This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Coordinating Conjunctions – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Coordinating Conjunctions Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which coordinating conjunction best fits in the blank below?Tony plans to move to California, ..... he will attend college there. A) But. B) Yet. C) So. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 2. Identify the function of the following conjunction:SO A) Show likeness; add information. B) Show cause then effect. C) Show choice. D) Show an unexpected change or contradiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Show cause then effect. 3. Harriet Tubman's first name was Araminta Ross, ..... she changed her first name to Harriet. A) But. B) And. C) Yet. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 4. Which coordinating conjunction BEST completes this sentence?My brother could not find his shoes this morning, ..... could he find his lunchbox. A) And. B) So. C) Nor. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 5. Select the correct sentence that uses "or" to present options. A) Would you prefer running or swimming?. B) Would you prefer running and swimming?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would you prefer running or swimming?. 6. Our car cannot start, ..... we called a mechanic. A) So. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 7. Fill in the blank:I wanted a Playstation for Christmas, ..... my mother wanted me to get new boots. A) So. B) Nor. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 8. Which word fits in this sentence?John painted a beautiful scene of the woods ..... the river. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 9. Identify the coordinating conjunction in the sentence:He is tall yet agile. A) Yet. B) And. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 10. Jackson wanted to eat another piece of cake ..... he was on a diet. A) For. B) But. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 11. Anita eats healthy, ..... she wants to stay in shape. A) For. B) Or. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 12. Complete the sentence:We wanted to go to the beach, ..... it started raining. A) But. B) So. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 13. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to complete the sentence:I want to go shopping, ..... I don't have enough money. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 14. Which is an example of a coordinating conjunction? A) So. B) While. C) Be. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 15. Do you want to sit in the chair ..... in the sofa? A) Or. B) Nor. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 16. Which conjunction should go in the blank?I have a terrible headache, ..... it was really loud all day. A) For. B) So. C) But. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 17. Identify the function of the following conjunction:YET A) Show choice. B) Show likeness; add information. C) Show effect then cause. D) Show an unexpected change or contradiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Show an unexpected change or contradiction. 18. You can choose a blue jumper ..... a pink jumper A) Or. B) And. C) So. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 19. Tavisha ate both the chocolate ice-cream ..... the strawberry ice-cream one after the other ..... he is complaining of a sore throat. A) And, and. B) And, and. C) And, so. D) So, so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And, so. 20. Erin was angry at Johan ..... he had lost her precious book. A) But. B) For. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 21. It's rainy ..... windy today. A) And. B) Or. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 22. What is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence?Susie owned a monkey, yet she wanted a goldfish. A) Monkey. B) Yet. C) Owned. D) Goldfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 23. Choose the best conjunction to complete the sentence. He tried to call her, ..... the line was busy. A) And. B) For. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 24. Via tries her best, ..... she loves her family. A) Yet. B) For. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 25. Complete the sentence:I wanted to play video games, ..... I had to finish my chores first. A) So. B) For. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 26. Which conjunction best fits with the sentence below?You can finish your homework at home, ..... you can finish your homework at recess. A) Or. B) So. C) Yet. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 27. Complete the sentence:We can go to the park ..... we can stay home and watch a movie. A) Or. B) Yet. C) So. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 28. He enjoys watching sports at the stadium, ..... he also likes watching sports on TV. A) And. B) But. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 29. Choose the best coordinating conjunction to complete the sentence: "He was tired, ..... he went to bed early." A) So. B) And. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 30. His favourite snacks are cakes ..... biscuits. A) Yet. B) And. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 31. Which choice correctly combines the sentences below?I could try out for a team.I could join a club. A) I could try out for a team or I could join a club. B) I could try out for a team-or I could join a club. C) I could try out for a team, but I could join a club. D) I could try out for a team, or I could join a club. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I could try out for a team, or I could join a club. 32. Which coordinating conjunction best fits in the blank?I have to stay here, ..... I really don't want to. A) Yet. B) For. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 33. Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence: "She likes to read books, and she enjoys writing stories." A) Likes. B) To. C) And. D) Enjoys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 34. Saleem wants to buy a new motorcycle in the fall, ..... he is working at the car wash this summer. A) But. B) So. C) For. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 35. People said my neighbor wasn't friendly yet she was very nice to me. A) , yet. B) Yet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , yet. 36. This is an example of unlinked coordination A) She loves laughing, eating, sleeping. B) She loves laughing and eating and sleeping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves laughing, eating, sleeping. 37. Words we use to join sentences. A) Prepositions. B) Conjunctions. C) Commas. D) Contractions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunctions. 38. Sania had a lot of friends ..... she was a jovial girl. A) Nor. B) Yet. C) So. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 39. Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence.Dr. Smith was tired, yet he did not give up. A) Up. B) Give. C) Was. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 40. At Yosemite's museum you can read books so you can look at photographs on the walls. A) Books, or you can look at. B) Books but, you can look at. C) Books, so you can look at. D) Books or, you can look at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Books, so you can look at. 41. To get from Ontario to Detroit, you can fly, ..... you can ride the ferry. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 42. I had a terrible toothache, ..... I called my dentist. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 43. Which word fits in this sentence?Our home team played well, ..... we still lost the game by one point. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 44. The things you experience are really difficult, ..... you should be patient. A) NOR. B) YET. C) FOR. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) YET. 45. She is neither tall ..... short. A) So. B) Nor. C) Yet. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 46. William is tired, ..... happy. A) Yet. B) But. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 47. Complete the sentence:I was hungry, ..... I made a sandwich. A) Yet. B) And. C) For. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 48. Choose the correctly punctuated compound sentence:(Be careful here. Take your time) A) We went to the beach, but it was closed due to bad weather. B) We went to the beach but, it was closed due to bad weather. C) We went to the beach but it was closed due to bad weather. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went to the beach, but it was closed due to bad weather. 49. What is the function of 'but' in a sentence? A) To show a consequence or result of something. B) To connect to opposite ideas. C) To add some additional information. D) To explain the 'why' in a situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To connect to opposite ideas. 50. Identify the coordinating conjunction in the sentence below.I will see the doctor or nurse for my earache. A) See. B) Will. C) My. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 51. Which is the correct way to combine these sentences:He studied for the test. He got a good grade. A) He studied for the test so he got a good grade. B) He studied for the test he got a good grade. C) He studied for the test, so he got a good grade. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He studied for the test, so he got a good grade. 52. The conjunction 'nor' is used to show contrast. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. The conjunction 'and' can be used to join two similar ideas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct. 'My friend is a great singer and she plays the guitar.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 55. Combine the sentences using a coordinating conjunction: "She studied hard. She passed the exam." A) She studied hard, and she passed the exam. B) She studied hard, but she passed the exam. C) She studied hard, or she passed the exam. D) She studied hard, so she passed the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She studied hard, so she passed the exam. 56. Which one of the following is not a coordinating conjunction A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. 57. True or False:The following sentence correctly uses the conjunction 'nor':'He doesn't enjoy scary movies, nor he likes roller coasters.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. You should wear a coat ..... a scarf. A) And. B) Because. C) But. D) Or. E) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 59. You want to fix this run-on sentence:'The alarm didn't go off I was late for school.' Which choice uses a coordinating conjunction to correctly express a cause-and-effect relationship? A) The alarm didn't go off, but I was late for school. B) The alarm didn't go off or I was late for school. C) The alarm didn't go off, so I was late for school. D) The alarm didn't go off, and I was late for school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The alarm didn't go off, so I was late for school. 60. Which sentence correctly uses a coordinating conjunction to form a compound subject? A) Neither the cat nor the dog was hungry. B) The cat and the dog were hungry. C) Either the cat or the dog were hungry. D) Both the cat but the dog were hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat and the dog were hungry. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCoordinating Conjunctions Quiz 1Coordinating Conjunctions Quiz 2Coordinating Conjunctions Quiz 3Coordinating Conjunctions Quiz 4Coordinating Conjunctions Quiz 5Coordinating Conjunctions Quiz 6Coordinating Conjunctions Quiz 7Coordinating Conjunctions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books