Simple Sentence Worksheet with Examples

Writing skills lesson 25: Simple sentences · Set 491 · 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.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.
2. 2.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The tired players rested under a neem tree. (b) Riya loves maths; her brother loves art. (c) We have known Tara since we were in Class 1.
3. 3.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The bus which goes to Agra leaves at ten. (b) The tailor stitched a new kurta for Dad. (c) The soup looked plain, but it tasted great.
4. 4.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The children flew kites on the terrace.” (a) The children (b) flew (c) kites on the terrace
5. 5.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 which is behind the temple is full of fish. (c) The pond behind the temple is full of fish.
6. 6.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “A strong wind shook the mango trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) shook
7. 7.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 is my cousin, and he is wearing a blue cap. (c) The boy in the blue cap is my cousin.
8. 8.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “My cousin plays the tabla at weddings.” (a) the tabla at weddings (b) My cousin (c) plays
9. 9.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “My cousin plays the tabla at weddings.” (a) plays (b) cousin (c) weddings
10. 10.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The tailor stitched a new kurta for Dad.” (a) stitched (b) a new kurta for Dad (c) The tailor
11. 11.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Manav kicked the ball over the fence.” (a) Manav (b) the ball over the fence (c) kicked
12. 12.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The old man feeds pigeons. He is sitting on the bench.” (a) The old man on the bench feeds pigeons. (b) The old man who is sitting on the bench feeds pigeons. (c) The old man feeds pigeons, and he is sitting on the bench.
13. 13.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Joseph painted a boat on the wall.” (a) Joseph (b) painted (c) wall
14. 14.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The peacock spread its colourful feathers.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
15. 15.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The doctor gave Omkar some medicine.” (a) gave (b) Omkar some medicine (c) The doctor
16. 16.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The soup looked plain, but it tasted great. (b) Meera cleaned her room and arranged her books. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
17. 17.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The bright stars twinkled in the night sky.” (a) twinkled (b) in the night sky (c) The bright stars
18. 18.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The lights went out; we lit a candle. (b) Although the box was small, it was very heavy. (c) Rohan finished his homework and went to bed.
19. 19.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Diya washed her hands and sat at the table.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
20. 20.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
21. 21.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The river flows past our village.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
22. 22.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A little sparrow built a nest on our window ledge.” (a) A little sparrow (b) built (c) a nest on our window ledge
23. 23.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The farmers harvested the wheat in April.” (a) April (b) farmers (c) harvested
24. 24.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The farmer ploughed the field and sowed the seeds.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
25. 25.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Joseph painted a boat on the wall.” (a) a boat on the wall (b) painted (c) Joseph
26. 26.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “My grandmother makes mango pickle every summer.” (a) summer (b) makes (c) grandmother
27. 27.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Our school has a big library.” (a) a big library (b) has (c) Our school
28. 28.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The shop sells sweets. It is at the corner.” (a) The shop at the corner sells sweets. (b) The shop which is at the corner sells sweets. (c) The shop sells sweets, and it is at the corner.
29. 29.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Priya wrote a letter to her pen friend.” (a) Priya (b) a letter to her pen friend (c) wrote
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The farmers harvested the wheat in April. (b) The teacher said that we did well. (c) Our cat is lazy; it sleeps all day.
32. 32.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The camel carried heavy bags across the sand.” (a) heavy bags across the sand (b) carried (c) The camel
33. 33.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Simran won the first prize in the quiz.” (a) quiz (b) won (c) Simran
34. 34.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Simran won the first prize in the quiz. (b) The plant will grow if it gets sunlight. (c) Nisha was nervous, yet she sang beautifully.
35. 35.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Arjun opened the window and looked outside. (b) The road was wet, so Dad drove slowly. (c) Because the road was blocked, the bus went another way.
36. 36.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Manav kicked the ball over the fence.” (a) fence (b) Manav (c) kicked
37. 37.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The baker sold fresh bread to Imran.” (a) baker (b) sold (c) Imran
38. 38.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The sky turned dark; thunder rumbled. (b) The teacher said that we did well. (c) The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.
39. 39.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A cool breeze blew across the lake.” (a) A cool breeze (b) across the lake (c) blew
40. 40.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The boy who won the race is my cousin. (b) We must leave now, or we will miss the train. (c) The children flew kites on the terrace.

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