WorksheetsClauses and Sentence structure
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." (Steve Jobs)
a)
Simple Sentence
b)
Compound Sentence
c)
Complex Sentence
d)
Compound Complex Sentence
2.
Does this sentence need a comma?
I went to dance and then went home.
I went to dance and then went home.
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
Subordinating conjunctions start which type of clauses?
a)
independent clauses
b)
dependent clauses
c)
both a and b
d)
simple sentences
4.
If they place first, they might win five hundred dollars.
a)
complex sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
simple sentence
5.
Morgan and Riley plan to enter their robot in an engineering competition.
a)
complex sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
simple sentence
6.
The robot can also sort objects, but it cannot count.
a)
complex sentence
b)
compound sentence
c)
simple sentence
7.
Because there was a hurricane, we had to cancel our trip to the beach.
a)
Simple
b)
Compound
c)
Complex
8.
Which of the following sentences is a simple sentence?
a)
Rodney plays basketball, but Cheryl always beats Rodney.
b)
Rodney likes to play basketball, but I like to play baseball.
c)
Cheryl likes basketball, and she also likes ice skating.
d)
Rodney likes to spend his weekends playing basketball.
9.
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.
10.
Which of the following is a compound sentences?
a)
Anita wrote about sports for her report, but Susie wrote about art.
b)
The students could work with partners on their research projects.
c)
The fifth grade teacher read the reports and gave out the grades.
d)
Francine wanted to write a report about her favorite movie star.
11.
I find doing my work on my laptop to be quite enjoyable.
a)
simple sentence
b)
complex sentence
c)
compound sentence
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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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