This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which Coordinating conjunction would you use?Lincoln was never mean to anyone, ..... did he say mean things about others. A) And. B) But. C) Nor. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 2. Luna loves to chew on bones, and soft puppy toys. A) Incorrect compound sentence. B) Correct compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect compound sentence. 3. Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth, ..... it causes obesity. A) And. B) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 4. I want to eat sushi, ..... I am going to a Japanese restaurant tonight. A) So. B) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 5. He ran out of money, ..... he had to stop playing poker. A) And. B) So. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 6. Is the sentence simple or compound? First, make sure you preheat the oven. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 7. What type of sentence is the following? We try to do our best in everything we do. A) Compound sentence. B) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple sentence. 8. Which answer choice correctly shows where to add a comma to the following sentence? Calr and Jane work hard all week and they relax on the weekend. A) Carl and Jane work hard all week, and they relax on the weekend. B) Carl, and Jane work hard all week and they relax on the weekend. C) Carl and Jane work hard all week and, they relax on the weekend. D) Carl, and, Jane, work hard all week and they relax on the weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carl and Jane work hard all week, and they relax on the weekend. 9. She fell in love with the prince. He fell in love with her. A) And. B) Or. C) While. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 10. Simple or Compound? 6) The doctor will stop by in the morning or check in before she finishes her rounds. A) Simple. B) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 11. Sally wanted to write down the number, ..... she did not have a pen. A) Or. B) But. C) For. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 12. They got there early, ..... they got really good seats A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 13. What is the best way to combine the sentences below?I have a headache. I still want to dance. A) I have a headache but, I still want to dance. B) I have a headache but I still want to dance. C) I have a headache, but I still want to dance. D) I have a headache, but, I still want to dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have a headache, but I still want to dance. 14. Tell whether each group of words is a subject or predicate.ran down the sidewalk A) Predicate. B) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate. 15. How can we combine these sentences?Rome is in Italy. Madrid is in Spain. A) For. B) Or. C) And. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 16. Read the compound sentence below.Just as baseball is loved in America, so cricket is loved in England.The independent clauses are joined by ..... A) Coordinate conjunction. B) Correlative conjunction. C) Subordinate conjunction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correlative conjunction. 17. Which sentence shows a semicolon being used correctly? A) Ty'rell went bowling; He scored 120 points. B) Tina was stung by a bee; she likes bees. C) Kiley and Fiona; went to the store. D) Jose went to the carnival; he rode the ferris wheel three times. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jose went to the carnival; he rode the ferris wheel three times. 18. Which Coordinating conjunction would you use?We couldn't connect to the internet last night, ..... could we use it the night before. A) And. B) So. C) Yet. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nor. 19. There are many wonderful things in Thailand, ..... I decide to stay here for another couple of days. A) So. B) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 20. My mother has a temperature, 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: A) So she can't go to work today. 21. I don't know how I missed that question ..... I thought I knew it. A) ,. B) . C) ;. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 22. My sister sleeps little, 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: A) So she often feels tired. 23. The conjunction OR is used for ..... A) Join sentences that choose cause and effect. B) Join sentences that are alike. C) Join opposite sentences. D) Joins sentences that give options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joins sentences that give options. 24. She is here, ..... she is ignoring my with her cellphone. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 25. What type of sentence is the following? I can't come over, for it's after bedtime. A) Compound sentence. B) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. 26. What is missing in this sentence? I was talking during the instructions so I don't know what to do. A) The comma is missing before "so" . B) The subject is missing before "so" . C) The comma is missing after "so" . D) The subject is missing after "so" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The comma is missing before "so" . 27. My favorites subjects are Chemistry, ..... English. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 28. Is this sentence simple or compound? The camel can live in dry desert areas where other large animals cannot live. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 29. Does this sentence need a comma? I went to dance and then went home. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 30. Which conjunction would be best here? "I wanted to get up early, ..... my alarm didn't go off." A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 31. You can take the train to Hogwarts, ..... you can fly using Ron's car. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 32. Used to add additional information A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 33. Complete the sentence.My mom gave me a gift, ..... it was a doll. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 34. Florence Welch is a very creative song-writer, ..... she has written many song lyrics for her band. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 35. Is this sentence correct?He says he loves me but he never calls. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 36. Complete the Compound sentence with the correct coordinating conjunction.He felt cold, ..... it was snowing. A) And. B) For. C) Nor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 37. The conjunction AND is used for ..... A) Join opposite sentences. B) Joins sentences that give options. C) Join sentences that are alike. D) Join sentences that choose cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Join sentences that are alike. 38. Which of the following answers lists ALL of the coordinating conjunctions? A) It, my, For, And, So, But, Dog. B) Because, If, So that, Even though, Since. C) For, The, A, An, Yet, So, But. D) For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. 39. Is this correct?Jeffery habitually lies. But, he is still a nice guy, and we like him A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 40. Complete the sentence. Mammals breathe with lungs, ..... fish breathe with gills. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 41. Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together? The teacher could take her class to the zoo. She could take them to the museum. A) , or. B) , for. C) , but. D) , nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , or. 42. Which punctuation mark can NEVER be used alone to combine two sentences? A) , (comma). B) . (period). C) ; (semicolon). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , (comma). 43. Used to talk about a result of a previously mentioned event A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 44. Is the sentence simple or compound? It's Jada's birthday, so we should make her a chocolate cake! A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 45. Which answer choice correctly shows where to add a comma to the following sentence:Enjoy watching the animals but do not feed them. A) What is a comma?. B) Enjoy watching the animals but, do not feed them. C) Enjoy watching the animals, but do not feet them. D) Enjoy watching the, animal but do not feed them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoy watching the animals, but do not feet them. 46. The hero was small and young. He was very brave. A) But. B) When. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 47. What is the name of the one who gave the presentation? A) Mariana Garza. B) Mariana Torres. C) Mariana Garcia. D) Mariana Salinas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mariana Torres. 48. The furious man, whose face was red like a tomato, squeezed a squishy ball to relieve stress, but it wasn't helping! Is this a SIMPLE or COMPOUND sentence? A) Compound sentence. B) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. 49. Choose the SIMPLE sentence. A) I backed away from the growling dog and looked for its owner. B) She trained the dog to do new tricks, but he won't do them for anyone but her. C) Fred must study, or he will not pass the test. D) Today is Thursday; tomorrow is Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I backed away from the growling dog and looked for its owner. 50. Identify if the sentence is a simple or compound sentence.She was a good player, yet she wasn't a top scorer. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 51. Because there are no buildings A) Independent. B) Dependent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 52. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.Mom brought a smart phone for our trip, ..... she took many pictures. A) Or. B) Yet. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 53. The storm brought heavy rain ..... a tornado did the most damage. A) So. B) Yet. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 54. What type of sentence is created when you join two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 55. Hee Un did not study for the test, ..... she got good grade. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 56. Which Coordinating conjunction would you use?We didn't understand each other very well, ..... we had a really good time A) For. B) Yet. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 57. Which answer choice correctly shows where to add the comma to the following sentence? The trains have stopped running so we will take a bus. A) The trains have stopped running, so we will take a bus. B) The trains, have stopped running so we will, take a bus. C) The trains have stopped running so, we will take a bus. D) The trains have, stopped running so we will take a bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The trains have stopped running, so we will take a bus. 58. What is another way to combine two sentences to make a compound sentence? A) ;. B) ,. C) :. D) ''. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ;. 59. Wear a scarf around your neck, 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: B) Or you'll have a cough. 60. Which answer choice combines the sentences with correct punctuation? My teacher is strict.My teacher lets us eat in the classroom. A) My teacher is strict, but she lets us eat in the classroom. B) My teacher is strict but, she lets us eat in the classroom. C) My teacher, is strict but she lets us eat in the classroom. D) My teacher is strict but she lets us eat in the classroom. 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