ENGL 101 – ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
LESSON #1 WORKSHEETS: SENTENCES
Name: ____________________________________________ ID#: _________________ Sec: ____
PART 1
A. Label the groups of words below as sentences (S) or fragments (F). Write S or F next to each group.
1. ____ Saudi Arabia is the best country in the world.
2. ____ The young lady in the blue dress looked at.
3. ____ In the morning, Jamal drops his son at school.
4. ____ Why are you so angry at the teacher?
5. ____ Visited the historical district in Yanbu.
6. ____ The children football and basketball.
7. ____ What did you?
8. ____ In a sentence, the end mark very important.
PART 2
B. Label the sentences below. Write S for simple, CD for compound, and CX for complex.
1. ______ Khaled was absent yesterday; as a result, he missed the quiz.
2. ______ Please tell me what her name is.
3. ______ Be quiet, please!
4. ______ The company’s sales increased last year, yet its profit declined.
5. ______ Since salt water boils at a lower temperature than freshwater, food cooks faster in salt water.
6. ______ You can’t wait until the final exam to study.
7. ______ Do you know when she is coming back?
8. ______ In this world today, it is very difficult to find a good friend.
9. ______ I am what I am.
10. ______ Vegetarians do not eat meat, nor do they eat dairy products.
PART 3
A. Follow the instructions below.
1. Write a simple sentence with a compound subject.
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2. Write a simple sentence with a compound verb.
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3. Write a compound sentence using “but”.
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4. Write a complex sentence using “if”.
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B. Complete these sentences with your own ideas (complete clauses).
1. You will not go out until _______________________________________________________________
2. The exam is in ten weeks; therefore, ______________________________________________________
3. The college campus is located next to the supermarket, so _____________________________________
4. Too much sun damages the skin, yet ______________________________________________________
5. Many students work part-time because ____________________________________________________
6. If you come late again, _________________________________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________________________ after I graduate from college.
8. Unless you work hard, _________________________________________________________________
9. Please tell me where ___________________________________________________________________
10. Since he can’t find the way, _____________________________________________________________
C. Put the words in the correct order to form correct and meaningful sentences.
1. yesterday / you / class / did / Why / miss
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2. engineering / degrees / Opportunities / increasing / graduates / for / whose / are / are / in
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3. have / nor / She / not / does / car / a / have / does / bicycle / a / she
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4. As soon as / me / home / you / call / get / please
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5. you / Don’t / water / swim / in / jump / if / can’t / the
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6. parts / paragraph / main / A / has / three
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