I. CLASSIFY THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ENGLISH SENTENCES.

Main clause| subordinate clause |Coordinating conjunction| subordinating conjunction| verb

1. Eat nourishing food or you may become anemic. Compound

2. Teachers frown on cramming for an exam, but it's better than flunking. Compound

3. Before elections all politicians premise to cut taxes. Simple

4. The judge wondered why the jury had deliberated so long. Complex

5. If you give your address, I will write you next week. Complex

6. Although the ball was well hit, it went foul. Complex

7. Nothing could ever blemish his reputation. Simple

8. The scenery was surpassingly beautiful, and we enjoyed every minute of the trip. Compound

9. They can go either now or next week. Simple

10. Perhaps we waited too long, but we preferred not to be hasty. Compound

11. If my new dress is ready, I'll wear it to the dance. Complex

12. Whoever works effectively for peace in these troubled times deserves credit. Complex

13. Nothing but time will serve the situation. Simple

14. If you give me your address, I will write you next week. Complex

15. He tries to be a man of the world, but he doesn't  succeed. Compound

16. Thinking requires practice. Simple

17. A green teddy bear is the prize for knocking down the cardboard scarecrow. Simple

18. The greedy tourists grab big bunches of the moss which they pile in their cars. Complex

19. Such a reactor being 25 times larger than any yet built, would represent a scientific achievement of
great importance. Simple

20. Someone asked us when we were leaving, but we did not tell her what she wanted to know.
Compound-complex

21. The idea was to bring the great Tennessee River under control , so that it could be used to restore and
protect the land and people to which its floods had formerly brought disaster. Complex
22. Those methods were fine for 3000 years before Christ, but you and I prefer and use more modern
methods which are faster and better for our purposes in this modern world. Compound-complex

23. I didn't actually see the film, but from what I've read I am sure I wouldn't have enjoyed it. Compound-
complex

24. When Jenny phoned last week, she said that she would be arriving this morning. Complex

25. I promise I will call you as soon as I get home. Complex

26. The first two sections of the book are about spiders, and the last three chapters deal with scorpions.
Compound

26. Patricia believes that I am in love with her and she is right. . Compound- complex

27. When I saw the vase, I knew it was exactly what I had been looking for. Complex

28. If the stain doesn't come out of your shirt when you wash it, try soaking it first. Complex

29. I cancelled my voyage when the bank voided my check. Complex

30. I remember dancing with a lot of girls, but I don't know if Anne was there. Compound-complex

31. Before going into the temple, everyone in this town has to take off their shoes. Simple

32. Joan admits that she had a lot of money in the bank, but she claims that she has lost everything.
Compound-complex