Identify the type of sentence used:

'The air was completely silent.'

Identify the type of sentence used:

'I stepped out of the aircraft, and I looked around me.'

Identify the type of sentence used:

'I ran as fast as I could, but I still missed the train.'

Identify the type of sentence used:

'We decided to seek shelter in an abandoned building before night came.'

Identify the type of sentence used:

'Voices whispered behind the door.'

Identify the type of sentence used:

'I opened the door and the voices stopped suddenly.'

Identify the type of sentence used:

'I almost missed my flight because of the traffic jam.'

Identify the type of sentence used:

'The surface of the island was pancake flat.'

A compound sentence is made up of two _________ sentences.

Tick the conjunctions that join two sentences in a compound sentence.

Which type of sentence can be used to suggest surprise and to stop the reader in their tracks?

'A cave is hidden there!'

Which type of sentences can be used to create a relationship between different objects, events or ideas?

'Our captain walked ahead and consulted his map.'

How confident are you about using these sentences (simple, compound, complex) in your own writing?