Simple Sentence Worksheet with Examples

Writing skills lesson 25: Simple sentences · Set 70 · 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 subject of this sentence?
   “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) visited (b) Our class (c) the science museum
2. 2.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “The children flew kites on the terrace.” (a) children (b) terrace (c) flew
3. 3.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “My grandmother makes mango pickle every summer.” (a) makes (b) mango pickle every summer (c) My grandmother
4. 4.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.
5. 5.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “Isha jumped over the puddle and laughed loudly.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
6. 6.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
7. 7.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
   “The bus leaves at nine. It goes to Mysuru.” (a) The bus leaves at nine, and it goes to Mysuru. (b) The bus which goes to Mysuru leaves at nine. (c) The bus to Mysuru leaves at nine.
8. 8.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “I like mangoes, and my sister likes them too.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
9. 9.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “The baker sold fresh bread to Imran.” (a) fresh bread to Imran (b) The baker (c) sold
10. 10.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “A cool breeze blew across the lake.” (a) lake (b) blew (c) breeze
11. 11.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The farmers harvested the wheat in April.” (a) harvested (b) the wheat in April (c) The farmers
12. 12.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The plants died because nobody watered them. (b) The school band played the national anthem. (c) Our team practised hard, so we won the cup.
13. 13.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The river flows past our village.” (a) past our village (b) The river (c) flows
14. 14.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Mum bought vegetables and paid the shopkeeper.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
15. 15.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A little sparrow built a nest on our window ledge.” (a) built (b) A little sparrow (c) a nest on our window ledge
16. 16.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The boys swam in the river and played on the bank.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
17. 17.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) anthem (b) band (c) played
18. 18.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Mum said that dinner was ready. (b) The milk was sour, so Mum threw it away. (c) Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.
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?
    “Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.” (a) uncle (b) climbed (c) Tenzin
21. 21.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The little girl hugged her teddy bear.” (a) girl (b) hugged (c) bear
22. 22.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The lady is our teacher. She has a green umbrella.” (a) The lady with the green umbrella is our teacher. (b) The lady is our teacher, and she has a green umbrella. (c) The lady who has a green umbrella is our teacher.
23. 23.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.
24. 24.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.” (a) Tenzin (b) climbed (c) the hill with his uncle
25. 25.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “A little sparrow built a nest on our window ledge.” (a) ledge (b) built (c) sparrow
26. 26.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
27. 27.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The river flows past our village.” (a) river (b) village (c) flows
28. 28.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The little girl hugged her teddy bear.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
29. 29.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Simran won the first prize in the quiz.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
30. 30.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The heavy rain flooded the narrow lane.” (a) lane (b) rain (c) flooded
31. 31.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Joseph painted a boat on the wall.” (a) a boat on the wall (b) painted (c) Joseph
32. 32.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Meera cleaned her room and arranged her books.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
33. 33.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The monkeys stole bananas from the cart.” (a) stole (b) monkeys (c) cart
34. 34.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Kabir thinks that the test is easy. (b) Kavya sang a song and danced on the stage. (c) The test was hard, but Zoya got full marks.
35. 35.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Although the sky was cloudy, it did not rain. (b) I called Meera, but she did not answer. (c) Meera cleaned her room and arranged her books.
36. 36.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Kavya can swim, and her brother can swim too.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
37. 37.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The bright stars twinkled in the night sky.” (a) sky (b) stars (c) twinkled
38. 38.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) the newspaper every morning (b) reads (c) Grandpa
39. 39.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Manav kicked the ball over the fence.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
40. 40.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The dog was hungry, and the cat was hungry too. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Arjun opened the window and looked outside.

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