State whether the following sentences are simple, complex or compound.

1. I don’t know where he has gone.

2. She asked me what I was going there.

3. Where have you been all this while?

4. I want to talk to him.

5. She recognized me at once.

6. He neither spoke nor looked at me.

7. I went to his place because I wanted to meet him.

8. Though it was late, we went out.

9. I called him but he didn’t want to talk to me.

10. If you are hungry, I will make a sandwich for you.

11. He told me a lie.

12. I asked him a question.

Answers

1. I don’t know where he has gone. (Complex sentence)

2. She asked me what I was going there. (Complex sentence)

3. Where have you been all this while? (Simple sentence)

4. I want to talk to him. (Simple sentence)

5. She recognized me at once. (Simple sentence)

6. He neither spoke to me nor looked at me. (Compound sentence)

7. I went to his place because I wanted to meet him. (Complex sentence)

8. Though it was late, we went out. (Complex sentence)

9. I called him but he didn’t want to talk to me. (Compound sentence)

10. If you are hungry, I will make a sandwich for you. (Complex sentence)

11. He told me a lie. (Simple sentence)

12. I asked him a question. (Simple sentence)