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Sentence Structures - Simple/Compound/Complex

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mrs. Oostindie and Mr. Adams both teach graphing; however, Mrs. DeRuiter does not.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
2.

Mrs. VanDuinen, who is a history teacher, loves to watch the Pistons play basketball.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

3.

Because we have a quiz tomorrow, we need to study our notes.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

4.
Teachers appreciate students when they follow directions.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
5.

Spring Break starts soon.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

6.

Anthony is in first place in the bracket, but others are close behind him.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

7.
Mrs. O. teaches about body systems, and Mrs. D. is glad she doesn't have to do that. 
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
8.

Sentence types and clauses are the two grammar skills that I will have to study for the exam.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

9.
Mrs. DeRuiter is a proud nerd.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
10.
Team 5 teachers care about their students, and they want them to be successful in life.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
11.

I want to get a job this summer because I want to have money to spend.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

12.
Mrs. DeRuiter does not like the outdoors.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
13.

What is a sentence?

a)

It is an action word.

b)

It begins with a small letter.

c)

It describes people, things, and animals.

d)

It is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

14.

What are the parts of a sentence?

a)

subject and object

b)

object and predicate

c)

subject and predicate

d)

subject and verb

15.

Which of the following is an example of a sentence?

a)

Danny’s favorite toy

b)

The school is clean.

c)

making a research paper

d)

four times a month

16.

Which among these is not a kind of sentence according to structure?

a)

Argumentative

b)

Compound

c)

Simple

d)

Complex

17.

Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?

a)

Did they win the basketball game?

b)

Alie’s voice sounded so far away.

c)

Jack and Jill went up the hill!

d)

She did not cheat on the test, for it was not good.

18.

What kind of sentence contains an independent and dependent clause?

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Letters b and c are correct

19.

What do we call the kind of sentence which joins two simple sentences together?

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

d)

Letters a and b are correct

20.

It may end with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point.

a)

Sentence

b)

Phrase

c)

Fragment

d)

Line

21.

It is the doer of the action in a sentence.

a)

Object

b)

Subject

22.

Tells something about the subject in a sentence.

a)

Object

b)

Predicate

c)

Verb

d)

Subject

23.

My mother cooks delicious food. The bolded group of words is an example of what?

a)

Subject

b)

Object

c)

Predicate

d)

Verb

24.

Nowadays, many people are listening to K-Pop songs. The bolded words are examples of a?

a)

Object

b)

Verb

c)

Predicate

d)

Subject

25.

Find the subject: The birds flew freely in the sky.

a)

sky

b)

the bird

c)

flew

d)

freely

26.

Find the object: We should respect the elders.

a)

we

b)

elders

c)

respect

d)

should

27.

Find the predicate: You must be an honest child.

a)

you must

b)

must be

c)

honest child

d)

must be an honest child

28.

Identify the type of sentence: We were lost in the building.

a)

Simple

b)

Complex

c)

Compound

d)

Compound-Complex

29.

Identify the type of sentence: They spoke to him in English, but she responded in Spanish.

a)

Compound-Complex

b)

Compound

c)

Simple

d)

Complex

30.

Identify the type of sentence: The new rug is beautiful.

a)

Compound

b)

Compound-Complex

c)

Complex

d)

Simple

31.

Identify the type of sentence: When he handed in his homework, he forgot to hand the teacher the last page.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound-Complex

c)

Complex

d)

Compound

32.

This type of sentence uses Coordinating conjunctions.

a)

Complex

b)

Compound

33.

Meander means

a)

to wander around

b)

to know where you're going

c)

to search for something intensely

34.

Admonish means to ...

a)

reward someone for a job well done

b)

scold or reprimand

c)

earn a certificate

35.

Coherent means

a)

disorderly and inconsistent

b)

nothing makes sense

c)

orderly, consistent relationship between parts

36.

Conspicuous means

a)

obvious in the eye or mind

b)

not obvious

c)

it's the same word as innocuous

37.

Contortion is

a)

a comfortable position

b)

a tortuous twisted position

c)

having no patience

38.

Demeanor is

a)

Any type of behavior toward someone else

b)

the same as commotion

c)

the way someone behaves toward another person

39.

Dispel means

a)

to force something to go away

b)

to force something closer

c)

to force friendship

d)

to force yourself to do something you don't like

40.

Recuperate means

a)

to recover to good health

b)

to recover to bad health

c)

to recover money or something we lost

41.

Replenish means

a)

to fill something that is empty

b)

to put more of something in something that is empty

c)

to empty a jar

d)

to eat everything in a jar

42.

Vigilant means

a)

to be violent

b)

to be ignorant or inattentive to everything around you

c)

to be carefully observant or attentive