WorksheetsSentence Structures
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the complete predicate of the following sentence?
We had to leave the party because the room was so crowded.
had to leave the party because the room was so crowded
because the room was so crowded
We
was crowded
What is the subject of the following sentence?
Up the hill, the travelers stumbled upon a beautiful lake.
hill
lake
stumbled
travelers
What is a clause?
a group of words containing a subject but no verb
a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.
a group of words containing a verb but no subject
Those merry folk who live at the North Pole.
Find the dependent clause:
A point has no length or width
When you mean line segment
He uses a ruler
Every square is a rectangle
What type of sentence is the following?
The facts that are taught in math classes can be useful in practical problems.
Interrogative
Imperative
Declarative
Exclamatory
Which sentences start with an independent clause and ends with a dependent clause?
Because it was so cold.
Jay asked the store clerk for directions.
Dinah read a magazine while she waited for the bus.
Joyce enjoyed geometry more that she enjoyed algebra.
What is the simple predicate in the sentence below:
Flamenco is a traditional dance from southern Spain.
is
is traditional
Flamenco
from
What is the simple predicate in the sentence below:
Brightly colored dresses are the costume of female flamenco dancers.
are the
of dancers
are
Brightly colored dresses
What is the simple subject in the sentence below?
The beautiful dresses look frilly.
beautiful dresses
frilly
look frilly
dresses
What type of sentence is the following?
Tegan and Ayden both tried new dishes at their favorite restaurant; they ordered California rolls.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Neither
What type of sentence is the following?
Computers and printers are standard equipment in most classrooms.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Which are examples of subordinating conjunctions? Click all that apply:
while
because
and
but
What type of sentence is the following?
Although we just bought it, the bread is stale.
Simple
Compound
Neither
In the previous sentence:
Although we just bought it, the bread was stale.
WHY was it neither a simple or a compound sentence?
It just didn't sound right
It contained two independent clauses
It contained a dependent clause
It was a compound a sentence
What is the analogy that we have been using to describe simple vs compound sentences?
Simple Sentences are 1 adult, Compound Sentences are 1 adult and 1 child
Simple Sentences are 1 child and Compound Sentences are 1 adult
I don't know what an analogy is
Simple Sentences are 1 adult and Compound Sentences are 2 adults in a relationship
