This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct way to combine these sentences? A book can be a lot of fun to read. A book can be boring. A) A book can be a lot of fun to read but a book can be boring. B) A book can be a lot of fun to read but, a book can be boring. C) A book can be a lot of fun to read, but a book can be boring. D) A book can be a lot of fun to read, so a book can be boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A book can be a lot of fun to read, but a book can be boring. 2. The tangled headphones on top of the dresser. A) Compound Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Simple Sentence. D) Run-On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 3. A compound sentence is linked by which type of punctuation? A) Quotation Marks. B) Comma. C) Exclamation Point. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma. 4. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that makes sense.Mom wanted a scrapbook of our trip, ..... she took many pictures. A) Yet. B) Or. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 5. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that makes sense.You may join the activities in the backyard, ..... you may play in the barn. A) Yet. B) But. C) Nor. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 6. Sofia hurt her ankle performing, yet she returned to practice the next day. A) Compound Sentence. B) Run-On. C) Simple Sentence. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Sentence. 7. What type of sentence is this? The boys played with their toys the girls ran to school. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Run-on. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 8. I will take a nap, ..... I will go out jogging. A) Or. B) And. C) So. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 9. Which conjunction best completes the sentence? Sam could pack a lunch, ..... he could buy lunch at school. A) So. B) Yet. C) Or. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 10. Choose the correct compound sentence for these two simple sentences.The giant whale swam deep in the ocean. He could find fish to eat. A) The giant whale could not find fish to eat in the deep ocean. B) Swim in the ocean to find fish. C) The giant whale swam deep in the ocean, so he could find fish to eat. D) The giant fish swam deep in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The giant whale swam deep in the ocean, so he could find fish to eat. 11. Combine these sentences to make a compound sentence.Ivana's bicycle had a flat tire. She had to walk to the grocery store. (so) A) Ivana's bicycle had a flat tire so she had to walk to the grocery store. B) Ivana's bicycle had a flat tire, so she had to walk to the grocery store. C) Ivana's bicycle had a flat tire so, she had to walk to the grocery store. D) Ivana's bicycle had a flat tire. So, she had to walk to the grocery store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ivana's bicycle had a flat tire, so she had to walk to the grocery store. 12. The sun is a star, but It is not the biggest star. A) A star, but it is not. B) A star but, it is not. C) Correct as is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A star, but it is not. 13. Gillian wanted to wear brown boots, they matched her pink sweater. A) Compound Sentence. B) Fragment. C) Run-On. D) Simple Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On. 14. Add a comma or semicolon as needed.Thai dishes often include rice but sometimes rice noodles are used instead. A) Add a semicolon after rice. B) Make no change. C) Add a comma after but. D) Add a comma before but. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add a comma before but. 15. Choose the option that best combines these sentences into a logical simple sentence.We wore straw hats to shield our eyes. The sun was blistering. A) We wore straw hats, and the sun was blistering. B) We wore straw hats to protect from the blistering sun. C) The sun was blistering:we wore straw hats to protect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We wore straw hats to protect from the blistering sun. 16. Dad went hunting, but Mom decided to stay home. A) A simple sentence. B) A compound sentence. C) A complex sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A compound sentence. 17. He eats chocolate cake he loves the way it tastes. A) Hey, you need a semicolon or a comma then the coordinating conjunction "and" between the words "cake" and "he". B) Hey, this looks great. C) Whoa, you need a comma after cake. D) Howdy, you need a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hey, you need a semicolon or a comma then the coordinating conjunction "and" between the words "cake" and "he". 18. When separating the 2 independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction, which part of speech is used before the coordinating conjunction A) A period . B) A colon:. C) A semicolon ;. D) A comma,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comma,. 19. What punctuation is missing in the following sentence? All students have the potential to be successful they just need someone to believe in them. A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semicolon. 20. What is the complete subject? Sally and Shelly sell salads at Sea World. A) Salads. B) Sell salads at Sea World. C) Sally and Shelly. D) Sea world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sally and Shelly. 21. Which of the following would best fit the blank in the sentence? Mavis and Joe bought a house, ..... they finally had enough money to do so. A) But. B) Yet. C) For. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 22. The 2 independent clauses in a compound sentence can also be separated without a coordinating conjunction by using a ..... A) Comma,. B) Semicolon ;. C) Period . D) Colon:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon ;. 23. I really wanted to go out, ..... I had a lot of work. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 24. What is the best way to combine the sentences?The phone rang. I answered it. A) The phone rang, I answered it. B) The phone rang, so I answered it. C) The phone rang, but I answered it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The phone rang, so I answered it. 25. Is this a compound sentence? "I went to the store because I needed to buy stuff for dinner." A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 26. I want to eat, (a) read my book. A) A and. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A and. 27. Is the sentence simple or compound? I don't read many nonfiction books, but I love to readbiographies. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 28. We did not lock the gate ..... we know Suzy was coming. A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 29. In the game we made, what was the last image we saw A) Chick. B) Heel. C) Fabrizio. D) Batman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Batman. 30. The shoes did not fit right, ..... i didn't buy them. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 31. Is this sentence simple or compound? The desert gets hot during the day, but it cools down at night. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 32. We receive a lot of email that advertises sales, ..... not everything in the store is on sale. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 33. Which conjunction do you use?I really need to go to work, ..... I am too sick to drive. A) Or. B) And. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 34. Johan wanted a mobile phone for his birthday, ..... he got a bicycle. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 35. It was the first time she stayed at home alone, ..... she was not afraid. A) Or. B) Because. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 36. What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence:The children were starving, for they had not eaten in days. A) The children were starving for, they had not eaten in days. B) The children were starving, for, they had not eaten in days. C) The children were starving for they had not eaten in days. D) The children were starving, for they had not eaten in days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The children were starving, for they had not eaten in days. 37. My sister is a nurse ..... she works in a dental clinic. A) And. B) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 38. What is missing in this sentence? My teacher is nice, but yells at us sometimes. A) The comma is missing before "but" . B) The comma is missing after "but" . C) The subject is missing before "but" . D) The subject is missing after "but" . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The subject is missing after "but" . 39. Junk food tastes so good, ..... A) And it doesn't pay very well. B) But it is bad for your health. C) Or you'll be late for work. D) So she always gets good marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But it is bad for your health. 40. Does this sentence need a comma? She said you were in shock but I think you're just lazy. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 41. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence? Mrs. Baillie loves cats. Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. A) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, . Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. B) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, so Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. C) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, but Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. D) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, for Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, but Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. 42. ..... and her sister sing in the local choir. A) Melanie also. B) Both Melanie. C) Melanie both. D) Either Melanie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both Melanie. 43. The garden is rather small; ..... , they manage to grow quite a lot of vegetables. A) Yet. B) Therefore. C) Nevertheless. D) Furthermore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nevertheless. 44. Identify if the sentence is a simple or compound sentence.Our coach will host a pizza party, for we won our first baseball game. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 45. Not only ..... a new sports car, but he also bought a speedboat. A) Did he buy. B) He bought. C) He did buy. D) Bought he. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did he buy. 46. Complete the sentence.I went shopping ..... I bought a toy. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 47. My boyfriend asked me out ..... I was sick. A) And. B) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 48. I will not stay up playing Warframe, ..... I will stay up looking at memes. A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 49. Tell whether each group of words is a subject or predicate.My sisters A) Predicate. B) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 50. Where do you put the comma in compound sentences? A) Before a coordinating conjunction. B) After a verb. C) After a coordinating conjunction. D) Before a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before a coordinating conjunction. 51. He felt cold, ..... it had started to snow. A) But. B) Yet. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 52. A COMPOUND SENTENCE contains which of the following? A) Two simple sentences. B) Two independent clauses. C) A comma or a semicolon. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 53. Which conjunction would be best here: "I'm hungry, ..... I'm going to eat." A) But. B) Nor. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 54. Is this a compound sentence? "Walter was a bad boy at the beginning, but at the end he changed." A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 55. Tell whether each group of words is a subject or predicate.The boy in my class A) Subject. B) Predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 56. True or False?The following sentence is a Simple Sentence. I am excited to watch the last episode of the Korean drama, Once Again. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 57. Luna is a noisy dog, and loves to bark to get your attention. A) Correct compound sentence. B) Incorrect compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect compound sentence. 58. Which FANBOYS can correctly combine these sentences? I have a pet iguana. His name is Charles. A) But. B) And. C) For. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 59. Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence? The butterflies and caterpillars on the plants are beautiful. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 60. My favorite color, after all, is green, but I still bought the orange sweatshirt. Is this a SIMPLE or COMPOUND sentence? A) Compound sentence. B) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. ← 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