Simple Sentence Worksheet with Examples

Writing skills lesson 25: Simple sentences · Set 401 · 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 farmers harvested the wheat in April.” (a) harvested (b) April (c) farmers
2. 2.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The bright stars twinkled in the night sky.” (a) The bright stars (b) in the night sky (c) twinkled
3. 3.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “Joseph painted a boat on the wall.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
4. 4.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “Aisha fed the stray puppies near the gate.” (a) gate (b) Aisha (c) fed
5. 5.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
   “The house belongs to my uncle. It is near the temple.” (a) The house belongs to my uncle, and it is near the temple. (b) The house near the temple belongs to my uncle. (c) The house which is near the temple belongs to my uncle.
6. 6.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “The children flew kites on the terrace.” (a) terrace (b) flew (c) children
7. 7.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The heavy rain flooded the narrow lane.” (a) flooded (b) the narrow lane (c) The heavy rain
8. 8.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Kavya can swim, and her brother can swim too. (b) The crow dropped the stone and flew away. (c) We hope that it will not rain.
9. 9.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The farmers harvested the wheat in April.” (a) The farmers (b) the wheat in April (c) harvested
10. 10.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
11. 11.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The monkeys stole bananas from the cart.” (a) stole (b) cart (c) monkeys
12. 12.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Imran wore a cap, and his brother wore one too.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
13. 13.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The girl sings beautifully. She has curly hair.” (a) The girl who has curly hair sings beautifully. (b) The girl sings beautifully, and she has curly hair. (c) The girl with curly hair sings beautifully.
14. 14.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The doctor gave Omkar some medicine.” (a) medicine (b) gave (c) doctor
15. 15.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The book is about space. It is on the top shelf.” (a) The book is about space, and it is on the top shelf. (b) The book which is on the top shelf is about space. (c) The book on the top shelf is about space.
16. 16.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The plants died because nobody watered them. (b) The baker sold fresh bread to Imran. (c) The baby was asleep, so we spoke softly.
17. 17.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) his net on the beach (b) mended (c) The old fisherman
18. 18.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The bright stars twinkled in the night sky.” (a) stars (b) sky (c) twinkled
19. 19.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The dog was hungry, and the cat was hungry too.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
20. 20.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The little girl hugged her teddy bear.” (a) girl (b) hugged (c) bear
21. 21.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Because the road was blocked, the bus went another way. (b) The puppy barked loudly and ran to the gate. (c) The room was dark, so I switched on the lamp.
22. 22.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The pond is full of fish. It is behind the temple.” (a) The pond is full of fish, and it is behind the temple. (b) The pond behind the temple is full of fish. (c) The pond which is behind the temple is full of fish.
23. 23.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The dog is very friendly. It has a white tail.” (a) The dog with a white tail is very friendly. (b) The dog which has a white tail is very friendly. (c) The dog is very friendly, and it has a white tail.
24. 24.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Our school has a big library. (b) We must leave now, or we will miss the train. (c) Dad switched on the fan when it got hot.
25. 25.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The soup looked plain, but it tasted great. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) The baby laughed at the clown and clapped her hands.
26. 26.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The tree is very old. It stands behind our school.” (a) The tree behind our school is very old. (b) The tree is very old, and it stands behind our school. (c) The tree which stands behind our school is very old.
27. 27.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
28. 28.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.” (a) the hill with his uncle (b) Tenzin (c) climbed
29. 29.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) Grandpa (b) the newspaper every morning (c) reads
30. 30.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Simran won the first prize in the quiz.” (a) won (b) the first prize in the quiz (c) Simran
31. 31.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Rohan finished his homework and went to bed.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
32. 32.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The monkeys stole bananas from the cart. (b) The lady who runs the library is very kind. (c) The mango was green, yet it was very sweet.
33. 33.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The tailor stitched a new kurta for Dad.” (a) Dad (b) tailor (c) stitched
34. 34.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Joseph painted a boat on the wall.” (a) a boat on the wall (b) painted (c) Joseph
35. 35.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Priya wrote a letter to her pen friend.” (a) Priya (b) friend (c) wrote
36. 36.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The soup looked plain, but it tasted great. (b) The peacock spread its colourful feathers. (c) Although the test was hard, Zoya got full marks.
37. 37.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The road was wet, so Dad drove slowly. (b) Kavya sang a song and danced on the stage. (c) When the water boiled, Mum added the rice.
38. 38.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “A cool breeze blew across the lake.” (a) lake (b) breeze (c) blew
39. 39.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
40. 40.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The children planted ten trees. They are in Class 6.” (a) The children planted ten trees, and they are in Class 6. (b) The children in Class 6 planted ten trees. (c) The children who are in Class 6 planted ten trees.

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