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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences EXERCISES

Read the following sentence and decide if they are simple, compound or complex

1. The boy at his lunch.

2. The unhappy boy with no shoes ate his tiny lunch on the door step in the rain.

3. After dinner, the baby woke up his mother with a loud yell.

4. The dog barked and the baby woke up

5. The police caught them and put them in jail.

6. She lived in Hull for many years but she didn't like it.

7. The dog barked because it was lonely

8. Because the dog barked, the baby woke up

9. The dog barked until the baby woke up

10. I was very happy when I first came to Hull.

Write three simple sentences

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

Write three compound sentences

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

Write three complex sentences

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

Exercise 2

Correct the following sentences!

1.     They are have three children

2.     We  are closed the door last night.

3.     She wrong.

4.     You is are here now

5.     My mother is swimming.

6.     The guard is help me yesterday.

7.     She is writes a letter. She is writing a letter. She writes a letter

8.     Donita not a movie star.

9.     Tanya a friendly nice lady.

10.  It is run very slowly. It is running... it run

Exercise 1

Write the following sentences in English and use the correcttense

1.     Badri  makan roti tadi malam

2.     Badri sedang nonton sepakbola di TV sekarang

3.     Badri baru saja membersihkan kamarnya.

4.     Badri akan mengunjungi pacarnya jam 12.00 siang.

5.     Shinta mencintaiku

6.     Shinta sedang membuat kue untukku.

7.     Shinta baru saja menelponku

8.     Shinta akan memberi uang untukku besok.

9.     Apakah shinta benar-benar mencintaiku?

10.  Donita dulu pacarku.

11.  Dia dulu cantik sekali.

12.  Donita cantik, ramah dan pintar.

13.  Aku tidak akan menikahi Donita

14.  Aku akan pergi jauh

15.  Donita akan menikah dengan seorang pria kaya.

Change the following sentences into simple past, present, perfect, and future tense

1.     I am seeing your dad tomorrow.

2.     I am reading the newspaper.

3.     Susie is having her breakfast.

4.     I am studying for the test.

5.     Alice is knitting a sweater.

6.     We are going to the park.

7.     What are we having for dinner?

8.     Are you coming to the park with me?

9.     We are going to crash.

10.  Anita is singing now.

Change each the positive sentence below into a negative one.

1. The dog is in the backyard.  __________________________________________________

2. He was at the library on Friday.  __________________________________________________

3. She will dance in the play. __________________________________________________

4. The children were ready to go home. __________________________________________________

5. Oliver walked to the corner.  __________________________________________________

6. I can read anything.  __________________________________________________

7. The trees will fall over in a storm.  __________________________________________________

8. They always want to play games. _____________________________________________

Change the passive to active.

1.              That sentence was written by Omar.

2.              Our papers are going to be collected by the teacher.

3.              Was the electric light bulb invented by Thomas Edison?

4.              The speed limit on Highway 5 isn't obeyed by most drivers.

5.              Have you been informed of a proposed increase in our rent by the building superintendent?

 

Jumble sentences EXERCISES

Rearrange the jumbled sentences below into a good  paragraph.!

1.

1) These small land percentage are consisting of  Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage and Siladen islands.

(2) The park is a representative of Indonesia tropical water ecosystem.

(3) Established in 1991, the park covers the area of 890,65 kM2,

(4) The Bunaken national Park is a marine park in the north of Sulawesi.

(5) 97 % of which is marine habitat while the 3 % others are consisting of islands.

 The right order is ....

A. 4-3-5-2-1                                 c. 4-2-3-5 -1

B. 4-5-3-1-2                                  d. 4-1-5-3-2

2.

1. While not exceptional high, the Niagara Falls are very wide.

2. The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River.

3. They sit across the border of US and Canada.

4. They are well-known as a source of hydro electrical power.

5. They are the most powerful waterfalls in North America.

A. 2-3-5-4-1                      B. 2-5-1-4-3

C. 2-1-3-4-5                      D. 2-3-1-5-4

3.

1. We left our house at about 5 o'clock in the morning. We took a taxi to the railway station.

2. Finally our train came. All of us rushed to get on the train.

3. Last Lebaran, my family and I went to our hometown. We decided to take a train because it is more comfortable.

4. It took about 5 to 7 hours to get to our hometown. We enjoyed our journey.

5. We took the carriage no 3 according to our tickets.

  6. But our train was late for about fifteen minutes, so we had to wait a bit longer.

7. After finding our seats, we sat comfortably.

8. We arrived at the station at six. Our train would leave at 6.40.

A. 3-8-6-4-5-1-2-7      B. 3-4-5-8-1-2-6-7

C . 3-1-8-6-2-5-7-4      D. 3-5-4-2-7-8-1-6

4.

1. He had some beautiful daughter.

2. It rolled into the well and began to cry.

 3. Since that time it always stay close to the princess.

 4. One day she played with her golden ball.

 5. There was a frog that was willing to help her.

 6. The youngest daughter was the most beautiful.

 7. A hundred years ago there lived a king.  

a. 7 – 3 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 2

b. 7 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 3

c. 6 – 4 – 5 – 3 – 7 – 2 – 1

d. 7 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 3 – 5 – 2

5.

1. Jack had an accident a few days ago.
2. Jill went to the hospital too visit him.
3. He is still in the hospital now.
4. She is at the hospital now.
5. He had to go to hospital.

A. 1-4-3-5-2                B. 1-3-5-4-2
C. 1-2-3-4-5                 D. 1-5-3-2-4

6.

1. I went on many rides.

2. Recently, I went to Disneyland in Los Angeles.

3. It went very fast and I got a little wet.

4. My favourite ride was Splash Mountain.

5. I really had a wonderful time there.

6. I also enjoyed Tom Sawyer's Island.

7. We went there through a hanging bridge and walked through caves.

The correct arrangement is ....

A. 2-1-3-4-6-5-7            B. 2-3-1-4-5-6-7

C. 2-1-5-3-6-4-7            D. 2-5-1-4-3-6-7

7.

1. Nature’s recycling programme for water is called the  water cycle.

2. Rain or snow eventually finds their way back to the ocean.

3. Water falls from the air as rain or snow.

4. Water goes from the ocean, lakes, and rivers into the air.

5. One of the things nature recycles is water.

6. Did you know that nature recycles too?

7. Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper.
A. 7-6-5-4-3-2-1                B. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
C. 5-6-3-4-7-1-2                 D. 2-1-4-3-6-7-5

8.

1-Most people who meet him think he is strange, but I believe he is just shy.

2-He does not have many friends, but he does not mind.

3-Mr. Bean is one of my favourite characters.

4-He is slim and of medium height.

5-He usually wears a brown suit.

6-He likes to drive his small car and he loves his teddy bear.

7-He has brown eyes and short brown hair.

8-He is an ordinary-looking man.

 A.      1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8        B.       8-4-1-5-2-3-6-7

C.       3-8-4-7-5-2-6-1         D.      2-3-4-5-1-6-7-8

9 .

     (1) Andi      : What about telling about the human body?

(2) Ayu       : What should we present for the oral test next week?

(3) Andi      : Good idea

                  (4) Ayu       : Not a bad idea, but talking about animals is very ordinary.

                                       Many of our classmates have told about animals.

(5) Andi      : How about something about an animal species?

Arrange the jumble sentences above into a good dialogue!

a.       1,3,2,4,5                                                                      d. 2,5,1,4,3

b.      1,3,2,5,4                                                                      e. 2,5,3,1,4

c.       2,5,4,1,3

 10.

Arrange the following sentences into a good order of procedure.

1. Second, push the record button.

2. Remember to push the rewind button to rewind the cassette.

3. Then, speak into the microphone.

4. First, put a blank cassette in the tape recorder

5. Finally, push play to listen your recording.

a. 4 – 1 – 3 – 2 – 5

b. 4 – 3 – 1 – 5 – 2

c. 2 – 4 – 3 – 1 - 5

d. 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 5

ALL ABOUT MY FAMILY

Let me tell you about my family . I live a small house near a field in Hai Phong . There are 4 people in my family : My prarent , my small sister and me .My parent is farmers. My mom's got a long, black hair and black eyes. She is 58 .My dad 's got a short, black hair . He is 59 . My sis is 15 . She 's got a long , black hair and brown eyes . She is student. She like cycling, walking and listening music. She is study better than me , and she is a thrill seeker . We have got a cat pet . She 's got yellow and white hair and very lovely. Specially , she like eating fish . My famiy often go out to have a dinner at weekend. Sometimes , In holiday , my parent take my sis and me get out on the mountain and get some fresh air .After work every day, my mom often cooks many good food for all the members of my family. I really realy love my family .
Hope to hear you soon and don't forget tell me about your family

Write ten sentences about your family in English or a short paragraph.

• One of the best and simplest ways to write ten sentences about yourself in English is to describe your family in short sentences.
• Get straight to the point, make it simple and meaningful.
• Do not forget to keep it in the present tense as you describe your family.
• Mention people like your parents, sisters, brothers, nephews, nieces, and other relatives like uncles, aunts, etc.
• The place they live in like a house, apartment, flat or farm etc.

It is your turn now to write ten sentences about your family in English. (Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.)
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My Family Writing Exercise

A.    Correct the mistakes.

1	I got a brother.	6	I haven’t any brothers or sisters.
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2	He has 10. (age)	7	His wears glasses.
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3	She has eleven years.	8	He loves the football.
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4	My brother go to school.	9	The sister’s name is Susana.
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5	I go to the school.	10	He has got eyes brown.
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B.                             Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

A	got	likes	old
called	His	live	them
don’t	is	my	out
Goes	like	name

My Family

My name is María. I ........................ in Valencia in Spain. My mother’s ........................ is Amparo

and ........................ father’s name is Vicente. My mother is 43 years ........................ and my father is 55.

My mother is ........................ doctor and my father is a dancer. I love ........................ both very much.

I’ve ........................ one horrible little brother and no sisters. ........................ name is Fernando. He is a

smelly pig. He ........................ to the same school as me. He ........................ 8 years old.

He ........................ playing football, video games and annoying me! I ........................ playing basketball

and going ........................ with my friends. I ........................ like school because my teacher is always angry.

We have one dog ........................ Bobbi. He is always happy.

C Now write about your family.

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