This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can you create a compound-complex sentence? A) Combine two dependent clauses with a subordinating conjunction and add an independent clause. B) Combine two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction and add a dependent clause. C) Use only one independent clause with multiple coordinating conjunctions. D) Create a run-on sentence with no punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Combine two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction and add a dependent clause. 2. While Mom makes dinner, I'll do my homework. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 3. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a relative adverb to describe a place. A) That is the skatepark which we practice. B) That is the skatepark where we practice. C) Can you tell me the reason what you like skating?. D) I remember the time that we learned to ollie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That is the skatepark where we practice. 4. Fill in the blank:That is the park ..... we have our team picnics. A) Which. B) Why. C) Where. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where. 5. Eve baked a cake, so Lorena made cupcakes. A) Complex. B) Simple. C) Compound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 6. In the sentence, 'When the bell rang, I grabbed my bag, and I went to lunch, ' which part is the dependent clause? A) When the bell rang. B) I grabbed my bag. C) And I went to lunch. D) I grabbed my bag, and I went to lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the bell rang. 7. What type of sentence? I was going to buy a candy bar, but I decided to get a granola bar instead. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 8. A clause that cannot stand alone A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Compound sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 9. Complete the sentence with the correct relative pronoun:The video game ..... I want to buy was just released. A) That. B) Where. C) Who. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That. 10. Ricardo is hungry because he did not eat breakfast at school. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 11. Which sentence has a different grammatical structure than the other three? A) Whenever it snows, we build a snowman. B) I read a book while I waited for my friend. C) My brother plays soccer, and my sister plays tennis. D) I will call you after I finish my chores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother plays soccer, and my sister plays tennis. 12. In the sentence 'Though she was tired, she completed her assignment, ' identify the dependent clause. A) She was tired. B) Though she was tired. C) She completed her assignment. D) Was tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Though she was tired. 13. Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off a nonrestrictive (extra info) clause? A) My bike, that is red, is my favorite. B) My bike, which is red, is my favorite. C) My bike which is red is my favorite. D) My bike that is red, is my favorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My bike, which is red, is my favorite. 14. Select the word that is a subordinating conjunction, used to start a dependent clause. A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 15. Consider the sentence:'Although he was nervous, the actor delivered his lines perfectly.' What is the simple core, or main independent clause, of this sentence? A) Although he was nervous. B) The actor delivered his lines perfectly. C) He was nervous. D) Delivered his lines perfectly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The actor delivered his lines perfectly. 16. Fill in the blank:The team played a great game, ..... they lost in the final minute when the other team scored. A) After. B) Because. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 17. Bob will write in any pencil or pen that erases well. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 18. Type of sentence:It feels great to accomplish a goal, for one knows how much effort was put into the work. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 19. Where should the comma be placed in the following sentence? Because softball is such a fun sport many people joined the team. A) Because, softball is such a fun sport many people joined the team. B) Because softball is such a fun sport, many people joined the team. C) Because softball is such a fun sport many, people joined the team. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because softball is such a fun sport, many people joined the team. 20. I won't be able to watch the movie ..... I complete all of my homework. A) Unless. B) After. C) Since. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 21. Simple sentences have one independent clause; compound sentences have two clauses. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 22. In 1935, she became the first person to fly solo (alone) across the Pacific Ocean. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 23. True or False? A compound-complex sentence has to have a AAAWWUBBIS and FANBOYS in the sentence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Which verb best completes this sentence about a historical event:After the treaty was signed, the nations ..... peace, and the citizens celebrated. A) Declares. B) Declared. C) Declare. D) Declaring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declared. 25. True or False:The sentence 'I will call you when I arrive' contains a dependent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. I check Google Classroom every day now that school is virtual. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 27. Which sentence correctly uses a comma with a complex sentence? A) After the movie we went out for ice cream. B) Although it was raining, we decided to play football. C) I finished my homework but I forgot to bring it to school. D) When I called my friend she didn't answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although it was raining, we decided to play football. 28. What type of sentence is this?Although potato chips are delicious, I prefer tater tots. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 29. Even though he was late to work, Goku wasn't in trouble with his boss. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex Sentence. 30. On the corner of the street ..... A) A homeless man sat. B) Sat a homeless man. C) Did a homeless man sit. D) A homeless man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sat a homeless man. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesComplex Sentences Quiz 1Complex Sentences Quiz 2Complex Sentences Quiz 3Complex Sentences Quiz 5Complex Sentences Quiz 6Complex Sentences Quiz 7Complex Sentences Quiz 8Complex Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books