This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Although I didn't win, I am happy with my performance. What is the dependent clause? A) Although I didn't win. B) I didn't win. C) I am happy with my performance. D) I am happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although I didn't win. 2. The house is made up of good material, however it was still flooded during the storm.What is the linking word used? A) However. B) During. C) Still. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 3. What kind of sentence is this:The bird made a nest in the bush near the window, so we will be able to see the baby birds! A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 4. How do you correctly write the sentence below?Because I love you, I will share my last chip with you. A) Because, I love you, I will share my last chip with you. B) Because I love you I will share my last chip with you. C) Because I love you I will share, my last chip with you. D) Because I love you, I will share my last chip with you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because I love you, I will share my last chip with you. 5. What is the best way to combine these two ideas into one complex sentence? "The team practiced hard every day. They lost the championship game." A) The team practiced hard every day, so they lost the championship game. B) Although the team practiced hard every day, they lost the championship game. C) The team practiced hard every day, and they lost the championship game. D) The team practiced hard every day because they lost the championship game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although the team practiced hard every day, they lost the championship game. 6. Is the following sentence compound or complex?Our car broke down, so we took a taxi. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 7. True or False:'When the bell rings, we will go to lunch' is a complex sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Choose the best way to combine these two sentences:'The movie was very long. It was also very exciting.' A) The movie was very long, or it was also very exciting. B) The movie was very long, so it was also very exciting. C) The movie was very long, but it was also very exciting. D) The movie was very long, for it was also very exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The movie was very long, but it was also very exciting. 9. Select the correct subordinating conjunction to complete the complex sentence: " ..... the movie started, we bought popcorn." A) And. B) Before. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 10. The difference between a compound sentence and complex sentence is that a compound sentence has two independent clauses and a complex sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 11. How can you join an independent clause and a dependent clause in a complex sentence? A) With a comma and a coordinating conjunction. B) With a semicolon. C) With a subordinating conjunction. D) With a period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With a subordinating conjunction. 12. Which of the following is NOT a Simple sentence? A) He reads every day. B) He reads every day and he writes notes. C) She smiled. D) They play cricket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He reads every day and he writes notes. 13. Choose the best description of a compound-complex sentence. A) A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. B) A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause. C) A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. D) A sentence with only one independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. 14. Which sentence is a correctly formed complex sentence and not a fragment? A) I went to bed early because I was tired from soccer practice. B) I was tired, I went to bed early. C) I was tired from soccer practice, so I went to bed early. D) Since I was tired from soccer practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to bed early because I was tired from soccer practice. 15. Mrs. McCoy enjoys hiking and spending time with her family. A) Simple Sentence. B) Not a sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 16. Identify the blue part:The rainforest is being destroyed because there is oil underneath it. A) Run-on. B) Correctly Complex. C) Dependent Clause. D) Independent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent Clause. 17. The sentence below is a simple sentence.My mother and father wished me luck and drove me to the race. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Complete the sentence:When the sun sets, ..... A) The sky is dark. B) We went home. C) The birds are chirping. D) The stars shine bright. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The stars shine bright. 19. While Mom went into the post office, I read my Harry Potter book in the van. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 20. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of writing with complex sentences? A) It makes your writing boring. B) I. C) It makes your writing more interesting to read. D) It will make your ELAR teacher proud. E) It makes the relationship between ideas clear for your reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It makes your writing boring. 21. ..... he loves making Krabby patties, Spongebob is really good at his job. A) Since. B) Which. C) However. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 22. What kind of connecting word do you need in a compound sentence to connect both sentences? A) Linking verbs. B) Coordinating conjunctions. C) Collective nouns. D) Subordinating conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordinating conjunctions. 23. Choose the option that correctly combines the two sentences into a compound sentence."I like to swim. My brother likes to play basketball." A) I like to swim, my brother likes to play basketball. B) Although I like to swim, my brother likes to play basketball. C) I like to swim, and my brother likes to play basketball. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like to swim, and my brother likes to play basketball. 24. What is the best way to combine these two sentences into a single complex sentence? 'My brother is good at science. He wants to be a biologist.' A) My brother, who is good at science, wants to be a biologist. B) My brother is good at science, and he wants to be a biologist. C) My brother is good at science; he wants to be a biologist. D) Because my brother wants to be a biologist, he is good at science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, who is good at science, wants to be a biologist. 25. What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence? "I stayed home because I was sick." A) Sick. B) Because. C) Home. D) Stayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 26. Complete the sentence:After we finished the project, we were tired, ..... we still went out for pizza. A) Yet. B) For. C) Nor. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 27. I want to be well-groomed ..... other people think nice things about me. A) As soon as. B) So as not to. C) In order to. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that. 28. Which sentence correctly uses commas for a non-restrictive (non-essential) clause? A) My brother who is a senior is captain of the team. B) My brother who is a senior, is captain of the team. C) The student, who is a senior, is captain of the team. D) My brother, who is a senior, is captain of the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My brother, who is a senior, is captain of the team. 29. The campers stayed in the tent while the cold rain fell. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 30. Does this sentence need a comma? You need to grease the cake pan before you pour in the batter. A) After before. B) After cake. C) After pan. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No comma needed. 31. True or False:In the sentence 'The student who finishes first can leave early, but they must be quiet, ' the clause 'who finishes first' is essential and should not have commas around it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Now that football season is over, I am going to the weight room, and I am getting buff. A) Compound, complex. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound, complex. 33. ..... you sit down, please bring me the paper. A) Since. B) Before. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 34. Does this sentence need a comma? We couldn'y fly our kites because there was no wind. A) After fly. B) No comma needed. C) After kites. D) After because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No comma needed. 35. True or False:'Because she was late, she missed the bus.' is a complex sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. We ran home and ate dinner. A) Complex sentence. B) NOT a complex sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NOT a complex sentence. 37. Is this a dependent clause or an independent clause?Since you came to class early, A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 38. He went on a great vacation although he was worried about getting his work done. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 39. Complete the sentence: ..... , we decided to watch a movie instead. A) Closed park. B) Since the park was closed. C) The park was closed. D) Parks are fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since the park was closed. 40. What type of sentence? Their robot can follow a simple path through a maze. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 41. Bosco chased his tail, but he never did catch it. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 42. Choose the complex sentence from the options below. A) The sun is shining. B) I have a dog. C) He plays basketball. D) After I finish my homework, I will go outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After I finish my homework, I will go outside. 43. Complete the sentence:My mom, ..... , is a great cook, and she is making my favorite dinner tonight. A) , who I love very much. B) Who I love very much. C) Who I love very much,. D) , who I love very much,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , who I love very much,. 44. Although the weather was rainy, we still went to the beach. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 45. Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:'Even though it was late, she decided to call him.' A) She. B) Was. C) Him. D) Even though. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Even though. 46. FANBOYS are also known as ..... A) Subordinating conjunctions. B) Coordinating conjunctions. C) Neckbeards. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordinating conjunctions. 47. ..... , it would cause serious problems for the PM. A) Were the Foreign Secretary resign. B) Was the Foreign Secretary resign. C) Were the Foreign Secretary to resign. D) Was the Foreign Secretary to resign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were the Foreign Secretary to resign. 48. Choose the correct complex sentence: A) I went to the store, and I bought some milk. B) I went to the store because I needed milk. C) I needed milk, so I went to the store. D) I went to the store; I needed milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to the store because I needed milk. 49. My brother skated on the pond while mom watched. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 50. The flight to Hanoi was delayed for twenty minutes ..... the weather was bad. A) In spite of. B) Although. C) Because. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 51. Although I ..... not very good, I really ..... playing football.(be) (enjoy) A) Are/enjoy. B) Am/enjoy. C) Am/enjoying. D) Was/ enjoys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am/enjoy. 52. Before construction of the Eiffel Tower began, people thought it would cost too much to build. A) Complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Compound-Complex sentence. D) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. 53. Robotics is my favorite class because Mrs. Aryanpur makes it so much fun. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 54. What is the function of the dependent clause in the sentence:'If you finish your homework, you can watch TV.' A) It gives a reason. B) It states a fact. C) It describes a place. D) It provides a condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It provides a condition. 55. What is used to connect a dependent clause and an independent clause? A) Subordinating conjunction (AAAWWUUBBIS). B) Coordinating conjunction (FANBOY). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinating conjunction (AAAWWUUBBIS). 56. Complete the sentence:Even though the weather was bad, ..... A) They went for a walk. B) It was raining. C) Because they wanted to go. D) And it was cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They went for a walk. 57. The dog chased the cat around the park. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 58. TRUE OR FALSE?The same subject from the independent clause can be repeated in the dependent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Which of the following is NOT a subordinating conjunction (or subordinator)? A) Since. B) Because. C) After. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 60. I lock my bicycle ..... going to class. A) Who. B) While. C) Because. D) Before. 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