Simple Sentence Worksheet with Examples

Writing skills lesson 25: Simple sentences · Set 74 · 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?
   “Our teacher smiled at us and opened the book.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
2. 2.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The dog was hungry, and the cat was hungry too. (b) Rohan finished his homework and went to bed. (c) When the light turned green, the cars moved.
3. 3.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “Our school has a big library.” (a) library (b) has (c) school
4. 4.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) fisherman (b) beach (c) mended
5. 5.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “Riya planted a rose, and Kabir planted one too.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
6. 6.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
7. 7.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “A cool breeze blew across the lake.” (a) blew (b) A cool breeze (c) across the lake
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.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
10. 10.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) If you mix red and yellow, you get orange. (b) The hill was steep, yet Grandpa reached the top. (c) Diya washed her hands and sat at the table.
11. 11.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The farmers harvested the wheat in April.” (a) harvested (b) farmers (c) April
12. 12.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The tired players rested under a neem tree.” (a) players (b) rested (c) tree
13. 13.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The sky turned dark; thunder rumbled. (b) The house which has a blue door is ours. (c) The heavy rain flooded the narrow lane.
14. 14.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The little girl hugged her teddy bear.” (a) her teddy bear (b) hugged (c) The little girl
15. 15.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The doctor gave Omkar some medicine.” (a) Omkar some medicine (b) The doctor (c) gave
16. 16.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Joseph painted a boat on the wall.” (a) painted (b) Joseph (c) a boat on the wall
17. 17.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The doctor gave Omkar some medicine. (b) The bus which goes to Agra leaves at ten. (c) Ananya passed the test, and her friends passed it too.
18. 18.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The shop sells sweets. It is at the corner.” (a) The shop which is at the corner sells sweets. (b) The shop at the corner sells sweets. (c) The shop sells sweets, and it is at the corner.
19. 19.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The baker sold fresh bread to Imran.” (a) sold (b) fresh bread to Imran (c) The baker
20. 20.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The doctor gave Omkar some medicine.” (a) doctor (b) medicine (c) gave
21. 21.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Farhan had a fever, yet he came to the match. (b) Our teacher smiled at us and opened the book. (c) Because the road was blocked, the bus went another way.
22. 22.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The peacock spread its colourful feathers.” (a) its colourful feathers (b) spread (c) The peacock
23. 23.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The lights went out; we lit a candle. (b) Kabir thinks that the test is easy. (c) The river flows past our village.
24. 24.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) museum (b) class (c) visited
25. 25.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The peacock spread its colourful feathers.” (a) peacock (b) feathers (c) spread
26. 26.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The heavy rain flooded the narrow lane.” (a) flooded (b) rain (c) lane
27. 27.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The dog was hungry, and the cat was hungry too. (b) If you mix red and yellow, you get orange. (c) Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.
28. 28.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 with curly hair sings beautifully. (c) The girl sings beautifully, and she has curly hair.
29. 29.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The test was hard, but Zoya got full marks. (b) If you heat ice, it melts. (c) The boys swam in the river and played on the bank.
30. 30.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The tailor stitched a new kurta for Dad.” (a) a new kurta for Dad (b) stitched (c) The tailor
31. 31.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Manav kicked the ball over the fence.” (a) the ball over the fence (b) Manav (c) kicked
32. 32.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Our team practised hard, so we won the cup. (b) Although the box was small, it was very heavy. (c) The crow dropped the stone and flew away.
33. 33.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The river flows past our village.” (a) The river (b) past our village (c) flows
34. 34.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The heavy rain flooded the narrow lane.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
35. 35.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The kite which Dad made for me is red. (b) The puppy barked loudly and ran to the gate. (c) The milk was sour, so Mum threw it away.
36. 36.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A strong wind shook the mango trees.” (a) shook (b) the mango trees (c) A strong wind
37. 37.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The monkeys stole bananas from the cart.” (a) The monkeys (b) bananas from the cart (c) stole
38. 38.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
39. 39.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) morning (b) Grandpa (c) reads
40. 40.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Tenzin climbed the hill with his uncle.” (a) Tenzin (b) the hill with his uncle (c) climbed

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