136. Choose the right sentence type. After the tornado hit, my house was completely destroyed.
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-complex
137. Choose the right sentence type.
This summer our vacation should be both exciting and restful.
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-complex
138. Choose the right sentence type.
Those clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash flood.
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-complex
139. Choose the right sentence type.
Older television sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space, are digital televisions.
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-complex
140. Choose the right sentence type.
John went to school today, but James remained at home.
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-complex
141. Choose the right sentence type.
The house was destroyed in the fire, but the whole family was saved.
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-complex
142. Choose the right sentence type.
He said that he was so disappointed that he would not try again.
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-complex
143. Choose the right sentence type.
The evil that men do lives after them.
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-complex
144. Choose the right sentence type.
If I do not get this job, I will start a business.
A) Simple
B) Compound
C) Complex
D) Compound-complex
145. Choose the compound sentence.
A) The lizard rested on a rock.
B) The pirates demanded treasure, and they demanded pie.
C) Because of the fruitful harvest, instead of eating a modest Thanksgiving dinner, we filled our plates with an abundance of food that year.
D) In December, I went sledding every day because I could.