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Simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences

Quiz by Heather Anderson

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  • Q1
    What type of sentence is this? The cat slept peacefully on the windowsill.
    Compound
    Compound-complex
    Complex
    Simple
    30s
  • Q2
    What type of sentence is this? Although it was raining, she still went for a run.
    Simple
    Compound-complex
    Compound
    Complex
    30s
  • Q3
    What type of sentence is this? The team celebrated their victory, but they knew they could have done better.
    Compound-complex
    Compound
    Complex
    Simple
    30s
  • Q4
    What type of sentence is this? He is tall, dark, and handsome.
    Simple
    Compound-complex
    Compound
    Complex
    30s
  • Q5
    What type of sentence is this? Although she was tired, she stayed up to finish her book and then went to bed.
    Complex
    Compound-complex
    Simple
    Compound
    30s
  • Q6
    What type of sentence is this? The dog barked, and the cat ran away.
    Compound
    Compound-complex
    Complex
    Simple
    30s
  • Q7
    What type of sentence is this? She sang beautifully, and the audience cheered.
    Compound
    Simple
    Compound-complex
    Complex
    30s
  • Q8
    What type of sentence is this? Because the traffic was bad, they arrived late to the concert and missed the opening act.
    Complex
    Compound
    Compound-complex
    Simple
    30s
  • Q9
    What type of sentence has one independent clause and no dependent clauses?
    Simple
    Compound
    Complex
    Compound-complex
    30s
  • Q10
    What type of sentence has two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses?
    Compound-complex
    Complex
    Compound
    Simple
    30s
  • Q11
    What type of sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?
    Complex
    Compound
    Simple
    Compound-complex
    30s
  • Q12
    What type of sentence has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses?
    Complex
    Simple
    Compound
    Compound-complex
    30s
  • Q13
    Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
    She ran to the store, but she forgot her wallet.
    She ran to the store.
    Although she forgot her wallet, she ran to the store.
    She ran to the store because she needed milk.
    30s
  • Q14
    Which of the following is an example of a compound-complex sentence?
    She forgot her wallet, so she had to borrow money from a stranger.
    She ran to the store because she needed milk.
    Although she forgot her wallet, she ran to the store and bought milk, but she had to borrow money from a stranger.
    She ran to the store, but she forgot her wallet.
    30s
  • Q15
    What is a simple sentence?
    A sentence consisting of multiple independent clauses.
    A sentence consisting of one independent clause.
    A sentence consisting of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
    A sentence consisting of one dependent clause and one or more independent clauses.
    30s

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