Practice Set Questions on Sentence Structures

Simple Sentences:

1. She reads books.
2. He dances well.
3. They play football.
4. We eat dinner.
5. She sings beautifully.

Compound Sentences:

6. She reads books, and he watches movies.
7. He dances well, but he can’t sing.
8. They play football, yet they lose often.
9. We eat dinner, and then we watch TV.
10. She sings beautifully, so she entertains the audience.

Complex Sentences:

11. She reads books because she loves to learn.
12. He dances well although he has never taken lessons.
13. They play football when the weather is good.
14. We eat dinner before we watch TV.
15. She sings beautifully while she plays the guitar.

Compound-Complex Sentences:

16. She reads books because she loves to learn, and he watches movies because he enjoys them.
17. He dances well although he has never taken lessons, but he can’t sing because he’s tone-deaf.
18. They play football when the weather is good, yet they lose often because they lack teamwork.
19. We eat dinner before we watch TV, or sometimes we go for a walk instead.
20. She sings beautifully while she plays the guitar, so she entertains the audience and mesmerizes them.

Answers:

1. Simple
2. Simple
3. Simple
4. Simple
5. Simple
6. Compound
7. Compound
8. Compound
9. Compound
10. Compound
11. Complex
12. Complex
13. Complex
14. Complex
15. Complex
16. Compound-Complex
17. Compound-Complex
18. Compound-Complex
19. Compound-Complex
20. Compound-Complex

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