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Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the sentence type in the following sentence:

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

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

2.

Identify the sentence type in the following sentence:

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

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

3.

Identify the sentence type in the following sentence:

Megan and Ron ate too much and felt sick.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

4.

Identify the sentence type in the following sentence:

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

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

5.

What type of sentence is the following:

While waiting for the paint to dry, Angela went to Home Depot, and martin organized the kitchen appliances.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

6.

Select the sentence type below:


After listening to the Kanye West CD, I have new respect for his music.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

7.

What type of sentence contains 1 subject and 1 predicate?

a)

simple sentence

b)

complex sentence

c)

compound sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

8.

What type of sentence contains 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause?

a)

simple sentence

b)

complex sentence

c)

compound sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

9.

What type of sentence contains 2 or more independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause?

a)

simple sentence

b)

complex sentence

c)

compound sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

10.

Before construction of the Eiffel Tower began, people thought it would cost too much to build.

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Complex sentence

c)

Compound sentence

d)

Compound-Complex sentence