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Sentences Structure: Simple, Complex, Compound and Compound-Complex

Quiz by Mar Escobar

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11 questions
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  • Q1
    Janet went to the library to borrow some books.
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    Simple Sentence
    Compound Sentence
    Compound-Complex
    Complex Sentence
    20s
  • Q2
    The water was so cold that we could not swim in it.
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    Complex Sentence
    Compound Sentence
    Simple Sentence
    Compound- Complex
    10s
  • Q3
    As soon as the bell rang, the children rushed out.
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    Complex Sentence
    Compound- Complex
    Simple Sentence
    Compound Sentence
    10s
  • Q4
    John didn't come because he was ill so Mary was not happy.
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    Simple Sentence
    Complex Sentence
    Compound Sentence
    Compound-Complex Sentence
    20s
  • Q5
    Do you know the man who is talking to Mary?
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    Compound Sentence
    Simple Sentence
    Compound-Complex Sentence
    Complex Sentence
    20s
  • Q6
    Our car broke down; we came last.
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    Compound-Complex
    Simple Sentence
    Complex Sentence
    Compound Sentence
    30s
  • Q7
    A simple sentence consists of
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    one independent clause
    one independent thought
    10s
  • Q8
    Independent clauses can be joined by using
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    a subordinating conjunction
    a coordinating conjunction
    20s
  • Q9
    A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and
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    one or more dependent clauses
    two or more dependent clauses
    10s
  • Q10
    Sarah cried when her cat got sick, but he soon got better.
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    Simple Sentence
    Complex sentence
    Compound Sentence
    Compound-Complex Sentences
    30s
  • Q11
    Chris was hungry, so he made a sandwich.
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    Compound Sentences
    Compound-Complex Sentence
    Simple Sentence
    Complex Sentence
    30s

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