Coordinate Adjectives
Subject/Predicate
Independent/Subordinate Clauses
Simple/Compound Sentences
Compound/Complex Sentences
100

Identify the coordinate adjective in: "The shiny opal ring was on her finger."

What is a trick question? There are no coordinate adjectives within the sentence.

100

Identify the simple subject and simple predicate in the sentence: "The teacher explained the lesson carefully to the students." 

What is "teacher" and "explained"

100

Identify the independent clause in "Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk" 

What is "we decided to go for a walk"

100

Identify if it is a simple or compound sentence: "She enjoys hiking in the mountains."

What is Simple Sentence

100

Is this a compound/complex sentence: "I wanted to visit the museum, so I bought tickets online." 

What is a compound sentence.

200

Identify which adjective is not a coordinate adjective within the compound sentence: "The sleek modern design of the car turned curious heads wherever it went."

What is curious?

200

Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of the sentence: "The sun rose slowly over the horizon." 

What is "sun" and "rose"

200

Identify the independent clause(s) in the sentence: "I wanted to go to the beach, but the weather was too cold." 

What is "I wanted to go to the beach" and "the weather was too cold" 

200

Is this a simple or compound sentence: "I finished my report early, so I decided to take the rest of the day off." 


What is a compound sentence

200

Is this a compound or complex sentence: "Although it was late, she decided to finish her work before going to bed." 

What is a complex sentence.

300

How many coordinate adjectives are within the sentence? "The elegant, spacious living room was perfect for entertaining guests."

What is 2?

300

Identify the Simple Subject and Complete Predicate in the sentence: "The dog barked loudly at the mail carrier"

What is "dog" and "loudly at the mail carrier"

300

Identify the subordinate conjunction in the sentence: "After we finished dinner, we went for a walk in the park. 

What is "after"

300

Is this a simple or compound sentence: "The cat slept in the chair." How do you know that? 

What is a simple sentence. It has a complete subject and complete predicate, but only one of each. There are no coordinating conjunctions or subordinating conjunctions, showing that the sentence consists of one independent clause. Therefore, this is a simple sentence. 

300

Identify if this a compound or complex sentence: "Because the traffic was heavy, we arrived at the concert just as it was starting." 

What is a complex sentence 
400

What are the Coordinate Adjectives in the sentence: "The bright green patterned curtains added a lively touch to the room" 

What is bright, green?

400

Identify the Complete Subject and the Complete Predicate in the sentence: "The playful puppy chased the colorful butterfly across the garden."

What is "The Playful Puppy" and "chased the colorful butterfly across the garden"

400

Identify the independent and dependent clause of the sentence: "After we finished dinner, we went for a walk in the park."

The independent clause is: "we went for a walk in the park" and the dependent clause is "after we finished dinner."

400

Is this a simple or compound sentence? "She wanted to go for a run, but it started raining." How do you know that?

What is a compound sentence. There are two complete subjects (She) and (it) as well as two complete predicates (wanted to go for a run) and (started raining) as well as a coordinating conjunction. This means that two independent clauses are present and therefore it is a compound sentence. 

400

identify if this is a compound or complex sentence: "He wanted to go to the concert, but he couldn't find a ticket." How do you know that? 

What is a compound sentence. There are two complete subjects (He) and (he) and two complete predicates (wanted to go to the concert) and (he couldn't find a ticket). The two clauses are connected with a coordinating conjunction (but) which indicates that it is two independent clauses. Therefore, the sentence is a compound sentence. 

500

There are two coordinate adjectives in the sentence: The old blue velvet sofa was surprisingly comfortable and stylish"

What is old, blue?

500

Identify the Complete Subject(s) and Complete Predicate(s) of the sentence: "The cat and dog slept soundly on the couch, and the children played quietly in the other room." 

The Complete Subjects are: "The cat and dog" as well as "the children." 

The Complete Predicates are: "slept soundly on the couch" and, "played quietly in the other room."

500

Identify the dependent clause in "She finished her homework before the movie started."

What is "before the movie started." 
500

Is this a simple or compound sentence: "The kids played outside all afternoon, and their parents prepared dinner"? How do you know that?

What is a compound sentence. The sentence contains two complete subjects (The kids) and (their parents) as well as two two complete predicates (played outside all afternoon) and (prepared dinner). There is also a coordinating conjunction between the two (and) indicating that there are two independent clauses. Therefore, the sentence is a compound sentence.

500

Is this a compound or complex sentence: "If you finish your homework early, we can watch a movie together." How do you know that? 

What is a complex sentence. There are two complete subjects (you) and (we) as well as two complete predicates (finish your homework early) as well as (can watch a movie together). However, the two clauses are connected together by a subordinating conjunction (if), indicating that there is a subordinating/dependent clause within the sentence (if you finish your homework early), therefore making the sentence a complex sentence.