This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Which word best completes this sentence:'If you finish your homework, you ..... play video games.' A) Can. B) Will be. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 3. Identify the type of sentence: "The sun set, and the stars appeared." A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 4. Because my chocolate was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 5. Is the punctuation of this sentence correct?The mailman wouldn't deliver our mail, after my dog bit him in the leg. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 6. Read the sentence:'Because it started to rain, we packed up our picnic and ran to the car.' Which part of this sentence can stand alone as a complete thought? A) Because it started to rain. B) We packed up our picnic and ran to the car. C) Ran to the car. D) Because it started to rain, we packed up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We packed up our picnic and ran to the car. 7. What is the independent clause of compound-complex sentence? Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with. A) Although I like to go camping. B) I haven't had the time to go lately. C) And I haven't found anyone to with. D) I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with. 8. True or False:A sentence needs at least three clauses total to be a compound-complex sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. True or False:A comma is always required before a dependent clause when it appears at the end of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Does this sentence need a comma? Although I love to ski and ice skate I dislike cold weather. A) No comma needed. B) After ski. C) After although. D) After skate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After skate. 11. Algebra is easier if you work hard. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 12. He is the youngest puppy since he is only two months old. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex sentence. 13. Choose the correct answerI almost missed my flight ..... there was a long queue in the duty-free shop. A) Despite. B) Since. C) Because of. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 14. Which word best connects the clauses to form a logical complex sentence:'He studied hard, ..... he passed the exam with flying colors.' A) Because. B) And. C) Although. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 15. Punctuate the complex sentence:I was upset because I was running late. A) No change. B) Upset, because. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 16. What type of sentence is this?Let's go back to the store, i forgot bread. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 17. When the magician disappeared, the entire crowd gasped. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 18. Does the following sentence contain an independent clause?On Lincoln Trail next to Patty's Pancake House. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 19. He had finished his studies, he went to America. A) Until. B) While. C) Before. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After. 20. The chef prepared a delicious meal, and we ate it with gusto. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 21. Complete the compound sentence with the coordinating conjunction that shows the most logical connection:I studied for the test for hours, ..... I still felt unprepared. A) So. B) Yet. C) For. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 22. Which sentence is an compound-complex sentence? A) I own a beautifully restored antique boat and a jet ski too. B) Stay in the bath until the phone rings. C) Metal robots are cool and look tough. D) I stopped believing in Santa Claus, when he asked for my autograph in a department store, but I still want to believe in him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I stopped believing in Santa Claus, when he asked for my autograph in a department store, but I still want to believe in him. 23. After we lost the game, we went shopping. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 24. In the sentence, 'We can't go swimming because the pool is closed, ' what is the main job of the word 'because'? A) To describe the noun 'pool'. B) To act as the main verb of the sentence. C) To connect two independent clauses. D) To start a dependent clause that explains why. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To start a dependent clause that explains why. 25. The teacher explained the concept, but the students still had questions. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 26. I had ..... little time to get a good look at his face. A) Such. B) Too. C) So. D) Enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 27. I will make my bed and get dressed. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 28. Select all complex sentences A) I wanted a candy bar, so I went to the store. B) I want a candy bar, please. C) Even though I wanted a candy bar, I resisted the temptation. D) So I went to the store for a candy bar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Even though I wanted a candy bar, I resisted the temptation. 29. Complete the sentence:After we finish dinner, we will watch a movie, and then we ..... ice cream. A) Having. B) Will have. C) Had. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have. 30. Complete the sentence:'As soon as the bell rings, ..... ' A) Students leave the classroom. B) The students left the classroom. C) The student leaves the classroom. D) The students will leave the classroom. 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