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Sentence Types

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of sentence is this?

The baby cried for food.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

2.

What type of sentence is this?

Professor Maple's intelligent students completed and turned in their homework.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

3.

What type of sentence is this?

Megan and Ron ate too much at the BBQ and felt sick to their stomachs.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

4.

What type of sentence is this?

The shoplifter had stolen clothes, so he ran once he saw police.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

5.

What type of sentence is this?

They spoke to him in Spanish, but he responded in Italian.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

6.

What type of sentence is this?

After eating lunch, Jim went to the gym to exercise.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

7.

What type of sentence is this?

The student wiped the blackboard because it was filthy from last week's notes.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

8.

What type of sentence is this?

While waiting for the paint to dry, Angela went to Home Depot, and Martin organized the kitchen appliances.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

9.

What type of sentence is this?

Rugby is a sport I don't like because I never learned the rules, but my brother is a huge fan.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

10.

What type of sentence is this?

Although he was exhausted, Dominic cooked dinner for his father, and after dinner, he cleaned the kitchen.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

11.

What type of sentence is this?

Russia has a variety of natural resources including oil, natural gas, timber, iron ore, copper, and lead.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

12.

What type of sentence is this?

Since it takes approximately 1000 years for a printer cartridge to decompose, recycling them helps the environment.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

13.

What type of sentence is this?

The right hemisphere of the brain typically controls muscle movement on the left side of the body, and the left hemisphere controls muscle movement on the right side.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

14.

What type of sentence is this?

If we can't find an inexpensive hotel to stay in over 4th of July weekend, we can stay with my aunt and uncle.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

15.

What type of sentence is this?

A flurry of tiny hailstones danced across the roof of our house last night as the thunderstorm rolled through.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

16.

What type of sentence is this?

Annual plants survive only one season and must be replanted each year, but perennials return each year with new flowers.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

17.

What type of sentence is this?

After the principal created new dress code requirements, students were very unhappy, and they discussed their opinions at the last school board meeting.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

18.

What type of sentence is this?

The weather forecast predicted severe thunderstorms, but the dark, heavy thunderclouds never appeared.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

19.

What type of sentence is this?

The rickety old rocking chair collapsed when Jonah sat down in it.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex

20.

What type of sentence is this?

Keith, Carrie, and Kyle bought donuts and ate them down by the river.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-Complex