This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:When Sebastian told his joke, everyone laughed. A) When Sebastian told. B) Everyone laughed. C) When Sebastian told his joke,. D) Sebastian told his joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When Sebastian told his joke,. 2. In the sentence, 'While waiting for the bus, Maria listened to her favorite songs, ' what is the core independent clause? A) Maria listened to her favorite songs. B) Waiting for the bus. C) While waiting for the bus. D) Listened to her favorite songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria listened to her favorite songs. 3. What kind of sentence is this:Mom ordered pepperoni pizza and a salad. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 4. In the sentence 'Because she was late, she missed the bus, ' which part is the dependent clause? A) She was late. B) She missed the bus. C) Because she was late. D) The bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because she was late. 5. He loves playing fetch, and he enjoys going on walks. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 6. Fill in the blank:My friend, ..... lives down the street, is on my basketball team, and we walk to practice together. A) That. B) Who. C) So. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 7. The house is made up of good material, however it was still flooded during the storm.What is the independent clause? A) However it was still flooded during the storm. B) The house is made up of good material. C) It was still flooded during the storm. D) Made up of good material. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The house is made up of good material. 8. Choose the best way to combine these clauses into a complex sentence:'She was tired. She stayed up late studying.' A) Since she was tired, she stayed up late studying. B) She was tired, and she stayed up late studying. C) She was tired because she stayed up late studying. D) Although she was tired, she stayed up late studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although she was tired, she stayed up late studying. 9. We couldn't go to the beach because the car broke down. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 10. What type of clause is this? Macie enjoys reading. A) Conjunction. B) Dependent. C) Independent. D) Toenails. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent. 11. One of the most fun games to play with your family is Catan. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 12. She is the first woman ..... has successfully go on a space mission. A) Which. B) Whom. C) Who. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who. 13. Although Blake likes funnel cake, he didn't want one this year. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 14. FANBOYS can also be called ..... A) Coordinating conjunctions. B) Subordinating conjunctions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coordinating conjunctions. 15. Which of these sentences is a complex sentence, but NOT a compound-complex sentence? A) I like pizza, and I like tacos. B) After we won the game, our coach took us out for ice cream. C) The girl who sits behind me in math is very smart, but she is also very shy. D) I need to go to bed early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After we won the game, our coach took us out for ice cream. 16. Max learned how to ski, and he is pretty good at it. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 17. Identify the type of sentence: "The teacher explained the lesson, and the students took notes." A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 18. Does this sentence need a comma? Once Jane turns sixteen years old she can get a drivers license. A) After once. B) After old. C) No comma needed. D) After years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After old. 19. Toby plays more than any of the other dogs because he has the most energy. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex sentence. 20. The flowers are yellow. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 21. A complex sentence is made of A) Two independent clauses. B) An independent clause and a dependent clause. C) Two dependent clauses. D) One independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An independent clause and a dependent clause. 22. Complete the sentence with the best conjunction to show contrast: ..... I studied for hours, I still found the test to be very difficult. A) So that. B) Because. C) Although. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 23. In the sentence 'After the movie ended, we went out for dinner.', identify the subordinate clause. A) After we went out. B) Movie ended. C) We went out for dinner. D) After the movie ended. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the movie ended. 24. Rochelle was happy ..... her friends were there. A) But. B) Because. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 25. You want to combine three ideas to show a sequence of events. Which compound-complex sentence best accomplishes this? A) After I finish my project, I can play video games, or I can watch a movie. B) I can play video games, and I can watch a movie after I finish my project. C) I can play video games, but I have to finish my project, so I can watch a movie. D) Because I can play video games, I have to finish my project, and I can watch a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After I finish my project, I can play video games, or I can watch a movie. 26. Does this sentence need a comma? After my dog bit the mail carrier the post office stopped delivering mail to my house. A) No comma needed. B) After office. C) After stopped. D) After carrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After carrier. 27. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the compound sentence: "I wanted to go swimming, ..... it was too cold." A) Because. B) But. C) Although. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 28. What type of sentence? We got lost in the woods, but my brother had a map in his backpack. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 29. When it rains, I like to stay indoors. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 30. Select the relative pronoun that is used to give more information about a person. A) Who. B) When. C) Why. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 31. The clauses on these kind of sentences are joined by subordinating conjunctions such as because, after, when, although. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex sentence. 32. She runs the shelter because she loves animals. A) Simple Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex Sentence. 33. In the sentence "Students who complete their homework on time usually get good grades, " the clause "who complete their homework on time" is essential. What would happen if you removed it? A) The meaning of the sentence would change significantly. B) The sentence's meaning would stay exactly the same. C) The sentence would become a fragment. D) The sentence would need a comma after 'Students'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The meaning of the sentence would change significantly. 34. Why is it important to vary sentence structures in writing? A) It decreases the impact of the message being conveyed. B) It limits the creativity of the writer. C) It makes the writing more confusing and difficult to understand. D) It helps maintain reader interest, improves readability, and adds variety to the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It helps maintain reader interest, improves readability, and adds variety to the text. 35. Is the punctuation of this sentence correct?Christine's math class, which is in room 304, started when the students sat at their desks. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 36. What is the subordinate clause in the following sentence?Since fourth grade, she'd kept a running list of them and liked to reread it to see if she could get the stories to go further in her head. A) She'd kept a running list of them and liked to reread it to see if she could get the stories to go further in her head. B) Since fourth grade,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since fourth grade,. 37. Does this sentence need a comma? Since Joel has a fever and pink eye he cannot come to school. A) After fever. B) After eye. C) After since. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After eye. 38. Which one of the following options is a "dependent clause" ? A) He gradually improved her English. B) People take natural health supplements. C) Our children may not be properly educated. D) Even though they may not have been tested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even though they may not have been tested. 39. After all the trouble he went through, he only earned one dollar. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 40. Ashley drew a self-portrait. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 41. Identify the correct subordinating conjunction for the complex sentence:The fourth graders will be in trouble ..... the teacher sees them playing games on their tablets. A) Until. B) Since. C) If. D) Because. E) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If. 42. Identify the student example:When she tries to tell the other kids how she feels and what she has experienced. A) Dependent Clause. B) Needs Comma. C) Run-on. D) Correctly Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 43. Choose the most appropriate punctuation to combine these two closely related independent clauses:The storm was getting worse ..... the wind howled fiercely. A) ,. B) . C) ;. D) , and. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 44. True or False:A compound-complex sentence may begin with an independent clause followed by a dependent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. In the sentence 'The book that you gave me was fascinating, ' what role does the clause 'that you gave me' play? A) It is an independent clause. B) It is an adverb clause. C) It is an adjective clause. D) It is a noun clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is an adjective clause. 46. ..... had I opened the front door when I heard a noise from the kitchen. A) Only when. B) Not until. C) Scarcely. D) No sooner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scarcely. 47. Complete the sentence with the subordinating conjunction that best shows a cause-and-effect relationship:I brought my umbrella to school ..... it looked like it was going to rain. A) Unless. B) Before. C) Because. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 48. Choose the correct answer: ..... she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag. A) Although. B) Because of. C) In order that. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While. 49. Identify the independent clause in this sentence:We missed the first act of the play because we arrived late. A) Of the play. B) The first act of the play because. C) Because we arrived late. D) We missed the first act of the play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We missed the first act of the play. 50. Does this sentence need a comma? In case it rains today let's wear rain boots to school. A) No comma needed. B) After let's. C) After in case. D) After today. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After today. 51. One upon a time, there lived a princess with smelly feet. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex Sentence. 52. True or False:In a compound-complex sentence, the independent clauses must be connected by conjunctions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. What is the BEST way to combine sentences 8 and 9?(8) I sat on my front step. (9) I looked across the street. A) I sat and looked on my front step and across the street. B) I sat on my front step and looked across the street. C) I sat on my front step, and I looked across the street. D) I sat and looked on my front step across the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I sat on my front step and looked across the street. 54. Amy practiced for the spelling bee until it was time for bed. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 55. Identify the Subordinating Conjunction:I will call you after I find the solution. A) Find. B) After. C) I. D) Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 56. Which of the following is a feature of a compound-complex sentence? A) Contains only one independent clause. B) Contains at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause. C) Contains only dependent clauses. D) Contains two independent clauses joined by a semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause. 57. What type of sentence is this?Because the school went to the zoo, they did not go to the aquarium A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 58. They decided to learn French ..... study in Paris. A) In order. B) In order that. C) So as to. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So as to. 59. Identify the Subordinating Conjunction:When you find the answer, let me know. A) Answer. B) When. C) Let. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 60. Which word best completes this sentence:'If you finish your homework, you ..... play video games.' A) Will be. B) Can. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 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