Sentence Types and Structures — TN TET English Questions

5 free practice questions on Sentence Types and Structures, out of 25 in this topic, for Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TN TET) aspirants. Each one shows the correct answer and a full explanation.

Q1Easy

Which punctuation mark correctly ends a declarative sentence?

  1. aFull stop (.)✓ Correct
  2. bQuestion mark (?)
  3. cComma (,)
  4. dExclamation mark (!)

Explanation

Declarative/statement sentences end with a full stop, not a question or exclamation mark.

Q2Easy

Which of these is an interrogative (question) sentence?

  1. a"What a lovely house!"
  2. b"Where do you live?"✓ Correct
  3. c"I live in Chennai."
  4. d"Come and visit me."

Explanation

An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.

Q3Easy

Which of these is a simple sentence (one independent clause)?

  1. a"The boy, who trained daily, ran fast."
  2. b"The boy ran fast, and he won the race."
  3. c"The boy ran fast."✓ Correct
  4. d"Although he was tired, the boy ran fast."

Explanation

A simple sentence has just one independent clause with a single subject-verb unit.

Q4Easy

Which of these is a compound sentence (two independent clauses joined by "and", "but", "or")?

  1. a"She likes tea, but he likes coffee."✓ Correct
  2. b"Because she likes tea, she buys it often."
  3. c"The tea that she likes is green tea."
  4. d"She likes tea."

Explanation

A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like "but".

Q5Easy

Which of these is an imperative sentence?

  1. a"She closed the window."
  2. b"What a cold day it is!"
  3. c"Did she close the window?"
  4. d"Please close the window."✓ Correct

Explanation

Imperative sentences give commands, instructions, or requests, often without an explicit subject.

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