This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex And Compound Complex Sentences – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex And Compound Complex Sentences Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Although Tom reads nonfiction books, Jack reads comic books. A) Compound-Complex. B) Simple. C) Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 2. Many parents drove their child to school today because of the freezing cold temperatures. A) Compound-Complex. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 3. 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. 4. Laura forgot her friend's birthday, so she sent her a card when she finally remembered. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound-Complex. 5. While the music played, J.P. went in through the side door. A) Compound-complex. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 6. Blackbeard's real name was Edward Teach; his ship was called the "Queen Anne's Revenge" . A) Compound-Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 7. 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). 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. What type of sentence is the sentence below?After we ate lunch, my brother and I played outside. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Compound Complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex. 11. Your brother and his friend broke the window in the living room. A) Simple. B) Compound-Complex. C) Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 12. Which type of sentence follows:Chris worked on math while Cheyenne did her science homework. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. I am a sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. A) Compound Complex. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. How can you identify a compound sentence? A) A compound sentence is always longer than a simple sentence. B) A compound sentence can be identified by the presence of two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction. C) A compound sentence is a sentence that asks a question. 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. 19. How many clauses are required to make up a complex sentence? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 3, 000, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 20. 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) Remove the word "While.". C) Add a semicolon after the word "surroundings.". D) Add a comma after the word "surroundings.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add a comma after the word "surroundings.". 21. 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. 22. Throughout his early life, he struggled with poverty, but he became successful after he finished college. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Compound-Complex. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-Complex. 23. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is called ..... A) Compound-complex sentence. B) Simple sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex sentence. 24. Where does the comma go in this sentence?Lucy went to her locker but she had to ask Mr. Arritt first. A) BEFORE the coordinating conjunction "BUT". B) Before the coordinating conjunction "LOCKER". C) AFTER the coordinating condinating conjunction "BUT". D) Before the subordinating conjunction "WHERE". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BEFORE the coordinating conjunction "BUT". 25. 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. 26. Eric ran home the rest of the way because he knew he was in trouble. A) Simple sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex sentence. 27. 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. 28. Guadalupe has never played basketball, ..... volleyball so far this year. A) Nor. B) Or. C) But. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nor. 29. 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. 30. Carefully, the students completed their Unit 2 test. A) Compound-Complex. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. 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