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To enhance your grasp of the English language, it’s crucial to become proficient in the use of sentences. We’ve crafted an extensive worksheet dedicated to sentences, encompassing a wide array of sentences to support your educational journey.
Be sure to go over the articles listed below to improve your grasp of sentences.
- Exclamatory Sentences
- Imperative Sentence
- Compound-Complex Sentence
- Simple Sentence
- Complex Sentence
- Interrogative Sentence
- Compound Sentence
- Declarative Sentence
- Predicate
- Sentence Fragment
- Subject Complement
Sentence Worksheet
Sentence Exercises
Sentence Exercise 1: Combining to form simple sentences
Combine the following word groups into simple sentences:
- The sky / blue / is.
- A book / on the desk / lies.
- The flowers / bloom / in spring.
- The stars / twinkle / at night.
- A chef / the meal / prepares.
- The children / play / outside.
- The wind / howl / during the storm.
- A baker / make / fresh bread.
- The stars / appear / at dusk.
- The cat / nap / in the sunbeam.
- The cat / sleeps / on the mat.
- The children / play / in the park.
- The train / arrives / on time.
- The dog / barks / loudly.
- The artist / paints / a portrait.
- A cat / on the windowsill / sleeps.
- The children / in the park / play.
- The dog / barks / loudly.
- The teacher / the lesson / explains.
- The train / arrives / on time.
Answer
- The sky is blue.
- A book lies on the desk.
- The flowers bloom in spring.
- The stars twinkle at night.
- A chef prepares the meal.
- The children play outside.
- The wind howls during the storm.
- A baker makes fresh bread.
- The stars appear at dusk.
- The cat naps in the sunbeam.
- The cat sleeps on the mat.
- The children play in the park.
- The train arrives on time.
- The dog barks loudly.
- The artist paints a portrait.
- A cat sleeps on the windowsill.
- The children play in the park.
- The dog barks loudly.
- The teacher explains the lesson.
- The train arrives on time.
Sentence Exercise 2: Identify the fragments
Read the following sentences and determine which ones are complete sentences and which are fragments.
- After the party ended.
- The cat slept on the windowsill.
- Because she was tired from work.
- He drove to the supermarket.
- Waiting for the bus in the rain.
- Although she studied hard.
- The dog barks at strangers.
- Beneath the old oak tree.
- They laughed at the joke.
- Whispering secrets in the dark.
- Whenever you’re ready.
- The dog barked loudly during the night.
- Under the bridge.
- She writes poetry in her free time.
- Before the movie starts.
Answers
- Fragment (no main verb)
- Complete (has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought)
- Fragment (dependent clause cannot stand alone)
- Complete (has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought)
- Fragment (no subject and verb)
- Fragment (dependent clause cannot stand alone)
- Complete (has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought)
- Fragment (no main verb, functions as a prepositional phrase)
- Complete (has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought)
- Fragment (no main subject or verb expressing a complete thought)
- Fragment (no independent clause)
- Complete (has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought)
- Fragment (no subject or verb)
- Complete (has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought)
- Fragment (no independent clause)
Sentence Exercise 3: Choosing the correct interrogative form
Choose the correct interrogative form for each sentence:
- (Do/Does) you play the piano?
- (Where/What) did you buy that dress?
- (Have/Has) they finished their homework yet?
- (Is/Are) the cookies in the oven?
- (Why/How) did she react to the news?
- (Do/Does) they know the way to the museum?
- (Whose/Who’s) jacket is this hanging in the closet?
- (Did/Does) you see what happened outside?
- (Were/Was) the kids playing in the garden when it started to rain?
- (How many/How much) people are expected to attend the conference?
- (Who/Whom) was at the door?
- (What/Which) color do you prefer?
- (Can/May) I borrow your charger?
- (How many/How much) apples are in the basket?
- (When/Where) is the meeting scheduled?
Answers
1. Do | 2. Where | 3. Have |
4. Are | 5. Why | 6. Do |
7. Whose | 8. Did | 9. Were |
10. How many | 11. Who | 12. Which |
13. Can | 14. How | 15. When |
Sentence Exercise 4: Combining ideas into a declarative sentence
Combine the following ideas into a single declarative sentence:
- The weather (idea 1). It is sunny (idea 2).
- The cat (idea 1). It is sleeping on the sofa (idea 2).
- The cake (idea 1). It tastes delicious (idea 2).
- The book (idea 1). It was written by a famous author (idea 2).
- The movie (idea 1). It starts at eight o’clock (idea 2).
- The car (idea 1). It has a powerful engine (idea 2).
- The concert (idea 1). It begins at nine o’clock (idea 2).
- The book (idea 1). It contains many interesting facts (idea 2).
- The flowers (idea 1). They attract bees and butterflies (idea 2).
- The jacket (idea 1). It is made of leather (idea 2).
- The garden (idea 1). It is blooming with flowers (idea 2).
- The computer (idea 1). It is brand new (idea 2).
- The concert (idea 1). It was incredibly loud (idea 2).
- The painting (idea 1). It is hanging in the gallery (idea 2).
- The athlete (idea 1). He won three gold medals (idea 2).
Answer
- The weather is sunny today.
- The cat is sleeping on the sofa.
- The cake tastes delicious.
- The book was written by a famous author.
- The movie starts at eight o’clock.
- The car has a powerful engine.
- The concert begins at nine o’clock.
- The concert begins at nine o’clock.
- The flowers attract bees and butterflies.
- The jacket is made of leather.
- The garden is blooming with flowers.
- The computer is brand new.
- The concert was incredibly loud.
- The painting is hanging in the gallery.
- The athlete won three gold medals.
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