SENTENCE STRUCTURE

1. LET’S TEST YOUR
BRAINS!

2. WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF
SENTENCE STRUCTURE?

3.  SIMPLE, COMPOUND,
COMPLEX, & COMPOUND-
COMPLEX

4. WHAT IS A COMPOUND
SENTENCE?

5.  2 INDEPENDENT
CLAUSES JOINED BY A
COORDINATOR OR A
SEMICOLON

6. WHAT KIND OF
SENTENCE IT IS?
I want a sporty red car,
but I will lease the
practical blue one.

7. Compound
Sentence

8. I want a sporty red car,
but I will lease the
practical blue one.

9. WHAT KIND OF
SENTENCE IT IS?
We will be visiting New
York next year.

10. Simple
Sentence

11. WHAT KIND OF
SENTENCE IT IS?
Because my coffee was
too cold, I heated it in the
microwave.

12. Because my coffee was
too cold, I heated it in the
microwave.
Dependent Clause

13. Because my coffee was
too cold, I heated it in the
microwave.
Dependent Clause
Subordinator

14. I like playing basketball, and my
brother likes playing tennis.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

15. I’ll help you if you help me.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

16. Her name is Sachiko and she
comes from Japan.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

17. My mother cooked dinner while I
was doing my homework.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

18. While I was doing my homework, my
father cooked the dinner and my
mother was asleep in front of the
television.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

19. Do you want to go swimming
tomorrow, or would you prefer to play
tennis?
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

20. I've brought my umbrella with
me in case it rains.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

21. I don't know why he did
that.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

22. My family came to Germany when I
was in grade 5, but I never learned to
speak German very well.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

23. I'm so pleased that you can
come to my party.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

24. He told me that he is returning
to London next summer.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

25. I have not seen my grandmother
since I came to Germany.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

26. We were doing a mathematics test
when the fire alarm rang yesterday.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

27. She runs every day, so she is
very fit.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

28. Because she runs every day,
she is very fit.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex

29. You should read every day if you
want to improve your English more
quickly.
a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-complex