Understanding Sentence Structures

Identify the type of sentence: She loves to read.

• compound-complex

• Compound

• Simple

• Complex

Identify the type of sentence: I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.

• Declarative sentence

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Identify the type of sentence: Although it was raining, we decided to go hiking.

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Declarative sentence

• Compound sentence

Differentiate the clause: The book that I borrowed is fascinating.

• The adjective clause is 'that I read'.

• The relative clause is 'The book'.

• The adjective clause is 'is fascinating'.

• The adjective clause is 'that I borrowed'.

Differentiate the clause: I will call you when I arrive.

• Main clause: 'I will call you'; Subordinate clause: 'when I arrive'

• Main clause: 'when I arrive'; Subordinate clause: 'I will call you'

• Main clause: 'I arrive'; Subordinate clause: 'you will call me'

• Main clause: 'call you when I arrive'; Subordinate clause: 'I will'

Which type of adverb clause expresses reason?: I stayed home because it was snowing.

• Time adverb clause

• Reason adverb clause

• Place adverb clause

• Manner adverb clause

Which type of adverb clause expresses time?: I will finish my homework before dinner.

• Place adverb clause

• Purpose adverb clause

• Time adverb clause

• Manner adverb clause

Identify the adjective clause: The teacher, to whom I respect, is retiring.

• to whom I respect

• the teacher

• is retiring

• whom I admire

Identify the adverb clause: If it rains, we will cancel the picnic.

• We will cancel the picnic

• If it rains

• If it is sunny

• The picnic will be fun

Identify the adjective clause with a preposition: The movie, for which I bought tickets, was sold out.

• which I bought tickets for

• the movie was sold out

• for which I bought tickets

• for the tickets I bought