This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many subject-verb combinations have compound sentences? A) One. B) Two or more. C) One or more. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two or more. 2. Should a semicolon be used here? Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago; many people believe the cause was a meteor. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 3. "Our friends are supportive during stressful times and often help us solve our problems." How could you make this a COMPOUND sentence? A) Add a comma after the word "times". B) Add a semicolon after the word "times". C) Add a comma after the word "times" and a subject after the word "and". D) Add a comma after the word "times" and a verb after the word "and". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add a comma after the word "times" and a subject after the word "and". 4. We asked to go to the park, (a) our mom said no. A) A but. B) Or. C) And. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A but. 5. We can go by bus, ..... A) And did regular exercises to keep fit. B) Or we can walk. C) But it is bad for your health. D) So we failed the history exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or we can walk. 6. In this sentence, what is the conjunction that should join the sentence?Mary ran fast, she couldn't catch John. A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 7. Complete the sentence with the conjunction that makes sense.-You may have soup, ..... you may have salad. A) Or. B) And. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 8. I like pears (a) Julia likes grapes. A) A and. B) Or. C) But. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A and. 9. I don't want pizza, ..... do I want steak. A) And. B) Nor. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 10. Does this sentence need a comma? Every day was happy and every night was peaceful. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 11. The conjunction BUT is used for ..... A) Join sentences that are alike. B) Join sentences that choose cause and effect. C) Join opposite sentences. D) Joins sentences that give options. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Join opposite sentences. 12. She writes a humorous column in the newspaper, ..... i enjoy reading it every week. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 13. Which Coordinating conjunction would you use?I was exhausted, ..... I went to bed early. A) Yet. B) So. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 14. Which words represent the words in FANBOYS A) Fly, Add, Nap, Bottom, Order, Year, Stop. B) Four, Add, Not, Bor, Or, Yet, Stop. C) Free, And, Not, But, Out, Your, So. D) For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. 15. Which Coordinating conjunction would you use?Becky claims that she can speak Mandarin, ..... none of us have heard her use it. A) Yet. B) So. C) For. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 16. The conjunction SO is used for ..... A) Join sentences that choose cause and effect. B) Joins sentences that give options. C) Join sentences that are alike. D) Join opposite sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Join sentences that choose cause and effect. 17. Simple or Compound? 2) They watched a really funny movie last night. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 18. Is this a correctly written compound sentence? Nicole and I are going to the mall later, so we will probably get new clothes. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 19. What is missing in this sentence? She is very nice so she has a lot of friends. A) The comma is missing after "so" . B) The subject is missing after "so" . C) The subject is missing before "so" . D) The comma is missing before "so" . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The comma is missing before "so" . 20. Bengal tigers are an endangered species; ..... , pandas are an endangered species. A) Likewise. B) Therefore. C) Accordingly. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Likewise. 21. Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence? My pregnant wife was craving for pickled mango, so I drove to Malama store to buy one. A) Compound Sentence. B) Simple Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Sentence. 22. What type of sentence is the following? John runs in the park, but Jim likes to skate. A) Compound sentence. B) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. 23. Is this a correctly written compound sentence? Water is a very healthy beverage, I drink a lot of it. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 24. Which word best completes the following sentence? We tried to warn you, ..... you wouldn't listen. A) But. B) So. C) On the contrary. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 25. Use when you have a choice A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 26. Which Coordinating conjunction would you use?Superstitions are in every culture, ..... often they are similar. A) Yet. B) And. C) Nor. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 27. I admire him for his intelligence, leadership, and ..... A) He is honest. B) Honestly. C) Honesty. D) Honest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Honesty. 28. I liked the movie, ..... I don't understand all of it A) And. B) Or. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 29. This project doesn't promote the go-green movement, ..... does it actually involve the environment at all. A) Or. B) But. C) Nor. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 30. Where is a comma needed in the following sentence? Neither rain nor sleet will prevent our postal workers from delivering the mail. A) Before the coordinating conjunction. B) After the coordinating conjunction. C) No comma is needed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No comma is needed. 31. Luna was born in Arkansas, and Mr. Ulmer drove 12 hours to go pick her up. A) Incorrect compound sentence. B) Correct compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct compound sentence. 32. Which conjunction works best here? "Martha wanted the jacket, ..... she went and asked her grandpa for the money." A) Yet. B) So. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 33. The forecast said that the rain would stop; ..... , it rained for two more days. A) Therefore. B) Indeed. C) However. D) Moreover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 34. You had better hurry up, ..... A) Or you'll be late for work. B) But it is bad for your health. C) So she always gets good marks. D) And it doesn't pay very well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or you'll be late for work. 35. Our servant is slow, ..... he is honest and dependable. A) And. B) But. C) Although. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 36. Should a semicolon be used here? Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago; I have an itch on my nose. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 37. Simple or compound?Vegetable are good for your body. A) Simple. B) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 38. I went to the pool, ..... after I did my homework. A) Or. B) But. C) And. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 39. A cupcake is sweet (a) a slice of pizza is salty. A) But. B) Or. C) A and. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A and. 40. A Compound Sentence contains two or more simple sentences joined by a comma and a FANBOYS. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. I thought the promotion was mine, ..... my attendance wasn't good enough. A) And. B) So. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 42. What is missing in this sentence? Some of my friends are from Mexico and some are from El Salvador. A) The subject is missing before "and" . B) The subject is missing after "and" . C) The comma is missing after "and" . D) The comma is missing before "and" . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The comma is missing before "and" . 43. Is this compound sentence punctuated correctly? "They decided to go shopping instead, they went walking in the park." A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 44. I ate too much this evening, A) So she can't go to work today. B) Or you'll have a cough. C) But I never buy it because it is not good for our health. D) And I drank a lot too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And I drank a lot too. 45. The young boy, who jogged down the street despite the rain, was very determined to get to his friend's house. Is this a SIMPLE or COMPOUND sentence? A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 46. I went to sleep at 9.00 at night.I woke up at 5.00 in the morning. The correct compound sentence is ..... A) I went to sleep at 9.00 at night or woke up at 5.00 in the morning. B) I went to sleep at 9.00 at night and woke up at 5.00 in the morning. C) I went to sleep at 9.00 at night but woke up at 5.00 in the morning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to sleep at 9.00 at night and woke up at 5.00 in the morning. 47. The two clauses in a compound sentence can be joined using ..... A) A semicolon. B) A coordinate conjunction. C) A correlative conjunction. D) A conjunctive adverb. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 48. Is this sentence correct?Mrs. Germain called the fire department, then she ran out of the house A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 49. How many simple sentences have compound sentences? A) At least four. B) One. C) At least two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At least two. 50. Is the following sentence a Simple sentence or a Compound sentence?John and Jane ate the entire pepperoni pizza. A) Compound Sentence. B) Simple Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Sentence. 51. My classmate studies very hard, ..... A) But he was out. B) And did regular exercises to keep fit. C) So he failed the history exam. D) So she always gets good marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So she always gets good marks. 52. Is the sentence simple or compound? I want to go to the game, but I don't have a ticket. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 53. My sister has a cough, A) So she often feels tired. B) So she doesn't have a sore throat. C) But he doesn't take medicine. D) And she has a sore throat. E) And he eats a lot of junk food too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And she has a sore throat. 54. Complete the following compound sentence with the correct conjunction. I don't mind what we do tonight. We can go bowling, ..... we can see a movie. A) And. B) Or. C) On the other hand. D) Likewise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 55. Complete the Compound sentence with the correct coordinating conjunction.She was feeling sick, ..... she went to the doctor. A) But. B) So. C) Nor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 56. Is the sentence simple or compound? Isaiah wore blue jeans and a polo shirt. A) Simple. B) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 57. Simple or compound?The forks go on the left, but the spoons go on the right. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 58. A simple sentence has 2 or more Independent clauses. True or false? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 59. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence? Batman bravely fought the Joker. He was victorious. A) Batman. Bravely fought the Joker he was victorious. B) Batman bravely fought the Joker, and he was victorious. C) Batman he bravely fought the Joker, and he was victorious. D) Batman bravely fought the Joker, but he was victorious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Batman bravely fought the Joker, and he was victorious. 60. Peter watches TV a lot, A) So she often feels tired. B) So she doesn't have a sore throat. C) But he doesn't take medicine. D) And she has a sore throat. E) And he eats a lot of junk food too. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) And he eats a lot of junk food too. ← 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