Simple Sentence Worksheet with Examples

Writing skills lesson 25: Simple sentences · Set 820 · 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 cat sleeps on our roof. It has green eyes.” (a) The cat which has green eyes sleeps on our roof. (b) The cat sleeps on our roof, and it has green eyes. (c) The cat with green eyes sleeps on our roof.
2. 2.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “My grandmother makes mango pickle every summer.” (a) mango pickle every summer (b) makes (c) My grandmother
3. 3.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “Our school has a big library.” (a) school (b) library (c) has
4. 4.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “The little girl hugged her teddy bear.” (a) girl (b) bear (c) hugged
5. 5.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) If it rains tomorrow, the match will be cancelled. (b) Joseph painted a boat on the wall. (c) Ananya passed the test, and her friends passed it too.
6. 6.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “A little sparrow built a nest on our window ledge.” (a) a nest on our window ledge (b) A little sparrow (c) built
7. 7.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “The baby laughed at the clown and clapped her hands.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
8. 8.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Kabir ran fast, but he missed the train. (b) Because the road was blocked, the bus went another way. (c) Our class visited the science museum.
9. 9.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
   “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) morning (b) reads (c) Grandpa
10. 10.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Arjun opened the window and looked outside.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
11. 11.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The baker sold fresh bread to Imran.” (a) Imran (b) sold (c) baker
12. 12.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Kabir thinks that the test is easy. (b) The little girl hugged her teddy bear. (c) Kabir ran fast, but he missed the train.
13. 13.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The tired players rested under a neem tree.” (a) rested (b) tree (c) players
14. 14.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The girl sings beautifully. She has curly hair.” (a) The girl sings beautifully, and she has curly hair. (b) The girl who has curly hair sings beautifully. (c) The girl with curly hair sings beautifully.
15. 15.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Riya planted a rose, and Kabir planted one too.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
16. 16.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) We must leave now, or we will miss the train. (b) Grandma has lived here since she was a girl. (c) Manav kicked the ball over the fence.
19. 19.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The heavy rain flooded the narrow lane.” (a) rain (b) flooded (c) lane
20. 20.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “My cousin plays the tabla at weddings.” (a) cousin (b) weddings (c) plays
21. 21.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A strong wind shook the mango trees.” (a) A strong wind (b) shook (c) the mango trees
22. 22.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The shop was closed, so we went home. (b) Our school has a big library. (c) Riya has lived in Pune since she was five.
23. 23.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “A strong wind shook the mango trees.” (a) trees (b) shook (c) wind
24. 24.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The boy is my cousin. He is wearing a blue cap.” (a) The boy in the blue cap is my cousin. (b) The boy is my cousin, and he is wearing a blue cap. (c) The boy who is wearing a blue cap is my cousin.
25. 25.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
26. 26.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A cool breeze blew across the lake.” (a) blew (b) A cool breeze (c) across the lake
27. 27.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The baker sold fresh bread to Imran.” (a) sold (b) fresh bread to Imran (c) The baker
28. 28.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The bright stars twinkled in the night sky.” (a) stars (b) twinkled (c) sky
29. 29.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The river flows past our village.” (a) river (b) village (c) flows
30. 30.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) mended (b) fisherman (c) beach
31. 31.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Our neighbours grow tomatoes on their roof.” (a) tomatoes on their roof (b) grow (c) Our neighbours
32. 32.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Manav kicked the ball over the fence.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
33. 33.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The children flew kites on the terrace.” (a) terrace (b) flew (c) children
34. 34.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) played (b) The school band (c) the national anthem
35. 35.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The river flows past our village.” (a) past our village (b) flows (c) The river
36. 36.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “My cousin plays the tabla at weddings.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
37. 37.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The baby laughed at the clown and clapped her hands. (b) The lady who runs the library is very kind. (c) It was late; the shops were closed.
38. 38.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The book which I borrowed is about birds. (b) Meera cleaned her room and arranged her books. (c) The shop was closed, so we went home.
39. 39.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The bag is mine. It is on the table.” (a) The bag is mine, and it is on the table. (b) The bag which is on the table is mine. (c) The bag on the table is mine.
40. 40.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The tailor stitched a new kurta for Dad.” (a) The tailor (b) stitched (c) a new kurta for Dad

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