Scribd
Upload
2K views4 pages

Types of Sentences Exercises

This document contains 15 sentences with simple, compound, and complex structures. For each sentence, the reader must identify whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex. The document tests the reader's understanding of sentence structures.

Uploaded by

Hamidah Jamaludin
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
2K views4 pages

Types of Sentences Exercises

This document contains 15 sentences with simple, compound, and complex structures. For each sentence, the reader must identify whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex. The document tests the reader's understanding of sentence structures.

Uploaded by

Hamidah Jamaludin
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

1. Sara began planning her summer vacation in December.

A. :-) Simple B. C. ? ? Compound Complex

2. Because I left the play early, I missed the surprise ending.

A. B.

? ?

Simple Compound

C. :-) Complex

3. Tanya was invited to a party, so she wants to buy a new outfit.

A.

Simple

B. :-) Compound C. ? Complex

4. After Alison finished playing the video game, she shut down the computer.

A. B.

? ?

Simple Compound

C. :-) Complex

5. Because of rain, the baseball game was postponed.

A.

Simple

B. X Compound C. X Complex

6. For Halloween, each of the children had dressed up as a different Disney character; however, not one of them had dressed up as Mickey Mouse.

A. X Simple B. :-) Compound=The two clauses are joined by a semi-colon and a transitional expression ("however"). C. ? Complex

7. Some of the books in the library will be given to charity.

A. :-) Simple B. C. ? ? Compound Complex

8. After the hurricane, many of the offices needed new carpeting.

A. :-) Simple B. C. ? ? Compound Complex="After the hurricane" is a prepositional phrase, not a dependent clause.

9. The meaning of this poem is difficult to understand.

A. :-) Simple B. C. ? ? Compound Complex

10. Joe and his brother went fishing last weekend and caught lots of fish.

A. :-) Simple=the coordinating conjunction "and" is joining two subjects ("Joe" and "brother") and two verbs ("went fishing" and "caught") B. X Compound

C.

Complex

11. Duane doesn't think he passed the test, although he studied several hours last night.

A. B. C.

? ? ?

Simple Compound Complex=answer

12. The team had won the championship last year and was determined to win it again.

A. B. C.

? ? ?

Simple= The coordinating conjunction "and" joins two verbs, "had won" and "were." Compound Complex

13. Since we bought our new wide-screen television, the prices have dropped dramatically.

A. B. C.

? ? ?

Simple Compound Complex= answer

14. My father and mother ate too much at our family reunion.

A.

? Simple=Even though the coordinating conjunction "and" is present, the word is joining two words ("father" and "mother")--not two independent clauses ? ? Compound Complex

B. C.

15. Fiona became interested in long-distance running several years ago; in fact, she ran in the New York Marathon last year.

A. B.

Simple

? Compound=The two clauses are joined by a semi-colon and a transitional expression, "in fact." ? Complex

C.

You might also like