Quiz #2

Sentence Types Exercise

1. How well she sings!

2. What is your name?

3. Did I say anything to make you angry?

4. What is your name?

5. Who told you this?

6. She is a successful writer.

7. It is raining cats and dogs.

8. I want to become a writer.

9. She does not eat meat or fish.

10. Go at once.

11. Bring me that file.

12. My mother makes delicious cookies.

13. Get lost.

14. Fetch me a glass of water.

15. Please be seated.

16. Sit down.

17. She writes with her left hand.

18. What a tragedy!

Read the following sentences and say whether they are simple, complex or compound.

1. What did you do then?

2. I think we are making a mistake.

3. What will you do if she finds out?

4. She rose from her seat and started speaking.

5. I was eligible for the job but they turned down my application.

6. If you don’t pay the fine, you will be in trouble.

7. We always suspected that she was a spy.

8. I don’t know what I am supposed to do with that letter from the tax people.
9. She has always been a carefree soul.

10. What she said made no sense to me.

11. Suddenly I realized that I had met him before.

Fill in the blanks with a conjunction or relative pronoun.

1. My mother won’t rest easy …………………… all her children are home. (until / up to / as long as)

2.He is usually right but his judgment is fallible. (but / and / as)

3. It is a misconception …………………….. everyone needs the same amount of sleep. (that / what / if)

4. ……………………….. he is educated, he lacks wisdom. (As / Though / But)

5. She doesn’t seem to understand ……………………….. I want. (that /what / which)

6. That …………………….. cannot be cured must be endured. (which / what / whom)

7. I will follow you ………………………….. you go. (wherever / there / whichever)

8. ……………………….. she is a rich heiress, she is very humble. (Though / If / As)

Read the following sentences and state whether they are simple, complex or compound.

1. The girl looked at her brother and smiled.

Simple

Complex

Compound

2. Janet went to the library to borrow some books.

Simple

Complex
Compound

3. The water was so cold that we could not swim in it.

Simple

Complex

Compound

4. The little girl started crying when she couldn’t find her toy.

Simple

Complex

Compound

5. I live in a large city.

Simple

Complex

Compound

6. As soon as the bell rang, the children rushed out.

Simple

Complex

Compound

7. We saw a film which was based on the life of Nelson Mandela.

Simple

Complex

Compound

8. His crude remarks offended me.

Simple

Complex

Compound

9. Jane and Alice had their dinner and went for a walk.

Simple

Complex

Compound

10. The boys and the girls were shouting loudly.

Simple

Complex

Compound

11. The customers were happy because they got what they wanted.

Simple

Complex

Compound

12. The meeting was held in a room near the library.

Simple

Complex

Compound

Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. The water was …………………… than I thought. (warm / warmer / warmest)

2. She is the …………………….. woman I know. (nice / nicer / nicest)

3. It was a …………………… job. (tough / tougher / toughest)

4. She is ………………….. than you think. (clever / cleverer / cleverest)

5. I did ………………….. work today. (little / less / least)

6. She is ………………….. than him. (bad / worse / worst)

7. He is the ……………………. man alive. (rich / richer / richest)

8. I am the ……………………. person in my family. (short / shorter / shortest)

9. Even my kid sister is …………………….. than me. (tall / taller / tallest)

10. As an actor, his father is ………………………… than him. (successful / more successful / most
successful)

11. I love you ……………………. than him. (much / more / most)

12. My mother loves me the ……………………… (much / more / most)