This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Conjunctions That Join Sentences – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conjunctions That Join Sentences Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We could not find the bike, ..... could we find my brother. A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 2. Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences? Do you want to order pizza? A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 3. Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence. We are both hungry and thirsty. A) Are. B) Both. C) And. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 4. Which conjunction should you use to connect the following sentences? Brock is a good cook. He spends a lot of time in the kitchen cooking for his family. A) For. B) Yet. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 5. Which of these sentences is NOT using a coordinating conjunction? A) For lunch, I normally have sandwiches or grab 'n' go. B) I worked really hard in maths and I was proud of the work I produced. C) I always look forward to Friday as we finish school earlier. D) Over the weekend, I won't be playing football, nor will I be spending lots of time on my Xbox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I always look forward to Friday as we finish school earlier. 6. Using a FANBOY to start a sentence will make it an incomplete sentence. A) False you can start a sentence however you want. B) True, you should never start a complete sentence using a FANBOY. C) False, you can but only certain FANBOYS can work. D) False, you can start your sentence using a FANBOY, it will just be part of a clause followed by a comma and connected to a complete thought that can stand alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False, you can start your sentence using a FANBOY, it will just be part of a clause followed by a comma and connected to a complete thought that can stand alone. 7. We didn't go to the beach, ..... did we go to the park. A) For. B) Nor. C) But. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 8. Choose the BEST coordinating conjunction. It is raining outside, ..... we had to play inside. A) So. B) But. C) And. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 9. Identify the correct coordinating conjunction:Erica didn't make it to the concert, ..... did she come to my birthday. A) And. B) Nor. C) Or. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 10. Delicately. The down feather landed.The adjective is? A) The down. B) Feather. C) Landed. D) Delicately. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delicately. 11. I made iced tea ..... cookies for you. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 12. Peter called my name, ..... I did not hear him. A) For. B) So. C) But. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 13. Miles never washed his hands before he ate, ..... he caught a cod. A) So. B) Nor. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 14. Which coordinating conjunction(s) could you use to combine the two sentences below:I don't like gymnastics, ..... do I like dancing. A) Or. B) And. C) Nor. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 15. Which coordinating conjunction(s) could you use to combine the two sentences below:The man walked to the restaurant, ..... he ordered a sandwich. A) Nor. B) And. C) Yet. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 16. Which conjunction would best join the two sentences? I wanted to play outside. My mom said I have to do my homework first. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 17. What does OYS stand for in FANBOYS? A) On, yes, somewhere. B) Or, yet, so. C) Or, yesterday, some. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or, yet, so. 18. A ..... film is scary. A) Comedy. B) Drama. C) Horror. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horror. 19. You may call either Ms. Roda ..... Ms. Suzette if you need help. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 20. My classmate is ..... like crazy bull. A) Wobbling. B) Swifting. C) Blistering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wobbling. 21. Which of the follow is NOT a coordinating conjunction? A) Nor. B) But. C) For. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While. 22. Tony plans to move to California, ..... he will attend college there. A) But. B) So. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 23. Forests perform several vital functions for other living things they clean carbon dioxide from the air and prevent soil erosion. A) Forests perform several vital functions for other living things, for they clean carbon dioxide from the air and prevent soil erosion. B) Forests perform several vital functions for other living things they clean carbon dioxide from the air, and prevent soil erosion. C) Forests perform several vital functions, for other living things they clean carbon dioxide from the air and prevent soil erosion. D) Forests perform several vital functions for other living things, they clean carbon dioxide from the air and prevent soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forests perform several vital functions for other living things, for they clean carbon dioxide from the air and prevent soil erosion. 24. Which coordinating conjunction(s) could you use to combine the two sentences below:He continued to blurt, ..... it disturbed the class. A) Yet. B) But. C) Or. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 25. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to fill in the blank.Sam drank some water, ..... he was thirsty. A) And. B) For. C) But. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 26. Will you take the bus, ..... will you drive? A) And. B) Nor. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 27. In order to help save forests, governments have set aside national parks groups replace felled trees with new ones. A) In order to help save forests, governments have set aside national parks, so groups replace felled trees with new ones. B) In order to help save forests, governments have set aside national parks, for groups replace felled trees with new ones. C) In order to help save forests, governments have set aside national parks, but groups replace felled trees with new ones. D) In order to help save forests, governments have set aside national parks, and groups replace felled trees with new ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In order to help save forests, governments have set aside national parks, and groups replace felled trees with new ones. 28. What kind of conjunction uses FANBOYS? A) Coordinating. B) Correlative. C) Subordinating. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordinating. 29. Fill in the blank: ..... the food chain will not list the other foods eaten by the mouse. A) And. B) Or. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 30. Identify the correct coordinating conjunction:You can have spaghetti ..... lasagna. You can't have both. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 31. Bill went to work, ..... he didn't clock in. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 32. Science interests me ..... I enjoy the class too. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 33. I feel very healthy, ..... I look sick. A) Yet. B) Or. C) For. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 34. My friend, Jim, is great to be with, ..... he is fun and kind. A) But. B) For. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 35. A ..... film is about real things that happened a long time ago. A) Drama. B) Horror. C) History. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) History. 36. Which conjunction should you use to connect the following sentences? Brock cooks often. He has many brothers and sisters. A) And. B) For. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 37. Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences? I wanted to play outside. My mom said I have to do my homework first. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 38. I did not see my sister at the bank, so I went to the park without her. A) At. B) Went. C) I. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 39. What are the seven coordinating conjunctions? A) For, and, which, to, but, yet, was. B) For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. C) For, and, was, but, or, yet, some. D) For, which, nor, be, or, was, so. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. 40. FANBOYS.The 'Y' stands for ..... A) Your. B) Yes. C) You. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 41. He didn't go to the wedding, ..... he still send the bride and groom a present. A) So. B) Yet. C) For. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 42. The players are facing problems ..... they assured their coach to take home the trophy. A) For. B) Or. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 43. He is overweight ..... he continues to eat a lot of sweets A) And. B) Yet. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 44. Which sentence is a correctly written compound sentence? A) Billie Jo lived in Oklahoma in 1934 so she was affected by the drought and dust storms. B) Billie Jo lived in Oklahoma in 1934, so she was affected by the drought and dust storms. C) Billie Jo lived in Oklahoma in 1934 so, she was affected by the drought and dust storms. D) Billie Jo lived in Oklahoma in 1934. So she was affected by the drought and dust storms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Billie Jo lived in Oklahoma in 1934, so she was affected by the drought and dust storms. 45. Identify the COORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.We went to the party, but we forgot to bring a gift. A) Bring. B) Went. C) But. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 46. Andy plays basketball well, ..... cricket is his favorite sport. A) For. B) Yet. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 47. I have to find new job, ..... im unemployed. A) For. B) Nor. C) Yet. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 48. What change would you make in the following sentence? Mom does not allow us to stay up past 9:00, and she, doesn't let us eat right before bed. A) Remove comma after 9:00. B) Remove comma after she. C) Add comma after and. D) No change needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remove comma after she. 49. Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence. Chloe wanted to ride her new bike, but one of the tires was flat. A) Her. B) Of. C) But. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 50. I was stuck in a traffic jam, ..... I was late for my appointment. A) Yet. B) Or. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 51. David is a contractor, ..... he knows the construction business. A) Or. B) But. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 52. Identify the SUBORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.The sky became dark when the storm began to roll in. A) Became. B) When. C) So. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 53. My mother vacuumed the floor ..... I dusted the furniture last weekend. A) So. B) And. C) For. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 54. The worker lives two minutes from the hotel, ..... she always walks to work. A) For. B) Yet. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 55. What conjunction should you use to make these sentences into a compound sentence? The teacher always enjoyed meeting new people. She also loved time traveling. A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 56. Which one of the F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. would you use to show a result? A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 57. Ayan was running across the floor, ..... he tripped and fell. A) Or. B) So. C) For. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 58. Identify the COORDINATING conjunction in the following sentence.The acronym FANBOYS can be used to remember coordinating conjunctions, yet students sometimes forget to use this strategy, A) Yet. B) To. C) Be. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 59. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.Paris baked banana break, ..... she gave some to her neighbor. A) So. B) For. C) But. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 60. What is a sentence which consists of multiple main clauses called? A) Simple sentence. B) Exclamatory sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) Complex sentence. 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