Simple Sentence Worksheet with Examples

Writing skills lesson 25: Simple sentences · Set 440 · 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?
   “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) morning (b) Grandpa (c) reads
2. 2.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) Our class (b) the science museum (c) visited
3. 3.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) A strong wind shook the mango trees. (b) You will catch the bus if you leave now. (c) You should eat now, or your food will get cold.
4. 4.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “Our school has a big library.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
5. 5.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “Priya wrote a letter to her pen friend.” (a) wrote (b) friend (c) Priya
6. 6.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) anthem (b) band (c) played
7. 7.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “Imran wore a cap, and his brother wore one too.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
8. 8.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The bright stars twinkled in the night sky.” (a) in the night sky (b) The bright stars (c) twinkled
9. 9.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “Kavya can swim, and her brother can swim too.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
10. 10.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A cool breeze blew across the lake.” (a) across the lake (b) blew (c) A cool breeze
11. 11.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The tired players rested under a neem tree.” (a) The tired players (b) rested (c) under a neem tree
12. 12.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The dog was hungry, and the cat was hungry too. (b) Meera cleaned her room and arranged her books. (c) I know that the earth is round.
13. 13.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
14. 14.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.” (a) climbed (b) Tenzin (c) the hill with his uncle
15. 15.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The baker sold fresh bread to Imran.” (a) sold (b) fresh bread to Imran (c) The baker
16. 16.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning. (b) Kabir must run fast, or he will lose the race. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
17. 17.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A little sparrow built a nest on our window ledge.” (a) built (b) a nest on our window ledge (c) A little sparrow
18. 18.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) museum (b) visited (c) class
19. 19.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The tree is very old. It stands behind our school.” (a) The tree is very old, and it stands behind our school. (b) The tree which stands behind our school is very old. (c) The tree behind our school is very old.
20. 20.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The tailor stitched a new kurta for Dad.” (a) a new kurta for Dad (b) The tailor (c) stitched
21. 21.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) I was thirsty, so I drank some water. (b) My grandmother makes mango pickle every summer. (c) We thanked the man who found our dog.
22. 22.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The milk was sour, so Mum threw it away. (b) The teacher said that we did well. (c) Kavya sang a song and danced on the stage.
23. 23.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The lady is our teacher. She has a green umbrella.” (a) The lady is our teacher, and she has a green umbrella. (b) The lady who has a green umbrella is our teacher. (c) The lady with the green umbrella is our teacher.
24. 24.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.” (a) Tenzin (b) climbed (c) uncle
25. 25.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The boy who won the race is my cousin. (b) Riya loves maths; her brother loves art. (c) The boys swam in the river and played on the bank.
26. 26.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The baby was asleep, so we spoke softly. (b) We hope that it will not rain. (c) The children flew kites on the terrace.
27. 27.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Our neighbours grow tomatoes on their roof.” (a) grow (b) Our neighbours (c) tomatoes on their roof
28. 28.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The heavy rain flooded the narrow lane.” (a) flooded (b) the narrow lane (c) The heavy rain
29. 29.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The monkeys stole bananas from the cart.” (a) stole (b) bananas from the cart (c) The monkeys
30. 30.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) The old fisherman (b) mended (c) his net on the beach
31. 31.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Manav kicked the ball over the fence.” (a) fence (b) Manav (c) kicked
32. 32.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The farmer ploughed the field and sowed the seeds.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
33. 33.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 is very friendly, and it has a white tail. (c) The dog which has a white tail is very friendly.
34. 34.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The soup looked plain, but it tasted great. (b) The mango was sweet although it looked green. (c) The river flows past our village.
35. 35.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The old man feeds pigeons. He is sitting on the bench.” (a) The old man feeds pigeons, and he is sitting on the bench. (b) The old man on the bench feeds pigeons. (c) The old man who is sitting on the bench feeds pigeons.
36. 36.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The farmers harvested the wheat in April.” (a) April (b) farmers (c) harvested
37. 37.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 to Mysuru leaves at nine. (c) The bus leaves at nine, and it goes to Mysuru.
38. 38.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The little girl hugged her teddy bear.” (a) hugged (b) her teddy bear (c) The little girl
39. 39.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
40. 40.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The camel carried heavy bags across the sand.” (a) carried (b) heavy bags across the sand (c) The camel

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