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Types of Sentence according to Structure

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The baby cried for food.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

2.

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

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

3.

After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

4.

After the two soccer players lost their game, they joined their other teammates for lunch, and they went to the movies.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

5.

Vampires Dairies is my favorite television show, but I also love True Blood.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

6.

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

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

7.

Megan and Ron ate too much and felt sick.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

8.

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

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

9.

Opinionated women are given disadvantages in societies that privilege male accomplishments.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

10.

The woman who taught Art History 210 was fired for stealing school supplies.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

11.

The man believed in the system, and he knew that justice would prevail after the murderer was sent to jail.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

12.

When my grandmother came to visit, she taught us how to make our own holiday ornaments.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

13.

The hairstylist gave Latrice a new look.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

14.

Lawrence caught the ball but then dropped it.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

15.

The astronomer and her assistant studied the meteor and wrote reports.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

16.

According to legend, Betsy Ross made our first flag, but little evidence supports this claim.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

17.

The whistle blew, the drums rolled, and the crowd cheered.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

18.

Alberto and Jared increased their speed and passed the other runners.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

19.

Alberto led for half the distance, and then Jared took the lead.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

20.

When I watch Martha Graham's performances, I feel like studying dance.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

21.

In Gone with the Wind, when Scarlett is faced with near-starvation, she vows that she never v will be hungry again.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

22.

Yolanda began painting only two years ago, but already she has been asked to show one of her paintings at the exhibit that is scheduled for May.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

23.

When Bill left, he locked the door, but he forgot to turn off the lights.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

24.

Emilia has several hobbies that she enjoys, but the one on which she spends the most time is woodcarving.

a)

Simple Sentence

b)

Compound Sentence

c)

Complex Sentence

d)

Compound-Complex Sentence

25.

I went to the park.

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

26.

Sandra and Lara have been good friends since first grade.

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

27.

Although Shaina likes Mexican, Iraqi, Somali, and Italian food.

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

28.

After swimming in the ocean

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

29.

Animal communication is not considered to be a legitimate language by some scientists.

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

30.

When Jim and Ayman eat lunch together in the breakroom.

a)

Dependent

b)

Independent