This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the most logical conjunction:The team practiced every day, ..... they won the championship game. A) For. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 2. Something was tapping on my window. A) Compound Sentence. B) Simple Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Sentence. 3. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:She finished her book and went to bed. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 4. Choose the correct sentence structure using a semicolon. A) The cat is sleeping; the dog is barking. B) The cat is sleeping:the dog is barking. C) The cat is sleeping, the dog is barking. D) The cat is sleeping. The dog is barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat is sleeping; the dog is barking. 5. What type of sentence is the following-simple or compound? The South American condor is smaller and heavier than the California condor. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 6. You know you love me; I know you care. A) Compound. B) Fragment. C) Simple. D) Run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 7. In the sentence 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining, ' what role does 'but' play? A) It connects two independent clauses. B) It modifies the verb 'wanted.'. C) It introduces a dependent clause. D) It describes the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It connects two independent clauses. 8. Will you please go to the store with me next week? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 9. What kind of words connect compound sentences? A) ForAndButOrYetSo. B) Becausesinceifalthough. C) Can should couldwould. D) Mrs. DealMrs. CoppleMiss MuranoMs. McKenzieMrs. Boggus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ForAndButOrYetSo. 10. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:The spider built a web, and it left the area. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 11. Picture this:A dog is barking loudly, and a cat is quickly moving away! How would you link these two actions using a comma and an appropriate conjunction? A) The dog barked loudly, so the cat ran off. B) The dog barked loudly, because the cat ran off. C) The dog barked loudly, and the cat ran off. D) The dog barked loudly, but the cat ran off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog barked loudly, and the cat ran off. 12. In the park, girls and boys were playing ball. What is the verb? A) Park. B) Were. C) Were playing. D) Boys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 13. Rafael has great sports skills, but he also has excelent social skills. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 14. You should dig slowly. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 15. Shawn stepped to the front of the room, and he tripped over the microphone cord. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 16. Complete the two independent clauses by using the coordinate conjunction and pay attention to the use of punctuation.She didn't like the design ..... she still bought it A) Nor. B) Yet. C) , but. D) , yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , yet. 17. There was no bed to sleep in, ..... I had to sleep on the floor. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 18. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:The glass fell, and it was shattered. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 19. Why would a writer use a semicolon to correct a run-on sentence instead of using a comma with a conjunction? A) The writer can place the semicolon in many correct locations within the sentence. B) The semicolon show that one clause is more important than the other. C) The semicolon shows that two independent clauses are closely related. D) A semicolon is faster to write than a comma with a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The semicolon shows that two independent clauses are closely related. 20. Mary is wearing a red shirt, and Jane is wearing a pink shirt. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 21. Complete the sentence:We have a test tomorrow, ..... I need to study tonight. A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 22. Which conjunction best joins the two simple sentences together?Jake is good at science. Jackson is better at math. A) , and. B) , but. C) , or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , but. 23. David likes to swim, ..... he likes to play football. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 24. They do not fear ghosts, nor do they fear monsters. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 25. I love to go to Disneyland to ride rides. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 26. Which of the following sentences is a correctly written compound sentence? A) The dog barked, and wagged its tail. B) I like pizza but my sister likes pasta. C) We can go to the beach, or we can go to the pool. D) She finished her homework she went outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We can go to the beach, or we can go to the pool. 27. The dog found a bone. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 28. They were composed, ..... they were calm. A) Yet. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 29. The neighbors are raking their lawn. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 30. I went to the movies, ..... I ate some popcorn. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. 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