Grammar Practice

Nadia screamed and cried all day and kept "fainting" on the couch. This sentence is

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

He slowly took the jewel from the box that he and Rebecca had found on the mantel of the fireplace. This sentence is

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

When I looked up, old Stradlater was standing practically right on top of me. This sentence is

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

It was silly in the extreme, but we kept throwing the old papers up in the air. This sentence is

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

I'm making cookies for the friend whose car I borrowed.

• Independent/Main Clause

• Adverbial Clause

• Adjective/Relative Clause

• Noun Clause

I had to read a short story, and I had to write a paragraph for homework last night.

• simple sentence

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

Today I have an English quiz, and I must turn in the outline for my project.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

I had to read a short story, and I had to write a paragraph for homework last night.

• simple sentence

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

Identify the adjective.

Caring people are often rewarded.

• rewarded

• people

• often

• caring

Identify the noun.

The majestic lion roared loudly.

• lion

• roared

• loudly

• majestic