Task 1. Define the sentence type of the suggested sentences.

Match the sentences (1-20) with their types (A- D)

A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-Complex

1. As he had a liking for the spot, he seldom let a week pass without paying it a visit.
2. I have to work for my living.
3. The darkness was thinning, but the street was still dimly lighted.
4. Though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake.
5. Football started as a game involving kicking and handing, but later this branched off into two separate sports:
rugby and football, which is what the Americans call soccer.
6. A fearful voyage I had with such a monster in the vessel.
7. There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips.
8. It was a nice little place and Mr. and Mrs. Witla were rather proud of it.
9. I wish you had come earlier.
10. The rain fell softly, the house was quiet.
11. He lighted his cigarette, said good night, and went on.
12. Martin did not laugh; nor did he grit his teeth in anger.
13. I wish you had told me that a year ago.
14. The woman looked around and saw a young woman with a child sleeping peacefully in her arms.
15. He went out heavily and shut the door behind him.
16. Finding the stream, she bent forward and began to till her bucket.
17. But you can’t get at him, neither can we.
18. Tom presented himself before Aunt Polly, who was sitting by an open window.
19. Looking over his shoulder he saw, in the lighted bathhouse, a young man.
20. Chaucer, who lived in London, was both a poet and an important government official.

Task 1. Define the sentence type of the suggested sentences. Match the sentences (1-20) with their types (A- D)
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-Complex

1. As he had a liking for the spot, he seldom let a week pass without paying it a visit.
2. I have to work for my living.
3. The darkness was thinning, but the street was still dimly lighted.
4. Though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake.
5. Football started as a game involving kicking and handing, but later this branched off into two separate sports:
rugby and football, which is what the Americans call soccer.
6. A fearful voyage I had with such a monster in the vessel.
7. There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips.
8. It was a nice little place and Mr. and Mrs. Witla were rather proud of it.
9. I wish you had come earlier.
10. The rain fell softly, the house was quiet.
11. He lighted his cigarette, said good night, and went on.
12. Martin did not laugh; nor did he grit his teeth in anger.
13. I wish you had told me that a year ago.
14. The woman looked around and saw a young woman with a child sleeping peacefully in her arms.
15. He went out heavily and shut the door behind him.
16. Finding the stream, she bent forward and began to till her bucket.
17. But you can’t get at him, neither can we.
18. Tom presented himself before Aunt Polly, who was sitting by an open window.
19. Looking over his shoulder he saw, in the lighted bathhouse, a young man.
20. Chaucer, who lived in London, was both a poet and an important government official.