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Sentence Types Quiz

A community garden newsletter needs sentence editors. Read each item and identify or create simple, compound and complex sentences. A simple sentence has one independent clause; a compound sentence joins two independent clauses; a complex sentence has an independent clause and a dependent clause.

Part A: Sort the Sentences

Choose the sentence type that best describes each garden newsletter sentence.

1.The tomatoes ripened in the afternoon sun. Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
  • Simple
  • Compound
  • Complex
2.Omar watered the seedlings, and Amira pulled out the weeds. Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
  • Simple
  • Compound
  • Complex
3.Because the soil was dry, we filled the watering cans. Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
  • Simple
  • Compound
  • Complex
4.The garden gate creaked whenever the wind blew. Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
  • Simple
  • Compound
  • Complex

Part B: Clause Clues

Use your knowledge of clauses and joining words to solve each editing challenge.

5.Which option joins two complete ideas to make a compound sentence? “The herbs need water ___ the lettuce is already damp.”
  • because
  • but
  • when
6.In “Although the sun was hot, the volunteers kept planting,” which part is the dependent clause?
7.True or false: “The bees visited the lavender, and the butterflies rested nearby” is a compound sentence because it contains two complete ideas joined by and.
TrueFalse
8.Fill in the blank with a subordinating conjunction to make a complex sentence: “ the rain stopped, the volunteers planted the beans.”

Part C: Become the Editor

Write your own sentences. Make sure each one has the requested structure and is complete.

9.Write a simple sentence about something growing in a garden. It must have one independent clause.
10.Join these ideas into one compound sentence using a suitable coordinating conjunction: “The compost was ready. We spread it around the plants.”
11.Turn these ideas into a complex sentence by adding a dependent clause: “The garden looked colourful.” Include a subordinating conjunction.

2 printable pages

  • Sentence Types Quiz, page 1 of 2: Part A: Sort the Sentences, Part B: Clause Clues

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  • Sentence Types Quiz, page 2 of 2: Part C: Become the Editor

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