Grammar exercises · 12 questions
Sentence types: simple, compound and complex exercises
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Test yourself on sentence types: simple, compound and complex with 12 interactive questions. Every answer comes with an explanation — and if you get one wrong, the AI tutor can explain exactly why your answer didn't work.
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Which of these is a simple sentence?
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Guessing gets you through a quiz; understanding gets you through the exam. Read the full Sentence types: simple, compound and complex lesson — English has four sentence types: simple (one independent clause), compound (independent clauses joined by and, but, or, so), complex (a main clause plus a subordinate clause), and compound-complex (a mix of both). IELTS examiners award Grammatical Range marks for controlling a variety of these types — not for writing long sentences.
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