This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is this sentence simple or compound? The cat sat on the mat, and the dog lay beside it. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 2. We will make it out of colorful fabric, and it will be big enough for my bed. 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. 3. Identify the correct use of a comma in a compound sentence with FANBOYS. A) I like tea, and I like coffee. B) I like tea and, I like coffee. C) I like tea and I like coffee. D) I like tea, and, I like coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I like tea, and I like coffee. 4. Select the correct conjunction to fill in the blank:Carson missed the first day of school, ..... he had fun on the second day. A) Nor. B) So. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 5. Which word below is a conjunction? A) However. B) Picture. C) Into. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 6. Identify the correct conjunction to complete the compound sentence:I wanted to go for a walk, ..... it was raining. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 7. Does this sentence need a comma?Sam loved the rain so much that he threw his umbrella away and stood in it. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 8. Is the sentence simple or compound?Noah helped our teacher organize the class library. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 9. A sentences that consists of two or more indepenendent clauses and is joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. A) Compound Sentences. B) Simple Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Sentences. 10. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that makes sense.Andy plays the violin well, (a) the trumpet is his favorite instrument. A) Nor. B) A. but. C) For. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. but. 11. Does this sentence need a comma?Thomas's choices were clear; he could either surf to school or do the backstroke. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. I decided I really wanted to eat a chocolate muffin, ..... I drove to the store to buy one. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 13. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation and conjunction:I was tired ..... I still finished my project. A) , yet. B) Yet. C) ; yet. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , yet. 14. We went to the store, ..... we bought some ice cream. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 15. I love fruit, ..... I am allergic to strawberries. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 16. Does this sentence need a comma?Sam's choices were clear; he could either ice skate to school or he could ride the toboggan and make his dog pull him. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 17. Which conjunction correctly completes the compound sentence? 'I wanted to go to the beach ..... it was too cold.' A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 18. HE IS OLD ..... HE IS ACTIVE A) OR. B) AND. C) BUT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BUT. 19. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the compound sentence: "I wanted to go for a walk, ..... it was too cold." A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 20. Does this sentence need a comma?They loved playing video games so I bought them a Nintendo Switch. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 21. Do you prefer ice cream, ..... do you prefer to drink hot chocolate? A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 22. A compound sentence is 2 simple sentences joined together using a conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. What is the purpose of a semicolon in a compound sentence? A) To introduce a list of items. B) To end a sentence with a strong pause. C) To separate two independent clauses that are closely related. D) To replace a comma in a complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To separate two independent clauses that are closely related. 24. I fell out of bed, so mom came to check on me. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Run-On Sentence. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 25. Which conjunction goes best in the blanK?Blake doesn't like milk in his cereal, ..... he eats it plain. A) For. B) But. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 26. Which compound sentence is punctuated correctly? A) The dog caught the ball, and he chewed it up. B) The dog caught the ball and he chewed it up. C) The dog caught the ball and he chewed it up?. D) The dog caught the ball. and he chewed it up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog caught the ball, and he chewed it up. 27. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a COMPLEX sentence? A) Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. B) My coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. C) I heated it in the microwave, my coffee was too cold. D) My coffee was too cold, so I heated it in the microwave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. 28. Which answer is a correct compound sentence made by combining these two sentences?The movie was good. I liked the book better. A) The movie was good, or I liked the book better. B) The movie was good, but I liked the book better. C) The movie was good, so I liked the book better. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie was good, but I liked the book better. 29. The phone is ringing, so I must go answer it. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 30. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Samantha did not want to go to the dentist yet she she needed to have her teeth cleaned. A) Comma after dentist. B) Comma after go. C) Comma after yet. D) No comma needed. 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