Basic Sentence Structure

I really wanted to do well on the quiz because I wanted an A in the class, and I got a B last quarter.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Find all the dependent clauses.

• The orange creamsicle was melting in the sun.

• My favorite type of pizza is pepperoni,

• because the sun was hidden

• since we won our first baseball game

What type of sentence is this: Arnold and Juan play cricket every evening.

• compound

• compound complex

• complex

• simple

Which type of sentence is made up of one independent clause?

• simple

• complex

• compound

• compound/complex

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• While you stir the pasta; I will cut the vegetables.

• While you stir the pasta I will cut the vegetables.

• While you stir the pasta, I will cut the vegetables.

What type of sentence structure is shown in the sentence below? I will draw a map, and Ed will color it.

• simple

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex

What type of sentence structure is shown in the sentence below?

The tacos and burritos are ready to eat.

• simple

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex

What type of sentence is this: My Dad laughed when I told a joke.

• compound

• compound-complex

• complex

• simple

I never ----- up before 9 on Sunday mornings

•  get

• am getting

• gets

She listened so attentively that not a word____________

• she had missed did she miss

• did she miss

• she didn't miss

• She missed