En604 Sentences Quiz 'Dracula'

Can you identify the different sentence types and structures used in these examples taken from 'Dracula'?

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Minor sentence

Complex sentence

Compound sentence

Simple sentence

I only slept a few hours when I went to bed, and feeling that I could not sleep any more, got up.

Reason: The connective 'and' is used to connect the two clauses together.

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I only slept a few hours when I went to bed, and feeling that I could not sleep any more, got up.

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Sentence beginning with a pronoun

Sentence beginning with a verb

Sentence beginning with an adjective

Sentence beginning with an adverb

Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder, and heard the Count's voice saying to me, "Good morning".

Reason: The word 'suddenly' is an adverb as it describes the verb in the sentence.

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Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder, and heard the Count's voice saying to me, "Good morning".

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Use of connective to show a contrast

Use of parenthesis to add more information

Use of simile

Use of semi-colon to provide additional information

In startling I had cut myself slightly, but did not notice it at the moment.

Reason: The connective 'but' shows a contrast between the first part and final part of the sentence.

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In startling I had cut myself slightly, but did not notice it at the moment.

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Sentence beginning with an article

Sentence beginning with a pronoun

Sentence beginning with a determiner

Sentence beginning with a connective

But there was no reflection of him in the mirror.

Reason: The sentence begins with the connective 'but'.

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But there was no reflection of him in the mirror.

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Use of semi-colon to show contrast

Use of parenthesis to show contrast

Use of commas to show contrast

Use of colon to show contrast

The whole room behind me was displayed; but there was no sight of man in it, except myself.

Reason: The semi-colon provides a contrast between the first part and final part of the sentence.

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The whole room behind me was displayed; but there was no sight of man in it, except myself.

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Fronted adverbial

Separate clause sentence

Multi-clause sentence

Single clause sentence

This was startling, and, coming on top of so many strange things, was beginning to increase that vague sense of uneasiness which I always have when the Count is near; but at that instant I saw that the cut had bled a little, and the blood was trickling over my chin.

Reason: The use of commas shows that this sentence is made up of many clauses.

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This was startling, and, coming on top of so many strange things, was beginning to increase that vague sense of uneasiness which I always have when the Count is near; but at that instant I saw that the cut had bled a little, and the blood was trickling over my chin.

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Two compound sentences

Complex sentence followed by a simple sentence

Compound sentences followed by a simple sentence

Series of simple sentences

"It is a foul bauble of man's vanity. Away with it!"

Reason: Both sentences are simple sentences containing one subject and one verb.

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Correct!

"It is a foul bauble of man's vanity. Away with it!"

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Simple sentence beginning with a time connective

Complex sentence

Compound sentence beginning with a time connective

Simple sentence beginning with a pronoun

Then he withdraw without a word.

Reason: 'Then' is a time connective as it shows the sequence of events.

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Correct!

Then he withdraw without a word.

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