This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Simple Sentences – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Sentences Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. MY FRIENDS ..... (GO) TO THE CINEMA YESTERDAY A) DON'T WENT. B) GOED. C) DIDN'T WENT. D) WENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) WENT. 2. When do you use simple sentences A) When you need to emphasize multiple ideas within a single sentence. B) When you want to convey information clearly and concisely without complex structures. C) When you aim to provide detailed explanations in a concise manner. D) When you want to confuse the reader with unnecessary complexity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you want to convey information clearly and concisely without complex structures. 3. What can be a subject in a sentence? A) A person. B) An animal. C) Me. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. My son draws very nicely. The predicate of this sentence is: A) Draws very nicely. B) My son. C) Nicely. D) Draws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Draws very nicely. 5. Which month is after July? A) August. B) October. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) August. 6. An Independent Clause is a group of words that ..... A) Is part of a verb. B) Needs a Simple Sentence. C) Makes a complete statement. D) Does not make sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Makes a complete statement. 7. What is the best way to combine these sentences using a List? A) My favorite foods are pizza and steak and brussel sprouts. B) One of my favorite foods is pizza and the other favorite foods are steak and brussel sprouts. C) Brussel sprouts, pizza, and steak. D) My three favorite foods are pizza, steak, and brussel sprouts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My three favorite foods are pizza, steak, and brussel sprouts. 8. What is the past simple form of the verb 'to run'? A) Runned. B) Running. C) Ran. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran. 9. Which of the following sentence has an indirect object? A) Marta brought him. B) Marta brought chocolates for him. C) Marta brought chocolates. D) Marta brought yummy chocolates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marta brought chocolates for him. 10. Complete sentences start with ..... A) A capital letter. B) A synonym. C) A verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A capital letter. 11. Since he was tired. A) Sentence fragment. B) Simple sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence fragment. 12. Choose the simple sentence with a compound subject. A) The boy runs fast. B) The boy and girl run fast. C) The boy runs and jumps. D) The boy runs when it rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy and girl run fast. 13. What is the most basic requirement for a group of words to be a simple sentence? A) It must have at least two independent clauses. B) It must express one complete thought. C) It must start with a capital letter and end with a period. D) It must contain a lot of descriptive words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It must express one complete thought. 14. True or False:A sentence with a compound subject, like "Kara and Leo joined the band, " is a compound sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Choose the fragment (incomplete thought) A) Everyone loves the new restaurant. B) Everyone that attended the party last Saturday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone that attended the party last Saturday. 16. A ..... is one that contains only one independent clause, which must include a subject and predicate. A) Predicate. B) Simple Sentence. C) Subject. D) Independent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Sentence. 17. Beautiful / like / I / these / flowers / . A) Flowers I like these beautiful. B) I like these beautiful flowers. C) I like beautiful these flowers. D) Beautiful flowers i like these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like these beautiful flowers. 18. Finish the following:every sentence needs a capital letter, end punctuation, subject, ..... , and ..... A) Verb, must make sense. B) Subject, verb. C) Verb, prepositional phrase. D) Verb, and adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb, must make sense. 19. Identify:Janette, who's coming at four. A) Simple sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 20. Which choice correctly combines the two sentences to create a compound sentence?She enjoys playing music.He enjoys watching TV. A) She enjoys playing music, and he enjoys watching TV. B) She enjoys playing music and he enjoys watching TV. C) She enjoys playing music and watching TV. D) He enjoys playing music and watching TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She enjoys playing music, and he enjoys watching TV. 21. Complete the sentence:The children ..... games and ..... stories. A) Playing, telling. B) Plays, tells. C) Played, telling. D) Play, tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Play, tell. 22. Which word best completes this sentence:The dog ..... the ball. A) Chased. B) Chases. C) Chase. D) Chasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chases. 23. Combine the short sentences by using items in a series. At the zoo, I saw a giraffe. I also saw an elephant. Finally, I saw a bear. A) At the zoo, I saw a giraffe an elephant, and a bear. B) At the zoo, I saw a giraffe, an elephant, and a bear. C) At the zoo I saw a giraffe, and elephant, and a bear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the zoo, I saw a giraffe, an elephant, and a bear. 24. True or False:The sentence 'The coach wants us to practice our drills, to run laps, and watching game film' uses correct parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Complete the sentence:She ..... the piano every day. A) Play. B) Plays. C) Played. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plays. 26. Which option correctly combines the following two simple sentences to create a compound sentence?I like cats.Orange-striped cats are my favorite. A) Even though dogs are cute, I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite. B) I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite. C) Orange-striped cats are my favorite cats. D) I like orange-striped cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like cats and orange-striped cats are my favorite. 27. Joey loves fish. What is the VERB in this sentence? A) Joey. B) Loves. C) Fish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loves. 28. What is the simple predicate in the sentence:'The tree branch is a comfortable place for this monkey family.'? A) Tree branch. B) Is. C) Place. D) Comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 29. In the sentence "The sun sets in the west, " what is the subject? A) In the west. B) The west. C) The sun. D) Sets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 30. Complete the sentence with the correct verb:The athletes ..... medals at the competition. A) Win. B) Winning. C) Won. D) Wins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Won. 31. Skippy eats grass, and he runs around all day. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 32. I thought the bearded lady looked ridiculous! A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 33. Is this statement a simple sentence or a dependent clause?The line at the grocery store was very long. A) Simple Sentence. B) Dependent Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 34. I take a shower every night. A) Simple sentence. B) Sentence Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 35. Hermione went to Target, Meijer, and Kroger. A) Simple. B) Not simple. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 36. Complete the sentence:The teacher ..... at the students. A) Smile. B) Smiled. C) Smiles. D) Smiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smiles. 37. What kind of sentence is this:Although she was tired, she finished her homework, and she went to bed early. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Compound-Complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-Complex. 38. A big bird dog, bolder than the others, darted in. A) Simple sentence. B) Not a simple sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 39. The horse jumped and kicked the trainer. A) SSV. B) SV. C) SVV. D) SSVV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SVV. 40. We kept a bell on the jumping old thing, but that didn't do any good. A) Simple sentence. B) Not a simple sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not a simple sentence. 41. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:The candy was delicious. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 42. Ann (make) a cake on Friday (+) A) Ann maked a cake on Friday. B) Ann makes a cake on Friday. C) Ann made a cake on Friday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ann made a cake on Friday. 43. What is the subject in the following sentence?Miss D walks her dog Cado. A) Walks. B) Dog. C) Cado. D) Miss D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miss D. 44. And she ..... (put)her ticket and passport in her rucksack. A) Patted. B) Put. C) Putted. D) Pat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Put. 45. Alyssa rode on the roller coaster, and then she went on the bumper cars. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 46. She ..... (not see) him for a long time. A) Didn't see. B) Not see. C) Not saw. D) Didn't saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't see. 47. Father / my / Mysore / in / lives / . A) Father lives in my Mysore. B) My Father lives in Mysore. C) In Mysore my father lives. D) My father lives in Mysore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My father lives in Mysore. 48. I like to write stories, but I don't like to write essays. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 49. Choose the correct verb form:She ..... to the music. A) Danced. B) Dance. C) Dancing. D) Dances. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dances. 50. Complete the sentence:The moon ..... brightly at night. A) Shined. B) Shine. C) Shining. D) Shines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shines. 51. Sam/travel/to Spain/last year? A) Did Sam travel to Spain last year?. B) Did Sam travelled to Spain last year?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did Sam travel to Spain last year?. 52. What is the most effective way to combine these sentences? The rain poured down. We stayed inside. A) The rain poured down or we stayed inside. B) The rain poured down, we stayed inside. C) The rain poured down, so we stayed inside. D) The rain poured down but we stayed inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rain poured down, so we stayed inside. 53. Complete the sentence:The birds ..... early in the morning. A) Sing. B) Sung. C) Sings. D) Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sing. 54. My grandmother is coming from Korea.the simple predicate is ..... A) Next week. B) Is coming. C) Coming from. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is coming. 55. The table is bigger than the chair. A) Simple sentence. B) Sentence fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 56. "Tony will tomorrow when he meets Peter." What is missing? A) Believe. B) See. C) Know. D) Understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Know. 57. What is the simple predicate?Logan was walking the dog this morning. A) This morning. B) Walking. C) Dog. D) Logan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking. 58. They/go/to school /yesetrday (?) A) Do they went to school yesterday?. B) Did they go to school yesterday?. C) Did they went to school yesterday?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did they go to school yesterday?. 59. "Some people decided to find jobs in a big busy cities." Which of the following is the subject? A) Many people. B) Some people. C) A few individuals. D) Several individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some people. 60. What is the purpose of capitalizing the first letter of a sentence? A) To make it look pretty. B) To confuse the reader. C) To indicate the start of a new sentence. D) To make it longer. 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