Mastering Sentence Structures (Formative)

Identify the sentence type:

The cat sleeps every night under the table.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Identify the sentence type:

The cat sleeps under the table, and the dog stays next to my bed.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Identify the sentence type:

I will go to the store, and I will buy some milk, because we are out.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Identify the sentence type:

The cat sleeps, and the dog barks while the bird sings.

• Compound-complex sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Simple Sentence

• Complex Sentence

How many dependent and independent clauses are there in the sentence below:

Although I was tired, I finished my homework, and then I went to bed.

• 2 dependent clauses, 1 independent clauses

• 1 dependent clause, 2 independent clauses

• 0 dependent clauses, 3 independent clauses

• 3 dependent clauses, 0 independent clauses

How many dependent and independent clauses are there in the sentence below:

I will go to the museum with my friends if we don't have much homework.

• 1 independent clause, 1 dependent clause
• 0 independent clauses, 2 dependent clauses
• 1 independent clause, 2 dependent clauses
• 2 independent clauses, 0 dependent clauses

Transform this compound sentence into a complex sentence:

I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.

• I wanted to go for a walk, and it started to rain.

• It started to rain, so I wanted to go for a walk.

• I wanted to go for a walk because it started to rain.

• I wanted to go for a walk, but I stayed inside instead.

Transform this complex sentence into a compound-complex sentence:

If it rains tomorrow, we will stay inside.

• When it rains tomorrow, we will stay inside, because we can't play under the rain.

• If it rains tomorrow, we will stay inside, and we will play games.

• It will rain tomorrow; we will stay inside.

• We will stay inside tomorrow, and we will play games.

Write a Simple sentence.

Write a Compound sentence.