This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex And Compound Complex Sentences – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex And Compound Complex Sentences Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The trendy fashion designer released her new line on Wednesday. A) Compound-complex. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 2. Rewrite the following sentence as a compound-complex sentence:'She likes to read books, and she enjoys writing stories.' A) She doesn't like to read books, and she doesn't enjoy writing stories. B) She likes to read books, and she enjoys writing stories, so she has plenty of free time. C) She likes to read books, and she enjoys writing stories, but she doesn't have much time for it. D) She likes to read books, but she doesn't enjoy writing stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She likes to read books, and she enjoys writing stories, but she doesn't have much time for it. 3. When students first won the lottery, they thought is was going to be a good thing. A) Compound-complex. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 4. To correctly place the comma in a complex sentence that begins with an AAAWWUBBIS word, you find the end of the dependent clause and the beginning of the independent clause. You place the comma between the two clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. I am a sentence with two independent clauses and a coordinating conjunction or asemicolon (with or without an adverbial conjunction) that separates the clauses. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 6. What are the key components of a compound-complex sentence? A) Subject-verb agreement and punctuation. B) Adjectives and adverbs. C) Prepositional phrases and conjunctions. D) The key components of a compound-complex sentence are independent clauses and dependent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The key components of a compound-complex sentence are independent clauses and dependent clauses. 7. If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 8. Rick and James met at the arcade. A) Ssv. B) I ; I. C) I, c I. D) Sv. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ssv. 9. After the teacher chose groups, John and Sara were selected as partners for a project, yet Sarah did most of the work. A) Compound-complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound-complex. 10. What would you like to eat for dinner tonight? A) S. B) CPP. C) CX. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) S. 11. Which of the following sentences contains a subordinate clause? A) He likes to play soccer. B) The sun sets in the west.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) She runs every morning. D) Because it was raining, we stayed inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it was raining, we stayed inside. 12. We must go to bed when the clock strikes midnight. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 13. Identify the structure of the following sentence:I will go to the gym after I finish my homework, but Tanya will not go. A) Complex. B) Compound-Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-Complex. 14. What type of sentence is this? "Kaci has a bountiful vegetable garden, so she is always outside when it is sunny." A) Complex Sentence. B) Compound Complex Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Simple Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Complex Sentence. 15. Identify the structure of the following sentence:As the sun set, I felt a sense of peace and tranquility. A) Complex. B) Compound-Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 16. With my classmates we are going to buy in the university cafeteria, (a) the class starts. A) Although. B) When. C) A. while. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. while. 17. Miguel worked very hard at work to buy a gift (a) his mom. A) A. for. B) And. C) So. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. for. 18. The class was really loud for the substitute, so the teacher gave several students detention because she warned them before she left. A) Complex. B) Compound-Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-Complex. 19. The AAAWWUBBIS word and FANBOYS word I choose to combine sentences does not matter; I can choose whatever words I feel like using. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. I like tulips, and I like roses. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 21. Mrs. Abramowitz said that will be enough, and Muhammed agreed. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 22. Does this sentence combine independent and subordinate/dependent clauses correctly? As I was pulling out, someone backed into my car. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 23. Whenever I eat strawberries, I sneezed loudly. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 24. Provide an example of a compound complex sentence. A) I took my umbrella with me and it was raining. B) I went for a walk and I didn't take my umbrella with me. C) I went for a walk and it was raining. D) Although it was raining, I went for a walk, and I took my umbrella with me. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although it was raining, I went for a walk, and I took my umbrella with me. 25. Compound complex sentences are merely sentences that have: A) At least 2 independent clauses. B) At least 2 independent clauses and a dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At least 2 independent clauses and a dependent clause. 26. Is the sentence simple, compound or complex?They used their imagination when they saw a distant animal. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 27. Although Tom reads nonfiction books, Jack reads comic books. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound-Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 28. Many parents drove their child to school today because of the freezing cold temperatures. A) Compound-Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex. 29. After midnight the ghosts will come out of the haunted attic. A) Complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple sentence. 30. Laura forgot her friend's birthday, so she sent her a card when she finally remembered. A) Compound-Complex. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound-Complex. 31. While the music played, J.P. went in through the side door. A) Compound-complex. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 32. Blackbeard's real name was Edward Teach; his ship was called the "Queen Anne's Revenge" . A) Compound. B) Compound-Complex. C) Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 33. A compound sentence A) Is one complete sentence with a subject and predicate. B) Is two complete sentences combined with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS). C) Is one complete sentence combined with a dependent clause using a subjugating conjunction (AAAWWUBIS). D) Is an incomplete sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is two complete sentences combined with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS). 34. What type of sentence is this?Before he knew it, the winter was over, and tiny buds began to sprout on the trees. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Compound-complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-complex. 35. A compound sentence doesn't contain a coordinating conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. What type of sentence is the sentence below?After we ate lunch, my brother and I played outside. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 37. Your brother and his friend broke the window in the living room. A) Compound. B) Compound-Complex. C) Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 38. Which type of sentence follows:Chris worked on math while Cheyenne did her science homework. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 39. A compound/complex sentence has A) One independent clause. B) Two independent clauses. C) And independent clause and a dependent clause. D) Two independent clauses plus a dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two independent clauses plus a dependent clause. 40. What comprises a compound sentence? A) Two independent clauses. B) A dependent and independent clause. C) A dependent and 2 or more independent clauses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two independent clauses. 41. I am a sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. A) Complex. B) Compound Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 42. Because she arrived first, Kristin unlocked the door, but she left the key in the lock. A) Complex. B) Compound-Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-Complex. 43. In 1999, she led her team to win the World Cup. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 44. How can you identify a compound sentence? A) A compound sentence is a sentence that asks a question. B) A compound sentence can be identified by the presence of two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction. C) A compound sentence is always longer than a simple sentence. D) A compound sentence contains only one independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A compound sentence can be identified by the presence of two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction. 45. How many clauses are required to make up a complex sentence? A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 3, 000, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 46. Identify what changes need to be made in order for the sentence to be complete. If the sentence is already correct and no changes are necessary, select No Changes. While I was careful to observe my surroundings I still stumbled over a box. A) No Changes. B) Add a semicolon after the word "surroundings.". C) Remove the word "While.". D) Add a comma after the word "surroundings.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add a comma after the word "surroundings.". 47. Is this sentence simple or compound?Kevin always told the truth, so his teacher had great trust for him. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 48. Throughout his early life, he struggled with poverty, but he became successful after he finished college. A) Simple. B) Compound-Complex. C) Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-Complex. 49. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is called ..... A) Compound sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) Compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex sentence. 50. Where does the comma go in this sentence?Lucy went to her locker but she had to ask Mr. Arritt first. A) AFTER the coordinating condinating conjunction "BUT". B) Before the subordinating conjunction "WHERE". C) Before the coordinating conjunction "LOCKER". D) BEFORE the coordinating conjunction "BUT". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BEFORE the coordinating conjunction "BUT". 51. Rewrite the following sentence as a compound-complex sentence: "She was late to the meeting because her car broke down." A) She was late to the meeting, and her car broke down. B) Her car broke down, so she was late to the meeting. C) Her car broke down, and she was late to the meeting because of it. D) She was late to the meeting because her car broke down, and she missed the presentation.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was late to the meeting because her car broke down, and she missed the presentation.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. 52. Eric ran home the rest of the way because he knew he was in trouble. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound-complex. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex sentence. 53. Is this sentence simple or compound?Mary and Jazz are making the best commercial in class. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 54. Guadalupe has never played basketball, ..... volleyball so far this year. A) Nor. B) Or. C) But. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nor. 55. We have to be home before 10 o'clock. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 56. Carefully, the students completed their Unit 2 test. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 57. Which of the following sentences contains both a main clause and a subordinate clause? A) The cat slept on the mat.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. B) She runs every morning. C) When the sun sets, the sky turns orange. D) I enjoy reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the sun sets, the sky turns orange. 58. Tonight we'll just eat whatever is left from lunch, and tomorrow we'll order pizza. A) Complex. B) Compound-Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-Complex. 59. Subordinating conjunctions are used to connect: A) Only an independent and a dependent clause. B) Two ideas that are causal or show the cause and effect relationship. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only an independent and a dependent clause. 60. Identify the examples of subordinating conjunctions A) For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. B) When, if, because, ever since, as. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When, if, because, ever since, as. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesComplex And Compound Complex Sentences Quiz 1Complex And Compound Complex Sentences Quiz 2Complex And Compound Complex Sentences Quiz 4Complex And Compound Complex Sentences Quiz 5Complex And Compound Complex Sentences Quiz 6Complex And Compound Complex Sentences Quiz 7Complex Sentences QuizCompound Sentences Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books