This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:You usually don't need a comma before a dependent clause if it comes at the end of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. I ate my lunch in the shade. A) This is an independent clause. B) This is a dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is an independent clause. 3. Complete the sentence:The teacher explained the topic again ..... the students could understand. A) Because. B) Unless. C) After. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that. 4. Complete the sentence to form a complex sentence:'While the teacher was explaining, ..... ' A) Students listens carefully. B) Students listens careful. C) The students listened carefully. D) The students was listening careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students listened carefully. 5. Complete the compound sentence with the most logical coordinating conjunction:I wanted to go to the park, ..... it was pouring rain outside. A) Or. B) So. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 6. TRUE OR FALSE?A complex sentence has the same thought even if it only has a dependent clause and does not have an independent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. ..... I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years. A) After. B) As soon as. C) Before. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 8. Is the following sentence compound or complex?You should take your car in for a service because it's starting to make weird noises. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 9. She did not cheat on the test because it was not the right thing to do. A) Complex sentence. B) Simple sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. 10. "After the movie, we all went out for pizza."This is an example of a ..... A) Compound-complex. B) Compound sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex sentence. 11. True or False:You need a comma before the word "because" in the sentence "I was late because my alarm didn't go off." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. True or False:Assuming we are talking about one specific student, the commas in this sentence are correct:'The student, who cheated on the test, was given a zero.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Although the funny dog chased his tail every day, he never caught it. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 14. Identify the Subordinating Conjunction:We can go whenever you are ready. A) We. B) Ready. C) Whenever. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whenever. 15. Type of sentence:Martha's goal for the school year is to get an A and make friends. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 16. Cats are good pets, for they are clean and are not noisy. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 17. Does the following sentence contain an independent clause?My dad works at a pet store. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 18. The child built a sandcastle, and the waves washed it away. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 19. Because of all the rain, I didn't get a chance to run outside. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex sentence. 20. Which sentence has the closest meaning to the following sentenceThe children couldn't go swimming because the sea was too rough. A) The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming. B) The children were not calm enough to swim in the rough sea. C) The sea is so rough that the children can't swim in it. D) The sea is very rough, so the children can't swim in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming. 21. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation and word:I got the new shoes that I wanted, ..... they were on sale, so my mom was happy. A) Because. B) And. C) , and. D) , because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 22. Does this sentence need a comma? Until Nasim began to learn English she was unable to understand her teachers. A) After until. B) After English. C) After unable. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After English. 23. Which of these best describes what a complex sentence is made of? A) Two complete thoughts joined by a word like 'and' or 'but'. B) One complete thought and at least one incomplete thought that depends on it. C) Just a very long sentence with lots of descriptive words. D) A single complete thought with only one subject and one verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One complete thought and at least one incomplete thought that depends on it. 24. True or false AAAWWUBBIS can only be in the beginning of the sentence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. He didn't want to go to the dentist; he went anyway. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 26. There is a microwave oven to my left, and on my right is a vase of fake flowers. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 27. True or False:'The dog barked because it heard a noise' does not need a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Identify the dependent clause in the following complex sentence.While I am a passionate basketball fan, I prefer football. A) While I am a passionate basketball fan. B) I prefer football. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While I am a passionate basketball fan. 29. I'll just wait, while you get your oil changed. A) No change. B) Wait while. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wait while. 30. Which sentence contains a subordinate conjunction? A) She runs every morning. B) He will call you when he arrives. C) The dog barked loudly. 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