WorksheetsSentence structure
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two things that all clauses must have?
a)
capital letter & period
b)
semicolon & comma
c)
subject & predicate
d)
milk & cookies
2.
What makes a clause dependent?
a)
it is a complete thought
b)
it is an incomplete thought
3.
For And Nor
But Or Yet So
These are known as...
But Or Yet So
These are known as...
a)
coordinating conjunctions
b)
subordinate conjunctions
c)
subjects
d)
predicates
4.
How should the sentence be punctuated?
Josh played the song again because it is his favorite.
Josh played the song again because it is his favorite.
a)
comma after again
b)
comma after because
c)
semicolon after aga
d)
Correct as it is
5.
We will try our best and do well on this test!
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
6.
Father put the baby to bed at seven o'clock, but she didn't fall asleep for a long time.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
7.
William Shakespeare wrote plays and poetry.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
8.
After I finished practicing piano, I'll help you make fudge.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
9.
Carla would prefer to vacation in the Caribbean, but I'd rather spend time in Europe.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
10.
Subordinating conjunctions start which type of clauses?
a)
independent clauses
b)
dependent clauses
c)
both a and b
d)
simple sentences
11.
If they place first, they might win five hundred dollars.
a)
complex sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
simple sentence
12.
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
a)
The animals in the mountains can be loud at night.
b)
The morning is so bright, and the night is as black as the sea.
c)
When I get to the bottom of the mountain, I want to sit beside the stream.
d)
The valley is a very quiet place to sit and think at night.
13.
Whenever it rained, Kerry thought of her home in Ireland, and she worried about her mother.
a)
Simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
14.
Before he knew it, the winter was over, and tiny buds began to sprout on the trees.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
15.
Which is the correct complex sentence structure?
a)
One independent clause
b)
One dependent clause
c)
An independent clause and a dependent clause
d)
A simple sentence with a subject and verb
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