This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The clauses on these kind of sentences are joined by subordinating conjunctions such as because, after, when, although. A) Compound sentence. B) Phrase. C) Simple sentence. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex sentence. 2. 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. 3. True or False:You should always put a comma after a dependent clause when it comes at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. 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 would become a fragment. C) The sentence's meaning would stay exactly the same. D) The sentence would need a comma after 'Students'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The meaning of the sentence would change significantly. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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,. 8. Does this sentence need a comma? Since Joel has a fever and pink eye he cannot come to school. A) After eye. B) No comma needed. C) After fever. D) After since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After eye. 9. What type of sentence contains 2 or more independent clauses? A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Compound-complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Ashley drew a self-portrait. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. 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) Although. B) Until. C) Since. D) Because. E) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) If. 14. Identify the student example:When she tries to tell the other kids how she feels and what she has experienced. A) Dependent Clause. B) Run-on. C) Needs Comma. D) Correctly Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Clause. 15. 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) ;. 16. 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. 17. 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 adjective clause. B) It is an adverb clause. C) It is a noun clause. D) It is an independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is an adjective clause. 18. ..... had I opened the front door when I heard a noise from the kitchen. A) Not until. B) Only when. C) Scarcely. D) No sooner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scarcely. 19. 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) Before. B) Although. C) Because. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 20. Choose the correct answer: ..... she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag. A) Because of. B) In order that. C) While. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 21. 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) We missed the first act of the play. D) Because we arrived late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We missed the first act of the play. 22. 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 today. D) After in case. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After today. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. Identify the Subordinating Conjunction:I will call you after I find the solution. A) After. B) Find. C) I. D) Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. They decided to learn French ..... study in Paris. A) So as to. B) So that. C) In order that. D) In order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So as to. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesComplex Sentences Quiz 1Complex Sentences Quiz 3Complex Sentences Quiz 4Complex Sentences Quiz 5Complex Sentences Quiz 6Complex Sentences Quiz 7Complex Sentences Quiz 8Complex Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books