This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is this sentence simple or compound? Camels belong to a group of animals called mammals. A) Simple. B) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 2. Is this sentence simple or compound? The hump of a camel stores fat, not water. A) Simple. B) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 3. Today is my birthday, ..... I will go out to dinner. A) So. B) Yet. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 4. In this sentence, what is the conjunction that should join the sentence?She cooked dinner, she went out to a restaurant. A) But. B) And. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 5. We can go to the pool, ..... A) But she was out. B) And did regular exercises to keep fit. C) So we failed the history exam. D) Or we can go horse-riding, whichever you prefer?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or we can go horse-riding, whichever you prefer?. 6. Give me some water, ..... I shall die of thirst! A) Nor. B) Yet. C) Or. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 7. How should the following sentence be correctly written? You should forgive and forget your relationships will become much stronger. A) You should forgive, and forget your relationships will become much stronger. B) You should forgive and forget, your relationships will become much stronger. C) You should forgive and forget your relationships, will become much stronger. D) You should forgive and forget; your relationships will become much stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You should forgive and forget; your relationships will become much stronger. 8. Do you like ice cream (a) marshmallow? A) A or. B) And. C) But. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A or. 9. Does this sentence need a comma? I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 10. Is this a simple sentence?My dog ran. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 11. Is this a compound sentence? I'm not going to eat my lunch because it's gross. A) Yes, this is a compound sentence. B) No, this is a complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, this is a complex sentence. 12. Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence? I would watch movie with you, but I have many online homework for my English class. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 13. You can eat pizza, ..... you have to pay for it. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 14. I studied so long for my history test and think I got a really good grade. Is this a SIMPLE or COMPOUND sentence? A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 15. Tell whether each group of words is a subject or predicate.called my aunt A) Predicate. B) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate. 16. Choose the best answer:You may have soup, ..... you may have salad. A) Or. B) And. C) Nor. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 17. In this example sentence, what is the coordinating conjunction?I like coffee, and Mary likes tea. A) , and. B) Coffee. C) And. D) Like. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 18. The students have learned how to write topic sentences, organize their ideas, and ..... A) Summarize their conclusions. B) Summarizes their conclusions. C) Summarizing their conclusions. D) To summarize their conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize their conclusions. 19. The sky is cloudy, ..... it is going to rain. A) Yet. B) Or. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 20. Is this a compound sentence? "Although I am hungry, I'm not going to eat. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 21. Is this compound sentence written correctly? Alice went to the movies with her friends, she forgot to bring candy. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 22. I prefer organic food, ..... my brother always goes for fast food. A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 23. Everybody is talking about going green, ..... the Earth is becoming more and more polluted everyday. A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 24. You can do your homework now, ..... you can wait until 10 years later. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 25. Which sentence is the correct compound sentence.The movie is over. Turn the TV off. A) The movie is over, TV off. B) The movie is over, so turn the TV off. C) The movie is over, Turn the TV off. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie is over, so turn the TV off. 26. What word best completes the following sentence? The boy gave up hope, ..... he knew his dog had been stolen. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 27. Complete the Compound sentence with the correct coordinating conjunction.Mika ran fast, ..... he couldn't catch them. A) Yet. B) So. C) Nor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 28. Susan can't decide between a red bag, ..... a blue one. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 29. Identify if the sentence is a simple or compound sentence.Mary is the pitcher for the Leland Lions. A) Compound. B) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 30. The movie was about a very serious topic, ..... there were very funny moments in it. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 31. I talked to Anna throughout the evening, ..... nothing I said changed her opinion. A) Yet. B) And. C) For. D) Moreover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 32. Complete the following compound sentence with the correct conjunction. He's a great rock climber; ..... , he's a terrible skier. A) And. B) But. C) However. D) As a result. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 33. What type of sentence is the following? The wind howled, yet the windows did not shake. A) Compound sentence. B) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. 34. What type of sentence is the following? Who ate the last donut on the counter? A) Compound sentence. B) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple sentence. 35. I must wake up early, ..... I will miss the bus. A) Or. B) And. C) But. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 36. I'll go to the cinema, ..... after to the mall. A) Or. B) But. C) And. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 37. Complete the sentence.Jan likes to drink juice, ..... she doesn't like milk. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 38. Their apartment building is nice, ..... that part of the city is not. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 39. What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence:Would you rather listen to Michael Jackson or Prince? A) Would you rather listen to Michael Jackson, or, to Prince?. B) Would you rather listen to Michael Jackson or, to Prince?. C) Would you rather listen to Michael Jackson, or to Prince?. D) Would you rather listen to Michael Jackson or to Prince?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would you rather listen to Michael Jackson or to Prince?. 40. What is missing in this sentence? My teacher is strict, but lets us eat in her classroom. A) The subject is missing after "but" . B) The comma is missing before "but" . C) The comma is missing after "but" . D) The subject is missing before "but" . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The subject is missing after "but" . 41. Arthur swam fast, ..... he won the race. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 42. Should we start class now, ..... wait for everyone to get here? A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 43. I was told to clean the mould stuck on our wall, ..... my sister had to empty the trash can. A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 44. Does this sentence need a comma?I went to eat and play. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 45. Identify if the sentence is a simple or compound sentence.Paul enjoys math and science. A) Simple. B) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 46. You can begin a sentence with a FANBOYS word A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 47. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense. The weather today will be cool ..... rainy. A) But. B) , and. C) And. D) , yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 48. What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence:Jeff had to be honest or he would risk losing his friend. A) Jeff had to be honest, or he would risk losing his friend. B) Jeff had to be honest or he would risk losing his friend. C) Jeff had to be honest or, he would risk losing his friend. D) Jeff had to be honest, or, he would risk losing his friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jeff had to be honest, or he would risk losing his friend. 49. First, I cleaned the kitchen, ..... then I clean the bedroom. A) Or. B) And. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 50. Choose the best answer:I got an A on the LA test, ..... I had studied hard. A) But. B) For. C) Or. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 51. Complete the sentence. Bats can fly, ..... they are not birds. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 52. You can fight the dragon. You can run away. A) But. B) What. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 53. Complete the sentence.A spider can drop from its web, ..... it can hang from a dragline in the air. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 54. We went to Jane's house, ..... A) Or we can go horse-riding, whichever you prefer?. B) And did regular exercises to keep fit. C) But she was out. D) So we failed the history exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But she was out. 55. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.Emily got an A on the spelling test, ..... he had studied hard. A) But. B) For. C) Yet. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 56. There is three feet of snow on the roads; ..... , school has been cancelled. A) Moreover. B) Therefore. C) However. D) Besides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 57. If you are connecting 2 complete sentences with a FANBOYS word, you also need a comma (, ) A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 58. Is this a correctly written compound sentence? I just finished binging a show on Netflix; I need to find something else to watch. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 59. What topic did I explain? A) Writing. B) Past tense. C) Grammar. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writing. 60. What is the best way to combine the sentences?We could fly to go see grandma. We could take the bus. A) We could fly to see grandma, or we could go by bus. B) We could fly to see grandma, so we could go by bus. C) We could fly to see grandma, we could go by bus to see grandma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We could fly to see grandma, or we could go by bus. ← 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