Grammar Skills Worksheet

After driving by the car lot, Joshua picked the car he wanted for his graduation gift. What is the main clause in this sentence?

• After driving by the car lot

• Joshua picked the car he wanted for his graduation gift

• for his graduation gift

• the car he wanted

Shanitock drove his truck to the game. What is the subject of the sentence?

• Shanitock

• drove

• his truck

• to the game

Bendaira chose a blue sari for the party. What is the sentence structure?

• Subject-Verb-Object

• Subject-Object-Verb

• Verb-Subject-Object

• Object-Subject-Verb

Explain to Clay the differences between a simple sentence, compound sentence, and complex sentence.

• A simple sentence has one independent clause, a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses, and a complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

• A simple sentence has two independent clauses, a compound sentence has one independent clause, and a complex sentence has two or more independent clauses.

• A simple sentence has one dependent clause, a compound sentence has one independent clause, and a complex sentence has two or more dependent clauses.

• A simple sentence has one independent clause, a compound sentence has one dependent clause, and a complex sentence has two or more independent clauses.

Help Clay identify the sentence structure for each of the examples he has given you: 1. Soronto and Alberta went to the football game. 2. Soronto went to the football game, but Alberta could not go to the game. 3. Soronto, who plays in a local band, went to the football game.

• 1. Simple, 2. Compound, 3. Complex

• 1. Compound, 2. Simple, 3. Complex

• 1. Complex, 2. Compound, 3. Simple

• 1. Simple, 2. Complex, 3. Compound