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Types of Sentences Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of sentence is this? - The three girls tried out for the softball team, but only two made varsity.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

2.

What is an independent clause?

a)

A sentence with a subject and a predicate.

b)

An incomplete sentence.

c)

An incomplete thought.

d)

A complete sentence that uses a conjunction.

3.

What is a simple sentence?

a)

A sentence with two or more independent clauses.

b)

An independent clause or a sentence with a subject and predicate

c)

A dependent clause and an independent clause.

d)

An incomplete sentence.

4.

What type of sentence is this? - The baby fell asleep at the park.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

5.

What is a compound sentence?

a)

One independent clause.

b)

A dependent clause and an independent clause

c)

Two dependent clauses joined by a conjunction

d)

Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction (FANBOYS)

6.

Is this an independent or dependent clause? - Before I go to school

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

7.

Is this an independent or dependent clause? - She threw her trash away.

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

8.

What type of sentence is this? - The thunder was very loud, and it woke me up from my nap.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

9.

What is a complex sentence?

a)

A sentence with two independent clauses

b)

Two dependent clauses joined by a conjunction.

c)

A dependent clause and an independent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction.

d)

A dependent clause and an independent clause joined by a FANBOYS.

10.

What type of sentence is this? - I raised my hand to answer the question.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

11.

What type of sentence is this? - After he completed sentence number 32, the student sighed.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

12.

What part of the sentence is the dependent clause? - While they were at the park, two small children played.

a)

"While they were at the park"

b)

"two small children played"

c)

"While they were at"

d)

"park, two small children played"

13.

This is an independent clause - the boy swims

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What type of sentence is this? - My friends are going to the movies tonight, but I am grounded.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

15.

What type of sentence is this? - I like to play football and soccer.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

16.

What type of sentence is this? - Since the boy swims for the school's swim team, he practices every day.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

17.

What is the independent clause in this sentence? - Since Leslie forgot to set her alarm, she was late to school.

a)

"Since Leslie forgot"

b)

"she was late to school"

c)

"Since Leslie forgot to set her alarm"

d)

"to set her alarm"

18.

What is the FANBOYS in this sentence? - Tomorrow's math test is going to be difficult, so I will study tonight.

a)

so

b)

is

c)

going

d)

to

19.

What is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence? - After eating a gigantic bowl of ice cream, the small boy had a stomach ache.

a)

the

b)

After

c)

had

d)

a

20.

What type of sentence is this? - The museum was very interesting as I had hoped.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex