This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the conjunction in this sentence? The band will practice on Tuesday after school, for the concert is Wednesday evening. A) On. B) After. C) Will. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 2. She does not play piano, ..... she does play the flute. A) Or. B) So. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 3. Professor Maple's intelligent students completed their homework. A) Compound. B) Compound-complex. C) Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 4. We are going to the game, then we are going to dinner. A) Simple Sentence. B) Run-On Sentence. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run-On Sentence. 5. What is the verb in the following sentence:My dog, Emmie, is a lovable pup. A) Emmie. B) Dog. C) Is. D) Pup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 6. Complete the sentence:The weather was cold, ..... we decided to stay indoors. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 7. Dad drove slowly, for the road was icy. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 8. I love to work on the computer, but typing is not my thing. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 9. We can use or to ..... A) Join two sentences that have the conflict information .(opposite information). B) Join two sentences are alike or gives extra information. C) Give two sentences that have the same meaning. D) Join two sentences that give a choice or alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Join two sentences that give a choice or alternative. 10. I cannot sit for the examination, ..... I have not been well since January. A) And. B) For. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 11. You can finish your homework now, ..... you can do it after dinner. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 12. Leave the house at once ..... I will call the police. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 13. True or False?A conjunction is a word that is used to join two simple sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Jess reads books every day. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 15. Pick the choice that correctly combines the two simple sentences into a compound sentence.Anita was going to sing. She had a sore throat. A) Anita was going to sing, but she had a sore throat. B) Anita was going to sing, so she had a sore throat. C) Anita was going to sing, or she had a sore throat. D) Anita was going to sing, and she had a sore throat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anita was going to sing, but she had a sore throat. 16. I called right away, ..... I didn't get an appointment until next month! A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 17. Which compound sentence is created correctly? A) I have studied Spanish for many years, my Spanish-speaking friends can chat easily with me now. B) I have studied Spanish for many years; my Spanish-speaking friends can chat easily with me now. C) I have studied Spanish for many years. So my Spanish-speaking friends can chat easily with me now. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have studied Spanish for many years; my Spanish-speaking friends can chat easily with me now. 18. What do ALL compound sentences have to have A) A simple sentence and a comma. B) A simple sentence and a conjunction. C) 2 simple sentence, a comma, and a coordinating conjunction. D) 2 simple sentence, and a coordinating conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 simple sentence, a comma, and a coordinating conjunction. 19. What is the purpose of a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence? A) To introduce a dependent clause. B) To connect two independent clauses. C) To add information. D) To show contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To connect two independent clauses. 20. We were lost in the woods, A) Or we sat and cried. B) But my brother had a map in his pocket. C) And we climbed the mount Everest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But my brother had a map in his pocket. 21. Hockey is a physical game, so players wear lots of protective gear. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 22. Which coordinating conjunction makes sense:Stacey will not play basketball, ..... will she take swimming lessons. A) But. B) Nor. C) For. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 23. He finished his book, and he has nothing left to read. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 24. Which answer is a correct compound sentence made by combining these two sentences?We are riding on the same bus. Our seats are not together. A) We are riding on the same bus, so our seats are not together. B) We are riding on the same bus, because our seats are not together. C) We are riding on the same bus, but our seats are not together. D) We are riding on the same bus our seats are not together. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We are riding on the same bus, but our seats are not together. 25. Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?" My mom told me to clean my room, or I won't be able to go to the movies with my friends." A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 26. Is this sentence simple or compound?A camel has one or two humps on its back, and it has a long curved neck. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 27. The charity will be happy to receive your donation for any amount you deem appropriate. A) Comma after donation. B) No comma needed. C) Comma after happy. D) Comma after for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No comma needed. 28. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.I got an A on the LA test, ..... I had studied hard. A) Or. B) Yet. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 29. He is busy. I can't call him A) Because. B) And. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 30. I hoped I would have time to swim and run. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCompound Sentences Quiz 1Compound Sentences Quiz 2Compound Sentences Quiz 3Compound Sentences Quiz 4Compound Sentences Quiz 5Compound Sentences Quiz 6Compound Sentences Quiz 7Compound Sentences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books