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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the predicate of this sentence:Buddy ran to the fence. A) Pugsley. B) Fence. C) Ran to the fence. D) Buddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran to the fence. 2. Is this a simple or compound sentence?Jimmy likes to read books, but Amy reads comics. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 3. Does this sentence need a comma?The alien wore a gown and a hat. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 4. I like ice cream, ..... I don't like milk. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 5. She forgot her lunch at home, ..... she had to buy nasi lemak at the canteen. A) Or. B) But. C) So. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 6. Which of these is an example of a simple sentence A) I really need to go to work, but I am too sick to drive. B) Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. C) Joe went to the store. D) He ran out of money, so he had to stop playing poker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe went to the store. 7. Thaina want to lose weight, ..... she eats chocolate everyday. A) Nor. B) And. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 8. I passed the test. I worked hard A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. 9. You may watch TV, or you can go out to play. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 10. A bright light flashed, and I ducked under the covers. A) Compound Sentence. B) Simple Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Sentence. 11. The following is what type of sentence:Teresa Mei Chuc and Tupac reflected and wrote about their struggles with identity. A) Compound. B) Simple compound. C) Predicate. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 12. The bookcase came tumbling down on the poor kitty cat. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 13. Collin read a book, because he was done with his work. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 14. Fill in the blank with the correct coordinating conjunction. You must study hard for your test, ..... you will not get a good grade. A) And. B) But. C) Yet. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 15. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to form a compound sentence? A) I wanted to go to the park but it started raining. B) I wanted to go to the park, and it started raining. C) I wanted to go to the park and it started raining. D) I wanted to go to the park but, it started raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wanted to go to the park, and it started raining. 16. Our dog will run away through the open gate. A) Simple. B) Fragment. C) Run-on. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 17. Thomas wants to make cookies, but there is no flour left. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 18. Some days I help her cut fabric, or we stitch the pieces. A) This is a simple sentence. B) This is a compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is a compound sentence. 19. Which conjunction fits best in the blank?I am having fun at school, ..... I want to go home and play. A) Yet. B) For. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 20. Form a compound sentence:They got there early. they got really good seats. A) They got there early, for they got really good seats. B) They got there early, but they got really good seats. C) They got there early, yet they got really good seats. D) They got there early, so they got really good seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They got there early, so they got really good seats. 21. We can use but to ..... A) Join two sentences that have the conflict information (opposite information). B) Join two sentences that give a choice or alternative. C) Join two sentences are alike or gives extra information. D) Give two sentences that have the same meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Join two sentences that have the conflict information (opposite information). 22. Is the sentence simple or compound?Should I make pancakes, or should I make waffles? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 23. All of the following describe a CLAUSE except ..... What is a clause NOT A) It is a sentence. B) It is s subject and verb. C) It is a part of a compound sentence. D) It is a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a conjunction. 24. He is leaving early, ..... he is feeling sick. A) Nor. B) Yet. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 25. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Jim wants to go to the prom with Jenny so he is saving his money to buy a corsage for her. A) Comma after so. B) Comma after money. C) No comma needed. D) Comma after Jenny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma after Jenny. 26. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Should we take the dogs for a walk now or should we wait until it is cooler outside? A) Comma after wait. B) Comma after now. C) Comma after or. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma after now. 27. John doesn't like sweets. He likes ice cream A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 28. Compound or not compound?Some of the letters are consonants, and some are vowels. A) Compound. B) Not compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 29. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a comma to form a compound sentence. A) I have to finish my chores, so I can't go to the movies. B) I have to finish my chores so, I can't go to the movies. C) I have to finish my chores so I can't go to the movies. D) I have to finish my chores, I can't go to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have to finish my chores, so I can't go to the movies. 30. Fred lost his homework, ..... he remembered he had an extra copy. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. 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