Simple Sentence Worksheet with Examples

Writing skills lesson 25: Simple sentences · Set 146 · 40 questions

Writing tip (One clause only): Find the subject — WHO or WHAT the sentence is about (The old fisherman) — and the main verb, the action (mended). One subject with its verb is one clause → a simple sentence. One subject with two verbs joined by “and” (Kavya sang and danced) is still simple; two subjects, each with its own verb (Kavya can swim, and her brother can swim too), make a compound sentence. To join two simple sentences into ONE simple sentence, turn one of them into a phrase: “The man sold us mangoes. He had a long beard.” → The man with a long beard sold us mangoes.

1. 1.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “The bright stars twinkled in the night sky.” (a) twinkled (b) sky (c) stars
2. 2.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The tired players rested under a neem tree.” (a) The tired players (b) under a neem tree (c) rested
3. 3.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The camel carried heavy bags across the sand.” (a) The camel (b) heavy bags across the sand (c) carried
4. 4.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “The monkeys stole bananas from the cart.” (a) monkeys (b) stole (c) cart
5. 5.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “My grandmother makes mango pickle every summer.” (a) makes (b) My grandmother (c) mango pickle every summer
6. 6.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The test was hard, but Zoya got full marks. (b) The house which has a blue door is ours. (c) Grandma peeled the peas and cooked a tasty curry.
7. 7.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Our cat is lazy; it sleeps all day. (b) Aisha fed the stray puppies near the gate. (c) It has rained every day since we came to Shimla.
8. 8.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The river flows past our village.” (a) past our village (b) flows (c) The river
9. 9.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) played (b) the national anthem (c) The school band
10. 10.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) I like mangoes, and my sister likes them too. (b) Riya has lived in Pune since she was five. (c) A cool breeze blew across the lake.
11. 11.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The river flows past our village.” (a) village (b) flows (c) river
12. 12.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A cool breeze blew across the lake.” (a) blew (b) across the lake (c) A cool breeze
13. 13.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
14. 14.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The tailor stitched a new kurta for Dad. (b) The book which I borrowed is about birds. (c) The dog was hungry, and the cat was hungry too.
15. 15.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “My cousin plays the tabla at weddings.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
16. 16.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Ananya passed the test, and her friends passed it too.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
17. 17.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The doctor gave Omkar some medicine.” (a) Omkar some medicine (b) gave (c) The doctor
18. 18.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) beach (b) mended (c) fisherman
19. 19.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) The old fisherman (b) his net on the beach (c) mended
20. 20.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Riya planted a rose, and Kabir planted one too.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
21. 21.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The farmer ploughed the field and sowed the seeds.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
22. 22.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The house belongs to my uncle. It is near the temple.” (a) The house which is near the temple belongs to my uncle. (b) The house belongs to my uncle, and it is near the temple. (c) The house near the temple belongs to my uncle.
23. 23.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The crow dropped the stone and flew away.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
24. 24.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The shop was closed, so we went home. (b) The teacher said that we did well. (c) Diya washed her hands and sat at the table.
25. 25.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The camel carried heavy bags across the sand.” (a) carried (b) camel (c) sand
26. 26.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Riya loves maths; her brother loves art. (b) The doctor gave Omkar some medicine. (c) We hope that it will not rain.
27. 27.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) Grandpa (b) reads (c) the newspaper every morning
28. 28.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Our team practised hard, so we won the cup. (b) Joseph painted a boat on the wall. (c) We have known Tara since we were in Class 1.
29. 29.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Mum bought vegetables and paid the shopkeeper.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
30. 30.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Kavya can swim, and her brother can swim too.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
31. 31.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The farmers harvested the wheat in April.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
32. 32.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle. (b) If you mix red and yellow, you get orange. (c) The bell rang; the children ran out.
33. 33.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The man sold us mangoes. He had a long beard.” (a) The man sold us mangoes, and he had a long beard. (b) The man who had a long beard sold us mangoes. (c) The man with a long beard sold us mangoes.
34. 34.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) played (b) anthem (c) band
35. 35.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Manav kicked the ball over the fence.” (a) fence (b) Manav (c) kicked
36. 36.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The children flew kites on the terrace.” (a) children (b) terrace (c) flew
37. 37.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.” (a) Tenzin (b) uncle (c) climbed
38. 38.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The shop was closed, so we went home. (b) The book which I borrowed is about birds. (c) Arjun opened the window and looked outside.
39. 39.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Joseph painted a boat on the wall.” (a) Joseph (b) a boat on the wall (c) painted
40. 40.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Our school has a big library.” (a) a big library (b) Our school (c) has

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