Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 27: Complex sentences · Set 332 · 40 questions

Writing tip (One clause leans on the other): Find the clause that starts with because, although, if, when, since, who, which or that — the subordinate clause (When the rain stopped). On its own it is not a complete sentence. The rest is the main clause (we went out to play): it makes complete sense alone. Choose the joining word by meaning: because → a reason, although → a surprise, if → a condition, when → a time, since → from a time until now, who → a person, which → a thing, that → what someone says, thinks or knows. Sort any sentence: one clause → simple; two main clauses → compound; a main clause + a subordinate clause → complex.

1. 1.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
   “The book which I borrowed is about birds.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence (c) complex sentence
2. 2.What is the subordinate clause in this sentence?
   “The girl who sits next to me is from Kochi.” (a) is from Kochi (b) The girl is from Kochi (c) who sits next to me
3. 3.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
   “The plant will grow if it gets sunlight.” (a) simple sentence (b) complex sentence (c) compound sentence
4. 4.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
   “The puppy barked loudly and ran to the gate.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence (c) complex sentence
5. 5.Which of these is a complex sentence? (a) Rohan finished his homework and went to bed. (b) You must wear a helmet, or you may get hurt. (c) The peacock spread its colourful feathers. (d) Although the sky was cloudy, it did not rain.
6. 6.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
   “When the light turned green, the cars moved.” (a) simple sentence (b) complex sentence (c) compound sentence
7. 7.Which of these is a complex sentence? (a) Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning. (b) The dog was hungry, and the cat was hungry too. (c) Kavya sang a song and danced on the stage. (d) We thanked the man who found our dog.
8. 8.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
   “If you mix red and yellow, you get orange.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence (c) complex sentence
9. 9.Which of these is a complex sentence? (a) Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle. (b) Kavya can swim, and her brother can swim too. (c) Arjun opened the window and looked outside. (d) I know that the earth is round.
10. 10.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “We must leave now, or we will miss the train.” (a) complex sentence (b) compound sentence (c) simple sentence
11. 11.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “We ate the cake which Grandma baked.” (a) complex sentence (b) simple sentence (c) compound sentence
12. 12.Which of these is a complex sentence? (a) I was thirsty, so I drank some water. (b) The baker sold fresh bread to Imran. (c) Meera cleaned her room and arranged her books. (d) We have known Tara since we were in Class 1.
13. 13.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “It has rained every day since we came to Shimla.” (a) simple sentence (b) complex sentence (c) compound sentence
14. 14.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “Isha jumped over the puddle and laughed loudly.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence (c) complex sentence
15. 15.What is the subordinate clause in this sentence?
    “We have known Tara since we were in Class 1.” (a) have known Tara (b) We have known Tara (c) since we were in Class 1
16. 16.What is the main clause in this sentence?
    “Although the test was hard, Zoya got full marks.” (a) Although the test was hard (b) got full marks (c) Zoya got full marks
17. 17.Choose the right joining word for the gap:
    “___ the light turned green, the cars moved.” (a) Although (b) Which (c) When
18. 18.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “Mum bought vegetables and paid the shopkeeper.” (a) complex sentence (b) compound sentence (c) simple sentence
19. 19.Choose the right joining word for the gap:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) although (b) who (c) because
20. 20.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “The river flows past our village.” (a) simple sentence (b) complex sentence (c) compound sentence
21. 21.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “The crow dropped the stone and flew away.” (a) compound sentence (b) complex sentence (c) simple sentence
22. 22.Choose the right joining word for the gap:
    “I have a friend ___ lives in Goa.” (a) who (b) which (c) because
23. 23.Which of these is a complex sentence? (a) The boys swam in the river and played on the bank. (b) The boy who won the race is my cousin. (c) Ananya passed the test, and her friends passed it too. (d) The peacock spread its colourful feathers.
24. 24.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “Diya washed her hands and sat at the table.” (a) complex sentence (b) simple sentence (c) compound sentence
25. 25.What is the subordinate clause in this sentence?
    “You will catch the bus if you leave now.” (a) will catch the bus (b) You will catch the bus (c) if you leave now
26. 26.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “The monkeys stole bananas from the cart.” (a) complex sentence (b) simple sentence (c) compound sentence
27. 27.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) compound sentence (b) complex sentence (c) simple sentence
28. 28.What is the subordinate clause in this sentence?
    “Dad switched on the fan when it got hot.” (a) Dad switched on the fan (b) when it got hot (c) switched on the fan
29. 29.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “Meera cleaned her room and arranged her books.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence (c) complex sentence
30. 30.Which of these is a complex sentence? (a) Riya has lived in Pune since she was five. (b) The bell rang; the children ran out. (c) The doctor gave Omkar some medicine. (d) The farmer ploughed the field and sowed the seeds.
31. 31.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “Arjun opened the window and looked outside.” (a) complex sentence (b) compound sentence (c) simple sentence
32. 32.Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
    “We thanked the man who found our dog.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence (c) complex sentence
33. 33.Which of these is a complex sentence? (a) The boys swam in the river and played on the bank. (b) The shop was closed, so we went home. (c) If you mix red and yellow, you get orange. (d) The tired players rested under a neem tree.
34. 34.Choose the right joining word for the gap:
    “We thanked the man ___ found our dog.” (a) because (b) who (c) which
35. 35.Choose the right joining word for the gap:
    “The kite ___ Dad made for me is red.” (a) who (b) if (c) which
36. 36.What is the subordinate clause in this sentence?
    “The mango was sweet although it looked green.” (a) although it looked green (b) The mango was sweet (c) was sweet
37. 37.Choose the right joining word for the gap:
    “___ the water boiled, Mum added the rice.” (a) Although (b) When (c) Which
38. 38.Which of these is a complex sentence? (a) I called Meera, but she did not answer. (b) Although the test was hard, Zoya got full marks. (c) A strong wind shook the mango trees. (d) Isha jumped over the puddle and laughed loudly.
39. 39.Choose the right joining word for the gap:
    “___ you heat ice, it melts.” (a) If (b) Although (c) Who
40. 40.Which of these is a complex sentence? (a) Isha jumped over the puddle and laughed loudly. (b) The monkeys stole bananas from the cart. (c) The road was wet, so Dad drove slowly. (d) When the light turned green, the cars moved.

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