Types of sentences Worksheet-11

Types of sentences Worksheet-11

See the sentence and state its kind:

41. The children have made a very good project.

A. Complex sentence                   B. Compound sentence

C. None of them                            D. Simple sentence

42. While they were going to Delhi they met a very lovely girl.

A. Compound sentence               B. None of them

C. Simple sentence                       D. Complex sentence

43. The shirt that I bought yesterday is two sizes too big for me.

A. Simple sentence                       B. Complex sentence

C. Compound sentence               D. None of them

44. The whole team played very well to win the match.

A. Complex sentence                   B. None of them

C. Compound sentence               D. Simple sentence

45. They had a lot of fun while shooting for the new film.

A. Compound sentence               B. Complex sentence

C. Simple sentence                       D. None of them

46. Just the two of them

A. Simple sentence                       B. Complex sentence

C. None of them                            D. Compound sentence

47. The next movie will start within five minutes.

A. Compound sentence               B. Simple sentence

C. Complex sentence                   D. None of them

48. The rich man was a bad pay master.

A. None of them                            B. Compound sentence

C. Complex sentence                   D. Simple sentence

49. Time passes quite fast when one is doing something interesting.

A. Complex sentence                   B. Simple sentence

C. None of them                            D. Compound sentence

50. This is a very fast song.

A. Compound sentence               B. Simple sentence

C. Complex sentence                   D. None of them

51. Sunita walks fast but her elder sister walks very slowly.

A. Complex sentence                   B. None of them

C. Compound sentence               D. Simple sentence

52. The train stopped and everyone got out.

A. Simple sentence                       B. Complex sentence

C. Compound sentence               D. None of them

Answer Key:

41. D

Explanation: This is a simple sentence since it has only one finite verb ‘have made.’

42. D

Explanation: This is a complex sentence since it has 1 main clause and one subordinate clause which are joined by the subordinate conjunction ‘while’.

43. B

Explanation: This is a complex sentence since it has 1 main clause and one subordinate clause which are joined by the subordinate conjunction ‘that’.

44. D

Explanation: This is a simple sentence since it has only one finite verb ‘played.’

45. B

Explanation: This is a complex sentence since it has 1 main clause and one subordinate clause which are joined by the subordinate conjunction ‘while’.

46. C

Explanation: This is not a sentence since it does not make complete sense.

47. B

Explanation: This is a simple sentence since it has only one finite verb ‘will start.’

48. D

Explanation: This is a simple sentence since it has only one finite verb ‘was.’

49. A

Explanation: This is a complex sentence since it has 1 main clause and one subordinate clause which are joined by the subordinate conjunction ‘when’.

50. B

Explanation: This is a simple sentence since it has only one finite verb ‘is.’

51. C

Explanation: This is a compound sentence since it has 2 main clauses which are joined by the coordinate conjunction ‘but’.

52. C

Explanation: This is a compound sentence since it has two main clauses which are joined by the coordinate conjunction ‘and’.