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Types of sentences

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of sentence is this?

She wore a beautiful dress last night.

a)

Compound sentence

b)

Complex sentence

c)

Main clause

d)

Relative adverb

2.

I left.

a)

Single-clause

b)

Dependent clause

c)

Multi-clause

d)

phrase

3.

A ................................. contains both an independent and a dependent clause.

a)

Relative clause

b)

Complex sentence

c)

compound sentence

d)

Noun phrase

4.

A ............................. contains more than one piece of information.

a)

Compound sentence

b)

Verb phrase

c)

Independent clause

d)

Dependent clause

5.

What type of sentence is this?

The car bumped all the way to town because it had a flat tyre.

a)

Complex sentence

b)

single-clause sentence

c)

No-clause sentence

d)

Relative adverb

6.

What type of sentence is this?

I ate two bowls of noodles, yet I feel hungry.

a)

Single-clause

b)

Compound sentence

c)

Complex sentence

d)

Dependent clause

7.

What type of sentence is this?

I ate two bowls of rice because I was hungry.

a)

Common sentence

b)

Compound sentence

c)

Complex sentence

d)

Dependent clause

8.

Identify the underlined group of words.

Despite Diane’s repeated explanations, Noah couldn’t figure out what coconut aminos were.

a)

Independent clause

b)

Main Clause

c)

Simple sentence

d)

Dependent clause

9.

Identify the underlined words.

We must push through the nebula because the alien refugees need our help,

a)

Complex sentence

b)

Dependent clause

c)

Main clause

d)

Adverbial clause

10.

Identify the underlined words.

The researchers put many heavy objects on top of the tank, but the octopus kept escaping.

a)

Main clause

b)

Noun clause

c)

Dependent clause

d)

Relative clause

11.

Identify the underlined words.

The woman, who was hit by a car, couldn't get up.

a)

Phrasal verb

b)

Relative clause

c)

Subordinating clause

d)

main clause

12.

How many pieces of information are contained in this sentence?

No matter how many heavy objects the researchers put on top of its tank, the octopus kept escaping.

a)

None

b)

Five

c)

Two

d)

One

13.

What type of sentence is this?

David ran all the way to the corner of the road when he heard the ice cream van.

a)

Compound sentence

b)

Complex sentence

c)

Regular sentence

d)

Sentence

14.

Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

a)

He is knitting, while he is watching a film.

b)

Before the goal was scored Phil was getting bored.

c)

Although it was early June, the weather was very cold.

d)

All through the night Yemi could not sleep.

15.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

a)

Although it was early June the weather was very cold.

b)

I will go to town, before the sun goes down.

c)

Rain and fire, are the best of friends

d)

All day long, the sun shone.

16.

What type of sentence is this?

As the day went by, the sun shone.

a)

.Compound sentence

b)

Complex sentence

c)

Relative clause

d)

Expanded noun phrases

17.

What type of sentence is this?

I missed the start of the concert because the train was late.

a)

Single-clause

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Noun clause

18.

What is the dependent clause in this sentence?

David ran all the way to the corner of the road when he heard the ice cream van.

a)

David ran all the way to the corner of the road

b)

to the corner

c)

all the way

d)

when he heard the ice cream can

19.

What is the subordinate clause in this sentence?

He is knitting while he is watching a film.

a)

He is knitting

b)

he is watching a film

c)

while he is watching a film

d)

He is knitting while he is watching a film.

20.

What is missing in this sentence?

Even though she was getting old the gardener planted potatoes every year

a)

Comma/question mark

b)

Full stop/ question mark

c)

comma/ full stop

d)

Nothing is missing