Deck 4: Sentence Types

Question 1

Especially for university freshmen and their parents who must say good-bye.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Because their lives are in danger.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Answer 2

E

Question 3

John was not used to waiting for the bus, for he usually drove his car to work.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Some children who appear withdrawn in the classroom may have learning styles that are different from the teacher's mode of presentation, and they may require special attention.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 5

William Carlos Williams was a famous American poet, but he was also a doctor.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 6

After they pack clothes, books, stereo and other paraphernalia into their car, they drive off to a university campus, and there they enact both an ending and a beginning.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 7

Ted walked the entire length of the world's largest shopping mall; after he reached its end, he still couldn't find a pair of sneakers that fit.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 8

Poor environmental planning will lead to unacceptable levels of soil erosion, intolerable amounts of pesticide use, and a quality of life that will be diminished.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 9

They are learning to document sources while they write.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 10

Wallace Stevens worked for an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 11

Partings are common in life and signal both beginnings and endings.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 12

Except writing detective novels in her spare time.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 13

T.S. Eliot was a banker.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 14

My roomate and my other friends were talking about my problems, but neither he nor they could really understand completely.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 15

Robert Frost was one of the few people who could support himself solely on poetry.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 16

The local paper reported that the funeral would be held at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetary.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment

Question 17

Earning close to $700 a week.

A)simple
B)compound
C)complex
D)compound-complex
E)fragment