This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which BEST combines the two clauses? We replaced pucks with soccer balls/which are hard to hit. A) We replaced pucks, which are hard to hit, with soccer balls. B) We replaced pucks with soccer balls which are hard to hit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We replaced pucks, which are hard to hit, with soccer balls. 2. Choose the correct answer:They were driving to Dallas ..... they caught an accident. A) When. B) As soon as. C) While. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 3. Does the following sentence contain an independent clause?More people buy dogs than cats. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 4. How should complex sentences be punctuated? A) By using exclamation points and question marks. B) With only periods and commas. C) By omitting all punctuation. D) With appropriate punctuation marks like commas, semicolons, colons, and dashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With appropriate punctuation marks like commas, semicolons, colons, and dashes. 5. After he got home, my father read us a story. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 6. The field trip was fun. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 7. The meteorologist said it is suppose to rain for the next two days. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 8. True or False:The group of words 'While I was eating breakfast' is a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Identify the INDEPENDENT (MAIN) clause in the following complex sentence:He talks about what he will eat for dinner while he eats lunch. A) While he eats lunch. B) He talks about what he will eat for dinner. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He talks about what he will eat for dinner. 10. ..... his aunt really likes the apartment, she can't afford to buy it. A) If. B) So. C) Because. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 11. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?Wishbone wanted to take a nap. He was too busy reading. A) Wishbone wanted to take a nap, since he was too busy reading. B) Since Wishbone wanted to take a nap, he was too busy reading. C) Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but he was too busy reading. D) Wishbone wanted to take a nap, he was too busy reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but he was too busy reading. 12. After dinner, I will have dessert. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 13. The lizard moved quickly. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 14. Complete the sentence:Because it was raining, we stayed inside, and we ..... a movie. A) Watching. B) Watched. C) Watches. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watched. 15. What is the main clause in the sentence:'Because she was tired, she went to bed early.' A) Because she was tired. B) Tired. C) She went to bed early. D) Went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She went to bed early. 16. What is the dependent clause in this sentence? A) Because I didn't do my chores. B) My mom grounded me for a week. C) My mom. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because I didn't do my chores. 17. We can either go to the store today, or we can wait until Friday. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 18. Complete the sentence with the conjunction that shows the most logical relationship:We brought our umbrellas ..... the forecast called for rain. A) Yet. B) But. C) Although. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. 19. TRUE OR FALSE?A complex sentence has an independent clause and dependent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Although it was raining, we still went to the party.What is the dependent clause? A) It was raining. B) Went to the party. C) We still went to the party. D) Although it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although it was raining. 21. Opinionated women are given disadvantages in societies that privilege male accomplishments. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 22. What type of sentence is this?Mrs. Johnson is a terrible singer, but she is a great dancer. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 23. Complete the sentence:My friend, ..... lives next door, is on my soccer team. A) That. B) Which. C) Whose. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who. 24. True or False:The following sentence is correctly punctuated. 'I finished my homework while my friend watched TV and I went to bed early.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. I really want to go to work, but I am too sick to drive. A) Complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) A phrase. D) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 26. Complete the sentence:My friend, ..... lives down the street, is having a party, so I'm going over later. A) Who. B) Because. C) When. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 27. Choose the best revision to improve the flow of this passage:'My dog loves to play fetch. He will play for hours. He never seems to get tired.' Complete the revision:My dog loves to play fetch; in fact, ..... A) He will play for hours, and he never seems to get tired. B) He will play for hours because he never seems to get tired. C) He will play for hours, he never seems to get tired. D) He will play for hours. He never seems to get tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He will play for hours because he never seems to get tired. 28. What type of sentence is this?Mrs. Johnson loves coffee, and she drinks it every morning. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 29. Select the sentence that correctly uses a subordinating conjunction and a comma. A) Although it was late we decided to watch a movie. B) Although it was late, we decided to watch a movie. C) We decided to watch a movie although it was late. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although it was late, we decided to watch a movie. 30. TRUE OR FALSE?A complex sentence can have 2 subjects A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesComplex Sentences Quiz 1Complex Sentences Quiz 2Complex Sentences Quiz 3Complex Sentences Quiz 4Complex Sentences Quiz 5Complex Sentences Quiz 6Complex Sentences Quiz 7Complex Sentences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books