Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

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Students will correctly identify various sentence structures.
Stephanie Constantino
Quiz by Stephanie Constantino, updated more than 1 year ago
Stephanie Constantino
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Question 1

Question
A simple sentence contains only a subject and a verb.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

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A compound sentence contains two subjects and two verbs joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Which of the following is an example of a COMPLEX sentence?
Answer
  • She went to the store.
  • She needed milk, and she wanted a candy bar.
  • Though she had plenty of money, she didn't want to spend too much.

Question 4

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Which of the following is an example of a SIMPLE sentence?
Answer
  • He went to school.
  • His friends greeted him, and he waved "hello" to a teacher.
  • On his way to class, he stopped by his locker.

Question 5

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Which of the following is an example of a COMPOUND sentence?
Answer
  • The mother cared for her children.
  • Her son was just a baby, but her daughter was almost four.
  • Though it was difficult, she loved being a mom more than anything.

Question 6

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A complex sentence ALWAYS needs a comma.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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A complex sentence contains:
Answer
  • one independent and one dependent clause
  • two independent clauses
  • two dependent clauses

Question 8

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A dependent clause can stand alone as its own sentence.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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An independent clause can stand alone as its own sentence.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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All of the following are examples of COMPLEX sentences EXCEPT which one?
Answer
  • The cat was very small, but it became the loudest in the house.
  • If we want to get there on time, we'd better leave now.
  • Our hobbies are important to us even if we don't always have time to do them.
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