WorksheetsSimple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 24mins
We can either go to the store today, or we can wait until Friday.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
None of the above
The new chips from Lays are pretty good!
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
None of the above
The new chips from Lays are pretty good, but I prefer to eat Takis.
Simple sentence
Compound sentence
Complex sentence
None of the above
I wanted to invite her to my birthday party, but I didn't know her address or phone number.
Simple
Compound
None of the above
I like school, but I wish I didn't have to get up so early.
simple
compound
I smiled while they chatted about familiar things.
What type of sentence is this?
Simple
Compound
Complex
I talked more quickly, but the noise steadily increased.
What type of sentence is this?
Simple
Compound
Complex
A simple sentence has one __________ clause.
independent
dependent
Which is the simple sentence?
She is very smart and she knows it.
I can't help you with your homework.
The boys sang and the girls danced.
When the cake is brown, remove it from the oven.
A compound sentence has two ___________ clauses.
independent
dependent
Which is the compound sentence?
You cannot leave the school.
If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
I saw Samuel yesterday but he didn't see me.
After Troy ate a giant cookie, he got a stomach ache.
A complex sentence has one _______ clause and one or more _______ clauses.
A complex sentence has one dependent clause and one or more independent clauses.
A complex sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Which is the complex sentence?
Stay in the bath until the phone rings.
I don't want to eat.
I have driven a car.
I am working now, but we will eat later.
Morgan and Riley plan to enter their robot in an engineering competition.
simple
compound
complex
If they place first, they will win five hundred dollars.
simple
compound
complex
The second place prize is three hundred dollars, and the third place prize is one hundred dollars.
simple
compound
complex
When the clock strikes 10, we have to go to bed.
simple
compound
complex
The big brown dog ran after the blue and red ball.
simple
compound
complex
She dropped the pan and the plate, but she held on to the spoon.
simple
compound
complex
Before the queen rode in the parade, she gave a speech.
simple
compound
complex
Which among the sentences below is NOT a simple sentence?
The dog went out and ran away.
The dog saw that the gate is open.
The dog is trying to run away.
The gate is open, so the dog is trying to run away.
Choose the compound sentence below.
My dogs ran away from home when the gate was left open.
Every time the gate is left open, my dogs always run out.
My dogs got out of the gate, and they ran away from home.
How well do you understand simple, compound and complex sentences?
I don't understand.
I kind of understand...
I think I understand.
I understand!
I really understand; I got this!
