Simple Sentence Worksheet with Examples

Writing skills lesson 25: Simple sentences · Set 864 · 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?
   “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) The old fisherman (b) his net on the beach (c) mended
2. 2.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
3. 3.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
   “The woman is a doctor. She is wearing a yellow saree.” (a) The woman in the yellow saree is a doctor. (b) The woman is a doctor, and she is wearing a yellow saree. (c) The woman who is wearing a yellow saree is a doctor.
4. 4.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “The tired players rested under a neem tree.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
5. 5.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
   “The old man feeds pigeons. He is sitting on the bench.” (a) The old man who is sitting on the bench feeds pigeons. (b) The old man feeds pigeons, and he is sitting on the bench. (c) The old man on the bench feeds pigeons.
6. 6.What is the subject of this sentence?
   “Joseph painted a boat on the wall.” (a) painted (b) Joseph (c) a boat on the wall
7. 7.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) My cousin plays the tabla at weddings. (b) When the light turned green, the cars moved. (c) Kavya can swim, and her brother can swim too.
8. 8.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
   “The peacock spread its colourful feathers.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
9. 9.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.
10. 10.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
11. 11.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) Our class (b) the science museum (c) visited
12. 12.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) When the light turned green, the cars moved. (b) Our school has a big library. (c) The sky was cloudy, but it did not rain.
13. 13.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The doctor gave Omkar some medicine.” (a) doctor (b) medicine (c) gave
14. 14.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Arjun opened the window and looked outside.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
15. 15.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
16. 16.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The lady is our teacher. She has a green umbrella.” (a) The lady who has a green umbrella is our teacher. (b) The lady with the green umbrella is our teacher. (c) The lady is our teacher, and she has a green umbrella.
17. 17.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Simran won the first prize in the quiz.” (a) won (b) the first prize in the quiz (c) Simran
18. 18.Join these two sentences into ONE simple sentence:
    “The man sold us mangoes. He had a long beard.” (a) The man who had a long beard sold us mangoes. (b) The man with a long beard sold us mangoes. (c) The man sold us mangoes, and he had a long beard.
19. 19.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “The school band played the national anthem.” (a) compound sentence (b) simple sentence
20. 20.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “The monkeys stole bananas from the cart.” (a) bananas from the cart (b) stole (c) The monkeys
21. 21.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) Grandpa (b) the newspaper every morning (c) reads
22. 22.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “I like mangoes, and my sister likes them too.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
23. 23.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.” (a) morning (b) reads (c) Grandpa
24. 24.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The farmer ploughed the field and sowed the seeds. (b) Riya planted a rose, and Kabir planted one too. (c) We ate the cake which Grandma baked.
25. 25.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The baker sold fresh bread to Imran.” (a) sold (b) baker (c) Imran
26. 26.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The plant will grow if it gets sunlight. (b) The bright stars twinkled in the night sky. (c) The test was hard, but Zoya got full marks.
27. 27.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Riya has lived in Pune since she was five. (b) The tailor stitched a new kurta for Dad. (c) The test was hard, but Zoya got full marks.
28. 28.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Ananya passed the test, and her friends passed it too. (b) The little girl hugged her teddy bear. (c) Riya has lived in Pune since she was five.
29. 29.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) We thanked the man who found our dog. (b) Rohan finished his homework and went to bed. (c) It was very cold, so we lit a fire.
30. 30.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The farmers harvested the wheat in April.” (a) farmers (b) harvested (c) April
31. 31.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “A strong wind shook the mango trees.” (a) shook (b) A strong wind (c) the mango trees
32. 32.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “My grandmother makes mango pickle every summer.” (a) summer (b) grandmother (c) makes
33. 33.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) The soup looked plain, but it tasted great. (b) My grandmother makes mango pickle every summer. (c) When the rain stopped, we went out to play.
34. 34.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “Our class visited the science museum.” (a) class (b) visited (c) museum
35. 35.What is the subject of this sentence?
    “Manav kicked the ball over the fence.” (a) Manav (b) the ball over the fence (c) kicked
36. 36.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) Kabir ran fast, but he missed the train. (b) The book which I borrowed is about birds. (c) A strong wind shook the mango trees.
37. 37.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.
38. 38.Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
    “Riya planted a rose, and Kabir planted one too.” (a) simple sentence (b) compound sentence
39. 39.What is the main verb (the action word) in this sentence?
    “The old fisherman mended his net on the beach.” (a) beach (b) fisherman (c) mended
40. 40.Which of these is a simple sentence? (a) We thanked the man who found our dog. (b) It was very cold, so we lit a fire. (c) Our teacher smiled at us and opened the book.

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