TYPES OF SENTENCES

Identify the sentences below and label as S(simple), C (compound) or CX(complex).

1. I took part in several track events at the Inter-Faculty Staff Sports yesterday. ( )
2. I was desperate for a gold, so I ran as fast as I could. ( )
. !hen I lunged forward at the finishing line, I landed flat on the ground. ( )
". I suffered a gash on #y chin, $ut unfortunately it wasn%t very deep. ( )
&. 'll in all, it was a great outing, for I ca#e ho#e with three #edals. ( )
(. I think that%s not too $ad for an )old% athlete. ( )
*. I think the ++I2"21 course is like a race too. ( )
,. It involves a lot of practice in writing at sentence, paragraph and essay level. ( )
-. I find writing difficult, $ut I reali.e that practicing a lot helps. ( )
1/. In a way, learning to write well is like preparing for a race. ( )
11. It re0uires discipline and training as well as so#e sacrifices. ( )
12. +eing a good writer also involves the a$ility to analyse your writing. ( )
1. ' good piece of writing is one that has a variety of sentence structure. ( )
1". !ithin a paragraph, there should $e unity and coherence. ( )
1&. 1his can $e done $y using consistent su$2ects and appropriate transition
#arkers and connectors. ( )
SENTENCE TYPES
Identify the following sentences as S=simple, C=compound, CX=complex, CC=Compound!
Complex. "o ma#e this easier, circle the sub$ects, underline the %erbs, and cross out the prepositional
phrases.

333331. 1he #ost popular sport in the world is soccer.
33333 2. 4eople in ancient 5hina and 6apan had a for# of soccer, and even 7o#e had a ga#e that
rese#$led soccer.
33333 . 1he ga#e as it is played today got its start in 8ngland.
33333 ". In the 9iddle 'ges, whole towns played soccer on Shrove 1uesday.
33333 &. :oals were $uilt at opposite ends of town, and hundreds of people who lived in those
towns would play on each side.
33333 (. Such ga#es rese#$led full-scale $rawls.
33333 *. 1he first side to score a goal won and was declared village cha#pion.
33333 ,. 1hen $oth sides tended to the wounded, and they didn%t play again for a whole year.
33333 -. 1he rules of the ga#e were written in the late 1,//s at +ritish $oarding schools.
333331/. ;ow, nearly every 8uropean country has a national soccer tea#, and the tea#s participate
in international tourna#ents.
3333311.For $oth rich and poor in 7o#e, pu$lic $aths were a daily pleasure.
3333312. 1he $aths were so#ewhat si#ilar to #odern health clu$s, although they had little
e0uip#ent for e<ercising.
333331. 7o#e alone had ,&( $aths= #ost of the# were private.
333331". 5iti.ens who $eca#e rich were e<pected to $uild $aths for their fellow citi.ens, and #any
generously $uilt huge #ar$le facilities.
333331&.For the e0uivalent of a$out a 0uarter-penny, any 7o#an could $e #assaged, scru$$ed, and
soaked in a pu$lic $ath.
333331(.First, $athers #ight e<ercise, and then they went to a hot, dry roo# to sweat.
333331*.;e<t, they visited a hot, stea#y roo#, and the final stage was a plunge into ice-cold water.
333331,. 'fter the citi.ens finished their $aths, they would wrap the#selves in towels and visit with
friends or walk a$out the grounds.
333331-.1he serious-#inded could $rowse through the $ath%s li$rary.
333332/.1hey also sat around and played chess and checkers in ga#e roo#s.
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SENTENCE TYPES
Identify the following sentences as S=simple, C=compound, CX=complex, CC=Compound!
Complex.
1. 4auline and +runo have a $ig argu#ent every su##er over where they should
spend their su##er vacation.
2. 4auline loves to go to the $each and spend her days sun$athing.
3. +runo, on the other hand, likes the view that he gets fro# the log ca$in up in the
#ountains, and he en2oys hiking in the forest.
4. 4auline says there is nothing rela<ing a$out chopping wood, swatting #os0uitoes,
'nd cooking over a woodstove.
5. +runo dislikes sitting on the $each= he always gets a nasty sun$urn.
6. +runo tends to get $ored sitting on the $each, watching the waves, getting sand in
his swi##ing trunks, and reading detective novels for a week.
7. 1his year, after a lengthy, noisy de$ate, they decided to take separate vacations.
8. +runo went to the !hite 9ountains of ;ew @a#pshire, and 4auline went to 5ape
5od.
9. 'lthough they are 2&/ #iles apart, they keep in constant contact on the internet.
10. +runo took the desktop co#puter that he uses at work, and 4auline sits on the $each
with her laptop co#puter, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone.
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Identify the following sentences as SAsi#ple, 54Aco#pound, 5BAco#ple<
1. !e took a ta<i ho#e after the theatre.
2. 1he police#an was not i#pressed $y your ali$i
. 's soon as I heard the news, I rushed straight to the police
1. '#y watches foot$all on television, $ut she never goes to a ga#e
2. If you give your details to our secretary, we will contact you when we have a vacancy
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SENTENCE ERRORS
1. 6ohn is always late for work, no$ody see#s to care.
a.) 'lthough 6ohn is always late for work and no$ody see#s to care.
$.) +ecause 6ohn is always late for work no$ody see#s to care.
c.) 'lthough 6ohn is always late for work, no$ody see#s to care.
2. @ot su##er weather is nice, it can $e dangerous for various groups of people when certain
te#peratures get too high.
a.) @ot su##er weather is nice, when te#peratures get to high it can $e dangerous for various
groups of people.
$.) @ot su##er weather, which is can contain high te#peratures that can $e dangerous for various
groups of people.
c.) @ot su##er weather is nice, $ut high te#peratures can $e dangerous for various groups of
people.
. Cn the weekend 8#ily $roke her ankle, she is in a great deal of pain.
a.) +ecause 8#ily $roke her ankle on the weekend she is in great pain.
$.) Cn the weekend 8#ily $roke her ankle, and now she is in a great deal of pain.
c.) 8#ily $roke her ankle on the weekend, now she is in a great deal of pain.
". Driving the car is fast and co#forta$le, riding the $icycle is $etter for oneEs health.
a.) Driving a car is fast and co#forta$le, $ut riding a $icycle is $etter for oneEs health.
$.) Driving a car is fast and co#forta$le riding a $icycle is $etter for oneEs health.
c.) 'lthough driving a car is fast and co#forta$le riding a $ike is $etter for oneEs health.
&. 9ost students attend a learning skills class, then their grades and skills i#prove.
a.) 9ost students who attend a learning skills class, i#prove their grades.
$.) 1he grades and skills of #ost students i#prove after they attend a learning skills class.
c.) +ecause #ost students attend a learning skills class, their grades and skills i#prove.
(. I entered #y friendEs house, I reali.ed that he had #ade a lot of ho#e i#prove#ents.
a.) 'fter I entered #y friendEs house and reali.ed that he had #ade a lot of ho#e i#prove#ents.
$.) 8ntering #y friendEs house I reali.ed that he had #ade a lot of ho#e i#prove#ents.
c.) 's soon as I entered #y friendEs house, I reali.ed that he had #ade a lot of ho#e i#prove#ents.
*. I canEt #eet #y new $oss this week, I have too #any other appoint#ents.
a.) I canEt #eet #y new $oss this week $ecause I have too #any other appoint#ents.
$.) Due to the fact that I a# too $usy this week I canEt #eet #y new $oss.
c.) I, who a# too $usy this week canEt #eet #y new $oss.
,. Festerday I $ought a new $ack pack, I could afford it $ecause it was on sale.
a.) Festerday I was a$le to afford a new $ackpack since it was on sale.
$.) Festerday, I $ought a new $ackpack it was on sale.
c.) Since it was on sale I $ought a new $ackpack yesterday.
-. 1he air conditioner is too loud, 5leo canEt sleep.
a.) +ecause of the loud air conditioner, 5leo canEt sleep.
$.) 1he air conditioner is too loud, therefore 5leo canEt sleep.
c.) 1he air conditioner is too loud, 5leo canEt sleep.