Test Questions on Sentence Structure: Simple, Compound, and Complex

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ✍️ Simple Sentence: Contains one independent clause (a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought). Example: The cat sat on the mat.
• ➕ Compound Sentence: Contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon. Example: The cat sat on the mat, and the dog barked at the mailman.
• 🔗 Complex Sentence: Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Example: Because it was raining, the cat sat on the mat.
• 💡 Independent Clause: A clause that can stand alone as a sentence.
• 🔑 Dependent Clause: A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence and begins with a subordinating conjunction (e.g., because, although, if, when) or a relative pronoun (e.g., who, which, that).

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is a simple sentence?
   1. A. Because it was late, I went to bed.
   2. B. I went to bed, and I slept soundly.
   3. C. I went to bed.
   4. D. After I ate dinner, I went to bed.
2. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
   1. A. The dog barked loudly.
   2. B. The dog barked loudly, and the cat ran away.
   3. C. Because the dog barked loudly, the cat ran away.
   4. D. The dog that barked loudly scared the cat.
3. Which of the following is a complex sentence?
   1. A. She went to the store.
   2. B. She went to the store, and she bought milk.
   3. C. Because she needed milk, she went to the store.
   4. D. She went to the store; she needed milk.
4. Identify the sentence type: Although it was raining, we went for a walk.
   1. A. Simple
   2. B. Compound
   3. C. Complex
   4. D. Compound-Complex
5. Identify the sentence type: The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.
   1. A. Simple
   2. B. Compound
   3. C. Complex
   4. D. None of the above
6. Choose the sentence that correctly combines the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence: 'I like coffee.' 'She likes tea.'
   1. A. I like coffee, she likes tea.
   2. B. I like coffee, but she likes tea.
   3. C. Because I like coffee, she likes tea.
   4. D. I like coffee although she likes tea.
7. Which sentence contains a dependent clause?
   1. A. The book is on the table.
   2. B. He went to the park and played football.
   3. C. After the game, they went home.
   4. D. She sang a song.