Sentence Types quiz with answers: Test your Grade 8 grammar skills

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🎯 Simple Sentence: Contains one independent clause (subject + verb + complete thought). Example: *The dog barked.*
• 🔗 Compound Sentence: Contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon. Example: *The dog barked, and the cat meowed.*
• 💡 Complex Sentence: Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Example: *Because it was raining, the dog barked.*
• 📝 Compound-Complex Sentence: Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Example: *Because it was raining, the dog barked, and the cat meowed loudly.*

🤔 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is a simple sentence?
   1. The cat sat on the mat.
   2. The cat sat on the mat, and the dog slept on the rug.
   3. Because the cat was tired, it sat on the mat.
   4. Although the cat was tired, it sat on the mat, and the dog slept.
2. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
   1. I went to the store.
   2. I went to the store, but they were closed.
   3. Because I needed milk, I went to the store.
   4. Although I needed milk, I went to the store, and I bought bread.
3. Which of the following is a complex sentence?
   1. She smiled.
   2. She smiled, and he laughed.
   3. Because she was happy, she smiled.
   4. She smiled, and he laughed because he was happy.
4. Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
   1. He ran.
   2. He ran, but he tripped.
   3. Because he was late, he ran.
   4. Because he was late, he ran, but he tripped and fell.
5. Identify the sentence type: "After the rain stopped, the sun came out, and the birds began to sing."
   1. Simple
   2. Compound
   3. Complex
   4. Compound-Complex
6. Identify the sentence type: "The students studied diligently."
   1. Simple
   2. Compound
   3. Complex
   4. Compound-Complex
7. Identify the sentence type: "Although it was cold, she went for a walk, and he stayed inside."
   1. Simple
   2. Compound
   3. Complex
   4. Compound-Complex