This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex And Compound Complex Sentences – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex And Compound Complex Sentences Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of sentence follows:Thomas could read, or he could write. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 2. I will eat my healthy snack while I wait for dinner. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 3. What punctuation is used to separate independent clauses in a compound sentence? A) A semicolon is used to separate independent clauses. B) A comma is used before the conjunction to separate independent clauses. C) A period is used to separate independent clauses. D) A colon is used to separate independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma is used before the conjunction to separate independent clauses. 4. This is an example of what kind of sentence? Enjoy watching the animals, but do not feed them. A) Complex sentence. B) Simple sentence. C) Compound-complex sentence. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound sentence. 5. This is an example of what kind of sentence? The Cougars were favored, but we supported the Lions, who were in second place. A) Complex sentence. B) Compound-complex sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-complex sentence. 6. Patrick was furious when Riley ate his slippers. A) Correct punctuation. B) Needs a comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct punctuation. 7. Until I eat my veggies, I cannot eat dessert. A) S. B) CP. C) CX. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CX. 8. Which is the dependent clause?Whenever she can, Sandy double-checks her work. A) Whenever she can. B) Sandy double-checks her work. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whenever she can. 9. How do you connect clauses in an compound-complex sentence? A) AAWWWUBBIS. B) FANBOYS. C) AAWWWUBBIS + FANBOYS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AAWWWUBBIS + FANBOYS. 10. Antonio is a cheerful person, ..... when he is stressed he is very serious. A) So. B) Or. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 11. I went to the store because I ate all the food. A) Complex sentence. B) Compound-complex sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. 12. Is the following a simple sentence?Was running. A) No-it doesn't have a verb. B) No-it doesn't have a complete thought. C) Yes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No-it doesn't have a complete thought. 13. If Josie had known that the dog was not nice, she wouldn't have leaned in to pet if and she wouldn't have had to get stitches. A) Correct punctuation. B) Needs a comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needs a comma. 14. We are going to the George Strait concert, and we got really good seats. A) Complex. B) Compound-Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 15. What is the structure of the sentence below?Aang and Zuko became good friends even though they were enemies at the beginning of the story. A) Complex sentence. B) Compound-complex sentence. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. 16. The drummers played a long time, but the piano players stopped early. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 17. Which of the following is a characteristic of a compound-complex sentence? A) Contains two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. B) Contains one independent clause and one dependent clause. C) Contains two independent clauses. D) Contains only one independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contains two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. 18. If every person would change the lives of 10 people, in 5 generations 800 million people would be affected. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 19. Identify the structure of the following sentence:Unless the weather changes soon, we will have to call off the game. A) Complex. B) Compound-Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 20. Now that you have discovered my secret, I must capture you; then I will paint you blue. A) Complex. B) Compound-complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-complex. 21. Identify the type of sentence:'The kitten was warm and soft.' A) Interrogative sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple sentence. 22. Although we bundled up, we still got cold out in the snow. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 23. The rain forest is disappearing, ..... many of its plants and animals are disappearing too. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 24. Ever since I hit it with a football last week, the screen on my TV won't stop flickering. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 25. The student fell asleep in class, and he didn't finish his rough draft. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound-Complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 26. Which type of sentence follows:Because it was lunch time, Ms. Bisbee ate a piece of pizza, and she drank sixteen ounces of water. A) Complex. B) Compound-Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound-Complex. 27. Identify the type of sentence:'Before he knew it, the winter was over, and tiny buds began to sprout on the trees.' A) Compound sentence. B) Simple sentence. C) Compound-complex sentence. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound-complex sentence. 28. Edwin and Julian found an expensive computer on the floor in the hallway . A) Compound-complex. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 29. Many soldiers fought in the war, and they received numerous medals. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 30. Identify the type of sentence:'Mary and Jazz are making the best commercial in class.' A) Simple sentence. B) Interrogative sentence. 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