Simple Sentence Worksheet with Examples

Writing skills lesson 25: Simple sentences · Set 349 · 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.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “The baby laughed at the clown and clapped her hands.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
2. 2.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The children flew kites on the terrace.” (a) kites on the terrace (b) flew (c) The children
3. 3.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
   “The woman is a doctor. She is wearing a yellow saree.” (a) The woman is a doctor, and she is wearing a yellow saree. (b) The woman in the yellow saree is a doctor. (c) The woman who is wearing a yellow saree is a doctor.
4. 4.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) band (b) played (c) anthem
5. 5.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “Diya washed her hands and sat at the table.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
6. 6.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) class (b) visited (c) museum
7. 7.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) mended (b) his net on the beach (c) The old fisherman
8. 8.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) We ate the cake which Grandma baked. (b) The bell rang; the children ran out. (c) Isha jumped over the puddle and laughed loudly.
9. 9.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Our team practised hard, so we won the cup. (b) Kavya sang a song and danced on the stage. (c) The house which has a blue door is ours.
10. 10.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Joseph painted a boat on the wall.” (a) painted (b) Joseph (c) wall
11. 11.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The bag is mine. It is on the table.” (a) The bag which is on the table is mine. (b) The bag on the table is mine. (c) The bag is mine, and it is on the table.
12. 12.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Kavya can swim, and her brother can swim too.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
13. 13.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Our school has a big library.” (a) school (b) has (c) library
14. 14.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The heavy rain flooded the narrow lane.” (a) The heavy rain (b) the narrow lane (c) flooded
15. 15.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Arjun opened the window and looked outside. (b) Riya loves maths; her brother loves art. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
16. 16.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The doctor gave Omkar some medicine.” (a) medicine (b) doctor (c) gave
17. 17.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The river flows past our village.” (a) The river (b) flows (c) past our village
18. 18.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The house belongs to my uncle. It is near the temple.” (a) The house near the temple belongs to my uncle. (b) The house which is near the temple belongs to my uncle. (c) The house belongs to my uncle, and it is near the temple.
19. 19.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The book which I borrowed is about birds. (b) Rohan finished his homework and went to bed. (c) The test was hard, but Zoya got full marks.
20. 20.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The monkeys stole bananas from the cart.” (a) cart (b) stole (c) monkeys
21. 21.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The bell rang; the children ran out. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) Mum bought vegetables and paid the shopkeeper.
22. 22.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Isha jumped over the puddle and laughed loudly.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
23. 23.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The children flew kites on the terrace. (b) Although Kabir was tired, he finished his homework. (c) It was very cold, so we lit a fire.
24. 24.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “I like mangoes, and my sister likes them too.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
25. 25.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The bright stars twinkled in the night sky.” (a) sky (b) twinkled (c) stars
26. 26.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “My cousin plays the tabla at weddings.” (a) cousin (b) plays (c) weddings
27. 27.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The boy is my cousin. He is wearing a blue cap.” (a) The boy who is wearing a blue cap is my cousin. (b) The boy in the blue cap is my cousin. (c) The boy is my cousin, and he is wearing a blue cap.
28. 28.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The farmers harvested the wheat in April.” (a) April (b) harvested (c) farmers
29. 29.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Nisha was nervous, yet she sang beautifully. (b) The puppy barked loudly and ran to the gate. (c) The kite which Dad made for me is red.
30. 30.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The boys swam in the river and played on the bank. (b) You will catch the bus if you leave now. (c) The road was wet, so Dad drove slowly.
31. 31.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Our neighbours grow tomatoes on their roof.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
32. 32.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The dog is very friendly. It has a white tail.” (a) The dog is very friendly, and it has a white tail. (b) The dog which has a white tail is very friendly. (c) The dog with a white tail is very friendly.
33. 33.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The lady is our teacher. She has a green umbrella.” (a) The lady who has a green umbrella is our teacher. (b) The lady with the green umbrella is our teacher. (c) The lady is our teacher, and she has a green umbrella.
34. 34.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) mended (b) beach (c) fisherman
35. 35.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) reads (b) the newspaper every morning (c) Grandpa
36. 36.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The bus leaves at nine. It goes to Mysuru.” (a) The bus which goes to Mysuru leaves at nine. (b) The bus leaves at nine, and it goes to Mysuru. (c) The bus to Mysuru leaves at nine.
37. 37.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Although the box was small, it was very heavy. (b) Farhan had a fever, yet he came to the match. (c) Manav kicked the ball over the fence.
38. 38.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The match ended; everyone went home. (b) Although the test was hard, Zoya got full marks. (c) Diya washed her hands and sat at the table.
39. 39.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The boys swam in the river and played on the bank.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
40. 40.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The tailor stitched a new kurta for Dad. (b) Although Kabir was tired, he finished his homework. (c) The road was wet, so Dad drove slowly.

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