Identifying Sentence Types

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Choose the compound sentence.
1. Her son wants to be a doctor.
2. Her mother and father give her as much support as possible.
3. He doesn't know yet.
4. Her parents encourage her and her grandparents do too.
Choose the compound sentence.
1. My father retired several years ago.
2. My father is retired, but my mother still has a part-time job.
3. My mother, but not my father, has a part-time job.
4. My father and mother work outside the home.
Choose the compound sentence.
1. Do your father or your mother ever help you with your homework?
2. We can eat at home tonight , or go out.
3. Eating at home is possible, or we can go out.
4. I'd like to eat at home tonight if you don't mind.
Choose the compound sentence.
1. We often eat spaghetti, pizza and other popular Italian foods.
2. People think spaghetti is an Italian dish, but it really comes from ancient China.
3. We hardly ever eat at fast food restaurants such as KFC or MacDonald's.
4. We can have fish or chicken for dinner tonight.
Choose the complex sentence.
1. Dave and Carol have offered to give us a ride.
2. Dave will drive us if we need a ride.
3. Dave will drive us, or Carol will.
4. You and I have a ride.
Choose the compound sentence.
1. Are your brother or sister willing to drive you to the airport on Friday?
2. Classes begin at 1:00 and end at 5:15.
3. Houses are better places to live than apartments or condos.
4. We could renovate our house, but it would be expensive.
Choose the compound sentence.
1. Hard work is needed for a successful career, and so is skill.
2. If one works hard and has the correct skills, he or she will probably get ahead.
3. Hard work and skills are important.
4. One cannot become successful without hard work.
Choose the complex sentence.
1. They'd like to buy a house, but don't have enough money for a downpayment at this time.
2. As soon as they have enough money, they are going to buy a house.
3. We live in an apartment, but my wife and I would rather have a house.
4. Houses are expensive, so most young people live in apartments.
Choose the complex sentence.
1. Early rock music combined elements of blues, folk and gospel.
2. I prefer rock or jazz music, but my brother likes country.
3. My taste in music has changed over the years.
4. Early rock music, which combines country, gospel and folk, is my favourite type of music.
Choose the complex sentence.
1. The applicant was nervous , so the interviewer tried to put her at ease.
2. When you go for a job interview, it's natural to be nervous.
3. Job interviews can be quite long and stressful.
4. It's best to prepare as much as possible for a job interview, so you can answer the questions.
Choose the complex sentence.
1. If you had a choice, which country would you live in?
2. Would you prefer to live in a large city or a small one?
3. Big city life is fine, but I prefer to live in a small town.
4. Despite it's small size, I like Victoria.
Choose the complex sentence.
1. Because Saturday is Ayumi's birthday, I'm shopping for a gift.
2. Saturday is Ayumi's birthday, so I need to buy a present.
3. Sometimes it's hard to shop for people.
4. This store has many products at reasonable prices, so I often shop here.
Choose the complex sentence.
1. Many people smoke because it is an addictive habit.
2. Smoking is addictive, so many people smoke.
3. My friend's wife wants him to quit smoking, but so far he hasn't.
4. Victoria and other major cities have strict smoking laws.
Choose the simple sentence.
1. In the past, people used to get far more exercise and be in better shape.
2. If you are in poor shape, you need to change your lifestyle.
3. Proper diet is something which should be taken seriously.