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Simple, compound and complex sentences

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Identify what type of sentence...

I have known him for a long time, yet I have never understood him.

a)

Compound sentence

b)

Complex sentence

c)

Simple sentence

d)

Compound complex sentence

2.

Identify what type of sentence...

I like you a lot; hence, I think we should be best friends.

a)

Compound sentence

b)

Complex sentence

c)

Simple sentence

d)

Compound complex sentence

3.

Identify what type of sentence...

Today I did not watch my favorite TV show because I was doing homework.

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Compound sentence

c)

Complex sentence

d)

Compound complex sentence

4.

Identify what type of sentence...

When I was a child, I believed in fairy tales.

a)

Compound sentence

b)

Complex sentence

c)

Simple sentence

d)

Compound complex sentence

5.

Identify what type of sentence...

While María bougth bread, Juan bought tomatoes to make the salad.

a)

Complex sentence

b)

Simple sentence

c)

Compound sentence

d)

Compound complex sentence

6.

Fifty years ago, it had thick forests, and the mountains were covered with red and pink flowers. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay started from Khumbu when they become the first people to climb Everest in 1953.

a)

There are 2 sentences: 1 compound and 1 complex

b)

There are 2 compound clauses.

c)

There are 2 complex sentences

d)

There is 1 complex and 1 compound sentence.

7.

A lot of trees were cut down to build more houses, and to use for firewood.

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Compound sentence

c)

Complex sentence

d)

Compound complex sentences

8.

One possible solution is to cook and heat water with kerosene.

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Compound sentence

c)

Complex sentence

d)

Compound complex sentence

9.

What type of sentence can you identify in the following text?

New Year´s day is a holiday around the world, but people in Edinburg, Scotland, celebrate it in an exciting way.

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10.

 

What type of sentence can you identify in the following text?

The celebration in Edinburg is very well-known, but the annual Hogmanay festivals in other cities in Scotland are popular too.

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11.

The high cost of natural ingredients is just one of the reasons that perfumers today also use artificial ingredients in their frafances.

What type of sentence is this one?

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Compound sentence

c)

Complex sentence

d)

Compound complex sentence

12.

How many clauses does a simple sentence have?

a)

1 dependent

b)

1 independent

c)

2 independent

d)

2 dependent

13.

After the teacher chose groups, John and Sara were selected as partners for a project, yet

Sarah did most of the work.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-complex

14.

Complex sentences have...

a)

2 independent clauses

b)

1 independent clauses

c)

1 dependent and 1 independent clause

d)

2 dependent clauses

15.

Compound sentences have...

a)

2 independent clauses

b)

2 dependent clauses

c)

1 independent clause

d)

1 dependent clause

16.

One independent clause can be a simple sentence. Is this statement true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not sure

d)

I don´t know

17.

After the two soccer players lost their game, they joined their other teammates for

lunch, and they went to the movies.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Compound-complex

18.

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

a)

Compound

b)

complex

c)

Compound-complex