This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Simple Sentences – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Sentences Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I finished my project last night so I deserve a "free day." A) Compound sentence COMMA NEEDED. B) Complex sentence NO COMMA NEEDED. C) Complex sentence COMMA NEEDED. D) Compound sentence NO COMMA NEEDED. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence COMMA NEEDED. 2. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence? The Warrior Princess bravely fought a tiger. She was victorious. A) The Warrior Princess bravely fought a tiger she was victorious. B) The Warrior Princess bravely fought a tiger, and she was victorious. C) Because the Warrior Princess bravely fought a tiger, she was victorious. D) She was victorious, the Warrior Princess bravely fought a tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Warrior Princess bravely fought a tiger, and she was victorious. 3. Is it a simple sentence? -Last week, she told the funniest joke in the middle of the meeting. A) No. B) Yes. C) I don't know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 4. Make this compound sentence into two simple sentences. I asked my sister for a brownie, but she didn't give me one. A) I asked my sister. She didn't answer. B) But she didn't give me one. C) I asked my sister for a brownie. She didn't give me one. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I asked my sister for a brownie. She didn't give me one. 5. Why isn't this a simple sentence? My dog played fetch at the park. A) A. too many subjects. B) B. too many verbs. C) C. both a & b. D) It is a simple sentence!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a simple sentence!. 6. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a COMPLEX sentence? He was wealthy. He was still unhappy. A) Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy. B) He was wealthy, he was still unhappy. C) He was wealthy, so he was still unhappy. D) He was still unhappy, he was wealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy. 7. What is the verb in the following sentence? Miss D walks her dog Cado. A) Dog. B) Miss D. C) Cado. D) Walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walks. 8. Identify the subject.Group 2 has worked extremely hard to meet its goals. A) Its. B) Group 2. C) Goals. D) Extremely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Group 2. 9. Choose the independent clause that would make this a compound sentence. ....., so we purchased the purple one. A) I didn't have them. B) There was not a pink purse. C) The pink stuff animal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There was not a pink purse. 10. Because I sent my writing to PEN I improved. A) Compound sentence COMMA NEEDED. B) Complex sentence COMMA NEEDED. C) Compound sentence NO COMMA NEEDED. D) Complex sentence NO COMMA NEEDED. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex sentence COMMA NEEDED. 11. A simple sentence (A.K.A. independent clause) has one ..... and one ..... A) (subject, predicate). B) (word, phrase). C) (fragment, subject). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (subject, predicate). 12. What is the complete subject on the given sentence? We are going to the park after school with my friends. A) We. B) We with my friends. C) The park. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We. 13. Identify the group of words:My entire family lives in the city of Philadelphia, and we have lived there for a decade. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Compound sentence. D) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound sentence. 14. Identify the conjunction and the type of sentence:I want to go to the doctor today because I do not feel well. A) Because, complex. B) Because, compound. C) Because, simple. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because, complex. 15. What is the verb in the following sentence? Poetry connects to our lives. A) Lives. B) Poetry. C) Connects. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connects. 16. We didn't have much homework when I was younger. A) Simple sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex sentence. 17. Identify the subject(s).The parents attended the board meeting on Monday night. A) Monday. B) Parents. C) Attended. D) Meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parents. 18. Read the group of words below. What would you have to add to it to make it a simple sentence? got a pet turtle. A) A verb. B) A comma. C) A punctuation mark at the end. D) A subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A subject. 19. / between the subject and predicate:The boys on the soccer team ran onto the field. A) Boys on. B) Ran onto. C) Team ran. D) Soccer team. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Team ran. 20. Create a simple sentence by placing the words in the correct order.My sister, very, is, small A) My sister small is very. B) My sister is very small. C) Small is my very sister. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My sister is very small. 21. Identify the conjunction and the type of sentence:I slept late, and I was late for work. A) And, compound. B) And, complex. C) And, simple. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And, compound. 22. Is this sentences compound or complex? All players are important to a team, but the pitcher may be the most important. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 23. Which sentence has "when" information? A) He slept at home. B) He slept because he was super tired. C) He slept until 10 a.m. D) He slept with his teddy bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He slept until 10 a.m. 24. S, F, or RO:On his way to the gymnasium. A) S. B) F. C) RO. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. 25. A compound sentence has two ..... and is joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. A) Two subjects. B) Simple sentences (independent clauses). C) Nouns. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple sentences (independent clauses). 26. The kids who play instruments at home are really good. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Main noun. C) Preposition. D) Main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 27. What three components do all simple sentences have? A) Three complete thoughts. B) Three main ideas. C) Subject, verb, and a complete thought. D) One independent clause, one verb, and one dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject, verb, and a complete thought. 28. Identify the verb or verb phrase.My 8th-period students will perform well on their benchmark test. A) Will perform. B) Well. C) Will. D) Will perform well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will perform. 29. What type of sentence is this? Take the dog for a walk. A) Exclamatory. B) Imperative. C) Interrogative. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperative. 30. Professor Allen's intelligent students completed and turned in their work. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 31. What two things must be in a sentence? A) Verb + Adverb. B) Subject + Adjective. C) Subject + Verb. D) Subject + Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject + Verb. 32. What is the verb in this sentence? I sleep every afternoon. A) I. B) Sleep. C) Afternoon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleep. 33. My weekend was great. A) SVV. B) SSV. C) SV. D) SSVV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SV. 34. What is the subject in this sentence? The food is not very nice. A) Not very nice. B) The food. C) Is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The food. 35. Identify the independent clause:Although I am good at writing sentences, it can be very difficult to identify compound sentences. A) It can be very difficult to identify compound sentences. B) Although I am good at writing sentences. C) I am good at writing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can be very difficult to identify compound sentences. 36. What is the subject of this sentence ..... A tiny mouse squeaked. A) Mouse. B) Squeaked. C) A tiny. D) A tiny mouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tiny mouse. 37. The tree branch is a comfortable place for this monkey family. A) For. B) Family. C) Is. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 38. We saw Alex at the movieWhat punctuation mark does this sentence need? A) ?. B) !. C) . D) ;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 39. What are the 2 verbs in the following sentence? Dustin fed and cared for Dart. A) Cared. B) Fed. C) Fed and cared. D) Cared for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fed and cared. 40. The following sentence is a compound sentence:Brayden tried out for the baseball team, and he made the varsity team. What are the simple subjects in this sentence? A) Brayden, made. B) Brayden, he. C) Team, he. D) Brayden, team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brayden, he. 41. Identify the verb or verb phrase.On Friday school has early dismissal. A) Has. B) Has dismissal. C) Has early. D) School has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 42. I qualified for AP English since I received an A in Honors English 2. A) Compound sentence NO COMMA NEEDED. B) Complex sentence NO COMMA NEEDED. C) Complex sentence COMMA NEEDED. D) Compound sentence COMMA NEEDED. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex sentence NO COMMA NEEDED. 43. We read "The Landlady" after we read "The Tell-Tale Heart" . A) Simple sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex sentence. 44. What is the complete subject on the given sentence? The kid who sits next to me in Math Class moved here from Cagayan Valley. A) The kid who sits next to me in Math Class. B) The kid who sits next to me. C) The kid next to me in Math Class. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The kid who sits next to me in Math Class. 45. What type of sentence is this? Before he knew it, the winter was over, and tiny buds began to sprout on the trees. A) Compound-complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound-complex. 46. What is the simple predicate of the sentence? My crazy teacher, Mrs. Vala, wears a monkey on her back. A) Wears a monkey on her back. B) My crazy teacher. C) Wears. D) My crazy teacher, Mrs. Vala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wears. 47. State of being verbs (examples:am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been) are also called ..... A) Conjunction. B) Action verb. C) Preposition. D) Linking verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linking verb. 48. How many verbs are in this simple sentence? We woke up late and went to bed early. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 49. After listening to the Kayne West CD, I have new respect for his music. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex Sentence. 50. What is this sentence missing? Lives in Bandar Sri Impian A) A subject. B) A verb. C) A subject or a verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A subject. 51. They spoke to him in Spanish, but he responded in English. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 52. We will review parts of speech, and then we'll learn about phrases. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 53. A complex sentence uses a subordinate clause. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 54. Which word best completes the sentence? The king's punishment was to be ..... to Siberia. A) Banished. B) Headway. C) Commotioned. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banished. 55. Identify the verb or verb phrase.The mangy, scrawny stray dog hurriedly gobbled down the grain-free, organic dog food. A) Gobbled. B) Hurriedly. C) Gobbled down. D) Hurriedly gobbled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gobbled. 56. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? I heard a person running behind me, but it was just my sister. A) Just my sister. B) It was. C) A person running behind me. D) Behind me. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behind me. 57. Choose the correct formula for the sentence.My brothers and I love them so much. A) SSV. B) SV. C) SVV. D) SSVV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SSV. 58. The following sentence is a compound sentence:Katherine wrote an anime novel, and she had it published this year. What are the simple predicates? A) Wrote, published. B) An, it. C) Novel, published. D) Wrote, had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrote, had. 59. I went to the park with my son. A) SVV. B) SSVV. C) SV. D) SSV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SV. 60. Names a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or ideaExamples:Target, Northampton Area Middle School A) Common noun. B) Proper noun. C) Adjective. D) Verb. 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