

• The dog barked at the stranger who was at the door.

Which sentence has two parts joined by 'and' or 'but'?

• After it stopped raining, the sun came out.

• The sun came out and dried all the rain.

• The sun came out.

• The sun came out because it stopped raining.

Pick the sentence that has a special part making it more interesting.

• She sings and plays the guitar.

• She sings.

• Although she is shy, she sings beautifully.

• She sings, but she doesn't play the guitar.

Pick the sentence that explains how a simple, a compound, and a complex sentence are different.

• A simple sentence has one thing doing something and one action; a compound sentence has two complete ideas; a complex sentence has one complete idea and at least one incomplete idea.

• A simple sentence has two things doing something and two actions; a compound sentence has one complete idea; a complex sentence has two complete ideas.

• A simple sentence has one complete idea; a compound sentence has one incomplete idea; a complex sentence has two incomplete ideas.

• A simple sentence has two complete ideas; a compound sentence has one complete idea and one incomplete idea; a complex sentence has two incomplete ideas.

Which sentence is simple?

• Even though it was raining, we chose to walk.

• It was raining, but we chose to walk.

• It was raining.

• We chose to walk because it was raining.