Clauses and Sentence Types

Determine the type of sentence: "The cat slept on the mat."

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound/Complex sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence "The cat slept on the mat" is a simple sentence because it contains a single independent clause with a subject and a predicate, expressing a complete thought without any dependent clauses.

Determine the type of sentence: "He was tired, so he went to bed early."

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound/Complex sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence "He was tired, so he went to bed early" contains two independent clauses joined by the conjunction "so." This structure classifies it as a compound sentence.

Determine the type of sentence: "When the bell rang, the students left the classroom."

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound/Complex sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence "When the bell rang, the students left the classroom" contains an independent clause "the students left the classroom" and a dependent clause "When the bell rang," making it a complex sentence.

Determine the type of sentence: "The dog barked loudly."

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound/Complex sentence

Answer explanation

The sentence "The dog barked loudly" is a simple sentence because it contains a single independent clause with a subject ('the dog') and a predicate ('barked loudly'). It does not have any dependent clauses or conjunctions.

Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: "Because she was tired, she went to bed early."

• Because she was tired

• She went to bed early

Answer explanation

The independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone. In the sentence, "She went to bed early" is the independent clause, while "Because she was tired" is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone.

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• After I finished my homework..

• Because I was tired,

• Although it was raining,

• I went for a walk.

Choose the correct option to combine the following independent and dependent clauses: Independent clause: I love to read. Dependent clause: when I have free time.

• d) I love to read when I have free time,.

• a) I love to read when I have free time.

• b) I love to read, when I have free time.

• c) I love to read when I have free time,.

Choose the correct option to combine the following independent and dependent clauses: Independent clause: She studied hard. Dependent clause: so that she could pass the exam.

• She studied hard, so that she could pass the exam.

• She studied hard so that she could pass the exam,.

• She studied hard so that she could pass the exam,.

• She studied hard so that she could pass the exam.

Choose the correct option to combine the following independent and dependent clauses: Independent clause: They went to the beach. Dependent clause: because it was sunny.

• b) They went to the beach, because it was sunny.

• c) They went to the beach because it was sunny,.

• d) They went to the beach because it was sunny,.

• a) They went to the beach because it was sunny.

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• Since it was late,

• I decided to go to bed.

• While I was studying,

• After I finished my work.