QUIZ 2 REVISION: SENTENCE MOODS and SENTENCE TYPES

Part 1: Determine which type of sentence moods these sentences belong to:
1. Pay me next time. ( )
2. Envy is deep and agonizing. ( )
3. I’ve not had a permanent job for two years now! ( )
4. Shoot him! ( )
5. Have you seen Uncle Sam? ( )
6. Do come in. ( )
7. Could you shut the door? ( )
8. I apologise for the interruption. ( )
9. He would not stay long. ( )
10. Do you always work very quickly? ( )
11. What a memorable experience! ( )
12. How awful that must have felt! ( )

Part 2: Identify the types of sentences: Simple, compound or complex

1. The children worked on the farms during the busy summer. ( )
2. Some people think children don’t need such a long summer vacation.
( )
3. Snowboarding, which is especially popular among young people, requires good
balance. ( )
4. One of the newest winter sports is snowboarding. ( )
5. Fifi barks and runs back and forth all day long. ( )
6. Basketball was invented in the US; it is now popular all over the world.
( )
7. Green tea and black tea come from the same plant but are processed differently.
( )
8. Green tea and black tea come from the same plant, Camellia sinensis. ( )
9. Both green tea and black tea contain chemicals that are good for you. ( )
10. Because green tea is healthy, it is becoming popular outside Asia. ( )

Change the simple sentences below into compound and complex sentences.
An example is given.

My father loves kitchen gadgets. (simple)

My father loves kitchen gadgets, and he buys a new one almost every week. (compound)
My father loves kitchen gadgets which are inexpensive. (complex)

1. My apartment is cold. (simple)

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(complex)

2. I enjoy online shopping very much. (simple)

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(complex)