Types of sentences - class-IX
Description: types of sentences | |
Number of Questions: 95 | |
Created by: Mira Shah | |
Tags: sentences english |
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
His shirt was bright orange.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
The plastic bags were thin and green.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
The children strolled through the meadow.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
His blue shirt hung sideways on the door.
Identify the type of sentence from the options given below:
He left.
Identify the type of sentence given below:
I heard about the huge fight between Neal and Richa outside the mall yesterday.
Identify the dependent/subordinate clause in the following sentence:
You may stand wherever you like.
Identify which of these options is a sentence:
Choose the appropriate option that contains a simple sentence, made from the words given below:
John, had, taken, the day off, even though, he, got, an urgent call, from work
Given below are a pair of clauses in each option. Choose the appropriate pair which can be joined together by the cumulative correlative conjunction 'not only...but also':
Choose the appropriate option that contains a simple sentence, made from the words given below:
My car, on the way here, broke down, so, I, had, for a taxi, to look around
Make a simple sentence using the words provided below:
young,a, English, asked, lady, for, tea, special, Indian, A
Given below are compound sentences, choose the option that is made up of adversative clauses:
Given are a pair of clauses in each option. Choose the appropriate pair which can be joined together with the conjunctions 'either...or' :
Given below are compound sentences. Choose the option that expresses a contrast in meaning:
Choose the appropriate option that contains a simple sentence, made from the words given below:
Mary, had, a white furry little lamb, but, Jacob, had, a large fat sheep.
Arrange the given words to form a simple sentence:
usually, drink, tea, milk, The, without, English
Given below are a pair of clauses in each option, choose the appropriate pair which can be joined together by the adversative conjunction 'yet':
Choose the compound sentence from the following options:
There are a pair of clauses in each option. Choose the appropriate pair that can be combined with the help of the conjunction 'or' :
Choose the sentence that is made up of Illative clauses:
Identify the type of sentence given below:
Although the kid is new in school, she has managed to make a lot of friends already.
Choose the complex sentence from the following options:
Identify the type of sentence given below:
After reaching the station, we waited for half an hour for the train to arrive.
There are a pair of clauses in each option. Choose the appropriate pair that can be combined with the help of the Illative conjunction 'for':
Choose the compound sentence from the following options:
Choose the complex sentence from the following options:
Given are a pair of clauses in each option. Choose the appropriate pair that can be combined with the help of the Illative conjunction 'therefore':
Identify the type of sentence given below:
I prefer taking a single good photo rather than taking multiple shots.
Choose the option that contains a simple sentence:
Identify the type of sentence given below:
I have been assigned a special task to gather information on the victims of the blue whale game.
Identify the principal/main clause in the given sentence:
Since he is down with fever, he will not be able to attempt today's test.
Identify the type of sentence given below:
She smokes.
Identify the type of sentence given below:
Her mother thought the book had a very good suspense element and suggested her friends to read it.
If a sentence contains only one finite verb, it is called.
I have been working in this school since $2009$ , This is an example of...............sentence .
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
The chair had a straight back.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
Joe waited for the bus.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
The queen answered the question of her minister.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
He neither slept at night nor did he finish the work.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
I waited for Mary at the train station but she had already left.
Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
The moon was low and the light was dim.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
His bravery drew much applause.
Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
The lights were turned on and the doors were opened.
Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
The children played in the garden and their parents ate lunch.
Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
The boy ate the apple but his mother would not eat.
Combine the given sentences by using an infinitive:
Every man should do his duty. Our country expects this.
Convert the given compound sentence into a simple sentence:
The old man sat in a corner and drank.
State the type of the underlined clause:
Although you may disagree, Ross is the best employee in the department.
Identify a dependent or subordinate clause in the following sentence:
This is the bungalow that I built.
Identify a dependent or subordinate clause in the following sentence:
Donald went to the market before he left for New Jersey.
Identify a dependent or subordinate clause in the following sentence:
You can keep your job as long as you perform.
Identify a dependent or subordinate clause in the following sentence:
They rested for some time when the morning arrived.
Choose the type of the underlined clause:
I told Sam that you had gone out.
Identify a dependent or subordinate clause in the following sentence:
I knew the game was going to be an exciting one when Roger took his first swing.
Identify the dependent/subordinate clause in the following sentence:
Even though the salad was covered in feta cheese, Edward did not eat it.
Identify a dependent or subordinate clause in the following sentence:
While Patrick slept on the sofa in front of the television, Meredith, the family dog, gnawed on the leg of the dinner table.
Identify the type of sentence given:
The brothers Robert and Ray went to the Carnival on Saturday evening.
Identify the type of sentence given below:
I could not make out the meaning of his absurd behaviour.
Choose the option that contains the cumulative main clauses in the given sentence:
Hollie went to the market and bought some fruit and sausages.
Choose the option that contains copulative/cumulative main clauses:
Given below are a pair of independent clauses in each option, choose the appropriate pair which can be joined together by the cumulative conjunction 'and' (to form a compound sentence):
Choose the sentence that is made up of Illative clause:
Choose the option that contains a simple sentence:
Identify the type of sentence given below:
I looked at every corner of the house and every possible hiding place, but there was no sign of Sunita.
Given below are compound sentences, choose the option that expresses a contrast in meaning:
There are a pair of clauses in each option. Choose the appropriate pair that can be combined with the help of the conjunction 'otherwise' :
Identify which of these is a complex sentence:
Choose the option which contains main clauses of the alternative type:
Identify the type of sentence given below:
I have never seen an entity apart from the living, therefore I do not believe in the paranormal and the unexplainable.
Given below are a pair of clauses in each option, choose the appropriate pair which can be joined together by the adversative conjunction 'whereas':
Choose the option which contains main clauses of the alternative type:
Identify the main clause in the following sentence:
The house is smaller than what's shown in the picture.
Identify the main clause in the following sentence:
As soon as I heard about the calamity in Bhuj, I called up my friend living there to inquire about her safety.
Identify the main clause in the following sentence:
She says she is ready to take up the job provided that she get a promotion within the first quarter itself.
Identify the principal/main clause in the given sentence:
Whenever we mentioned the war in front of the old lady, she remembered the horrors of war that she had to endure, while her husband was fighting for their country.
Choose the type of sentence given below:
The sun rose high and the birds began to sing.
Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
Lizzie realized that she was late in collecting her child from school.
Choose the type of sentence given below:
She either went to the cinema or she went to the mall.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
The signal turned green and the truck started to move.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
He wept so she gave him a handkerchief.
Choose the principal or main clause from the following sentence:
I told him that he could leave.
Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
As the rain continued to fall, Joe and Martha stayed indoors.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
She ran up to her home and flung the door open.
Identify the principal/main clause in the following sentence:
Because the food was too cold, I heated it on the stove.
Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:
The rain fell heavily and the stars could not be seen.
Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:
Joe and Mary arrived after I had already left the house.
Identify the subordinate clause in the following:
The man who had left behind his spectacles on the park bench was later identified as the same person who had been accused of the robbery in the nearby bank.
Identify the subordinate clause in the following:
Apart from the shy manner in which he greets his guests, there is something particularly distinct about his demeanor.
Identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence:
After Mary finished writing the first draft of her essay, she went out to take a stroll through the garden.
Identify the subordinate clause in the following:
Mr. Desouza will not begin his day until he has had his first cup of coffee.
Identify the subordinate clause in the following:
He was taught to defend his country against his enemies who were always waiting to strike.
Rewrite the following sentence by removing the infinitive phrase:
Teachers have found the overhead projector to be invaluable as a teaching aid.
Teachers have found that the overhead projector __________.