This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which answer shows the independent clauses that make up this compound sentence?Shekinah can do homework now, or she can wait until the weekend. A) Shekinah do homework now. Can she wait until the weekend?. B) Shekinah can do homework. Now she can wait until the weekend. C) Shekinah can do homework now. She can wait until the weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shekinah can do homework now. She can wait until the weekend. 2. A simple sentence has a compound and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. Which two FANBOYS kind of mean the same thing? A) Yet = so. B) Yet = but. C) Yet = and. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet = but. 4. I wanted to visit my friend, but she had to work. 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. 5. Arrange the words belowto vacation I really go want to A) I want to really go to vacation. B) I go want to really to vacation. C) I really want to go to vacation. D) Vacation to, I really want to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I really want to go to vacation. 6. Complete the sentence:The storm was getting worse, ..... we decided to cancel the picnic. A) But. B) So. C) Yet. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 7. True or False:The word 'for' can be used like 'because' to connect two complete thoughts in a compound sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a coordinating conjunction to form a compound sentence. A) I like tea I like coffee. B) I like tea, and I like coffee. C) I like tea; I like coffee. D) I like tea. I like coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like tea, and I like coffee. 9. What word is not one of the FANBOYS? A) For. B) Yet. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 10. From morning until night. A) Run-On Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Simple Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence Fragment. 11. The bug flew into the room, and it landed on Zack. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 12. Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. The phone was ringing. Joseph answered it. A) The phone was ringing, so Joseph answered it. B) The phone was ringing, for Joseph answered it. C) The phone was ringing, yet Joseph answered it. D) The phone was ringing so, Joseph answered it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The phone was ringing, so Joseph answered it. 13. True or False?The following sentence is a Compound Sentence. Pumpkin Spice lattes should be a part of every diet, or they should be served during every meal! A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. I wanted a game for my birthday. My sister gave me a new shirt. A) I wanted a game for my birthday but, my sister gave me a new shirt. B) I wanted a game for my birthday, nor my sister gave me a new shirt. C) I wanted a game for my birthday, so my sister gave me a new shirt. D) I wanted a game for my birthday, but my sister gave me a new shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I wanted a game for my birthday, but my sister gave me a new shirt. 15. What kind of sentences are combined when writing a compound sentence? A) Fragment. B) Independent Clause. C) Run-on Sentence. D) Dependent Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Clause. 16. What is the best way to combine the sentences? A) I wanted to play, I had to complete my homework. B) I wanted to play, but I had to complete my homework. C) I wanted to play, and I had to complete my homework. D) I wanted to play, nor I had to complete my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wanted to play, but I had to complete my homework. 17. Choose the conjunction in the sentence.I called the dog, but he wouldn't come back. A) The. B) But. C) Come. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 18. How would you correctly fix this fused (run-on) sentence? 'My dog loves to play fetch he could do it for hours.' A) Fetch he. B) Fetch, and he. C) Fetch and he. D) Fetch, he. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fetch, and he. 19. Fill in the blank to correctly join the two closely related ideas:My mom is a great cook ..... her lasagna is famous in our family. A) , but. B) :. C) ;. D) ,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ;. 20. Which sentence correctly combines these two ideas? 'She studied hard for the test. She did not get a good grade.' A) She studied hard for the test, so she did not get a good grade. B) She studied hard for the test, for she did not get a good grade. C) She studied hard for the test, but she did not get a good grade. D) She studied hard for the test, and she did not get a good grade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She studied hard for the test, but she did not get a good grade. 21. What is the error in the following compound sentence? She wanted to buy a new dress but she didn't have enough money. A) No error. B) Add a comma before 'but'. C) Change 'but' to 'and'. D) Add a comma after 'but'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma before 'but'. 22. He didn't want to go to the dentist, yet he went anyway. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 23. You cannot go outside, ..... it has started to rain. A) So. B) Yet. C) And. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 24. If you use a semicolon to connect a compound sentence, the clauses must be ..... A) Completely different topics. B) Related to the same topic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Related to the same topic. 25. Which coordinating conjunction makes sense:My little sister likes to eat broccoli, ..... she does not eat carrots. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 26. Jen waited for the train, but the train was late. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Run-On Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 27. You need to clean your room and wash the car. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 28. You should dig slowly and carefully. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 29. I need to clean my room, ..... I won't be able to go outside. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 30. Does this sentence need a comma?She said you were sick but I think you're just lazy. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. ← 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