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Sentence Types Practice
· Underline each subject once; underline each verb twice.
· Identify each sentence as: S-Simple, C-Compound, or CX-Complex, or CCX-Compound Complex
_____ 1. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
_____ 2. Juan played football while Juanita went shopping.
_____ 3.Juan played football, yet Juanita went shopping.
_____ 4. Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost.
_____ 5. The island was filled with many trails winding through the thick underbrush, a small lake,
and dangerous wild pigs.
_____ 6.Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material.
_____ 7.Finally the modern piano evolved, and today’s pianists use instruments that can produce a
a wide range of sounds and stand up to strong playing.
_____ 8.Mary and Samantha left on the bus later, so I did not see them at the bus station.
_____ 9. Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon and left on the bus before I
arrived.
_____ 10. Joe realized that the train was late while he waited at the train station.
_____ 11. Mary and Samantha forgot their luggage on the train and ran to catch it.
_____12.I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station, but they arrived at the station before
noon.
_____ 13. Because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station late, I didn’t see them at the
station.
_____ 14.Younger children go mainly for colors that are bright, but as teenagers they prefer softer
colors.
_____ 15.While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late.
_____ 16. Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.
_____ 17. Mary does not like to ride trains any more, so she’ll take the bus next time.
_____ 18. I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station.
_____ 19. Sara began planning her summer vacation in December.
_____ 20. Because I left the play early, I missed the surprise ending.
_____ 21.Tanya was invited to a party, so she wants to buy a new outfit.
_____ 22. After Alison finished playing the video game, she shut down the computer.
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_____ 23. Because of rain, the baseball game was postponed.
_____ 24. For Halloween, each of the children had dressed up as a different Disney character;
however, not one of them had dressed up as Mickey Mouse.
_____ 25. Some of the books in the library will be given to charity.
_____ 26. Because people have become more health conscious, they are eating less meat, so many
stores now sell hamburger patties made from soybeans.
_____ 27. The meaning of this poem is difficult to understand.
_____ 28. There were crashing chords that frightened some of his audiences, and there were extreme
changes in loudness and softness.
_____ 29. Duane doesn't think he passed the test although he studied several hours last night.
_____ 30. The team had won the championship last year and was determined to win it again.
_____ 31. Since we bought our new wide-screen television, the prices have dropped dramatically.
_____ 32. My father and mother ate too much at our family reunion.
_____ 33. Fiona became interesting in long-distance running several years ago; in fact, she ran in the
New York Marathon last year.
· Write original sentences according to the directions.
· Underline each subject once; underline each verb twice.
34. Write a compound sentence about music using a comma FANBOY to connect the 2 independent clauses.
35. Write a complex sentence about cats that starts with the word Because.
36. Write a simple sentence about rain that contains 3 prepositional phrases.
37. Write a compound sentence about chocolate that uses a semi-colon to connect the 2 clauses.
38. Write a compound-complex sentence about roses that has the independent clause before the subordinate clause.
39. Write a compound sentence about germs that uses the conjunctive adverb therefore.
40. Write a compound-complex sentence about the weather that begins with the word without.