Types of Sentences Quiz
Preview:
It was Sam who paid for the drinks.
A. Compound sentence
B. Complex sentence
C. Simple sentence
D. Compound complex sentence
If you think me mad, you need to listen to my whole story first.
What type of sentence is this?
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
Can we go to the theme park?
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Exclamatory
D. Interrogative
I took my visitors all over the house.
What type of sentence is this?
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
I smiled while they chatted about familiar things.
What type of sentence is this?
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
I can’t believe you tazed me.
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Exclamatory
D. Interrogative
My answer might not be correct, but your answer is wrong too.
A. Compound complex sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Simple sentence
D. Complex sentence
Yuck, I hate eggplant!
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Exclamatory
D. Interrogative
She didn’t realize that she was making a mistake.
A. Compound complex sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Simple sentence
D. Complex sentence
I want someone cool to perform at the Super Bowl next year, but I don’t really know who I would like to see.
A. simple
B. compound
C. complex
D. compound-complex
Your brother and your friend broke the window in the living room.
A. simple
B. compound
C. complex
D. compound-complex
I have been on rather too many planes and trains recently.
A. Simple sentence
B. Complex sentence
C. Compound complex sentence
D. Compound sentence
Ricky’s mom picked him up at the park.
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Exclamatory
D. Interrogative
He will never leave home because he hasn’t got the courage to.
A. Compound complex sentence
B. Simple sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Compound sentence
Can we have pizza for dinner?
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Exclamatory
D. Interrogative
Even though I like Justin Bieber and I really like his newer album, I don’t think I will buy tickets for his concert.
A. simple
B. compound
C. complex
D. compound-complex
What is the formula for a compound sentence?
A. One independent clause (D)
B. Two (or more) independent clauses and one dependent clause (I+I+D)
C. One independent clause and one dependent clause (I+D)
D. Two (or more) independent clauses (I+I)
Which of the following is NOT a way to join complete thoughts to form a compound-complex sentence?
A. with a comma
B. with a comma and a coordinating conjunction
C. with a semi-colon
D. with a semi-colon and a conjunctive adverb
The students went on a field trip
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Exclamatory
D. Interrogative
When I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern.
What type of sentence is this?
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
I knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and I kept pushing on it steadily.
What type of sentence is this?
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
I kept quite still and said nothing.
What type of sentence is this?
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
A shriek had been heard by a neighbor during the night.
What type of sentence is this?
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Complex
What time will we get back from the theme park?
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Exclamatory
D. Interrogative
We met rather few people who spoke English.
A. Simple sentence
B. Complex sentence
C. Compound sentence
D. Compound complex sentence
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