Let’s Practice

The Sentence
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1. This is a simple sentence.

a) Simple

b) Compound

c) complex
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2. I like playing basketball, and my brother likes playing
tennis.

a) simple

b) compound

c) complex
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3. I'll help you if you help me.

a) Simple

b) Compound

c) complex
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4. Her name is Sachiko and she comes from Japan.

a) Simple

b) compound

c) complex
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5. My mother cooked dinner while I was doing my
homework.

a) Simple

b) compound

c) complex
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6. Do you want to go swimming tomorrow, or would you
prefer to play tennis?

a) Simple

b) compound

c) complex
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7. I'm so pleased that you can come to my party.

a) simple

b) compound

c) complex
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8. While the music played, Rachel sneaked in through the
side door.

a) simple

b) compound

c) complex
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9. In which of the following sentence types are FANBOYS
used to join clauses?

a) simple

b) compound

c) complex
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10. The vacation to Myrtle Beach should be extremely
restful.

a) simple

b) compound

c) complex
More practice
1. Joe waited for the train,________________. (compound)
2. I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus
station, ___________.(compound)
3. Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before
noon,________________. (compound)
4. Mary and Samantha left on the bus before I
arrived, _________________. (compound)
5. I wanted to play cricket_____________. (complex)
6. He went to market_____________. (complex)
7. It was an easy ride_______________. (complex)
8. Because James was busy in his office,___________ (complex)