This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the difference between a compound and a simple sentence? A) Compound sentences use semicolons; simple sentences use periods. B) Compound sentences have one clause; simple have two. C) Compound sentences have two or more independent clauses; simple have one independent clause. D) Compound sentences are longer than simple sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound sentences have two or more independent clauses; simple have one independent clause. 2. Is this sentence simple or compound?The desert gets hot during the day, but it cools down at night. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 3. 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. 4. Children do not seem to care about making good grades or doing well in school A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 5. Is the sentence simple or compound?It's Jada's birthday, so we should make her a chocolate cake! A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 6. I don't have a lot of free time today. I can clean my apartment, ..... I can buy some groceries. I can't do both. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 7. I am allergic to cats, ..... I love to pet them. A) So. B) And. C) For. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 8. 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 the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No comma is needed. 9. What do all simple sentences NEED to have? A) Subjects and Predicates. B) Subjects and Nouns. C) Verbs and Predicates. D) Adjectives and Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjects and Predicates. 10. Mom bought new towels and tissues for the bathroom. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 11. Lucas is good at reading, ..... he likes writing. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 12. Hockey requires an ice rink, yet many people play it in warm climates. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 13. What type of sentence is the following-simple or compound?The sun set behind the mountains, and the stars began to twinkle in the night sky. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 14. 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. 15. True or False:In a compound sentence, the comma is placed after the coordinating conjunction (like 'and', 'but', or 'so'). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. The principal met me in the hall near the library. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 17. I cleaned my apartment today, ..... I didn't have time to buy groceries. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 18. Is this compound sentence written correctly?Rainsford wrestled himself out of his clothes and he shouted with all his power. A) Yes. B) No. It is missing a coordinating conjunction. C) No. It is missing an independent clause. D) No. It is missing a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No. It is missing a comma. 19. He is working hard, ..... he is making a progress. A) Or. B) Yet. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 20. Determine whether the following sentence is simple or compound:I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 21. Compound or not compound?We read from left to right, and we write that way too. A) Not compound. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 22. My mom told me to clean my room, or I won't be able to go to the movies with my friends. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 23. Which of these sentences in a simple sentence. A) Pugsley and Obi slept together on the couch. B) Buddy ran to the fence while Pugsley sat under the tree. C) Mrs. Schick worked all weekend, and her husband played computer games. D) The storm came, and it went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pugsley and Obi slept together on the couch. 24. Which of the following is an example of the serial comma? A) Charlie ate chips, an apple, carrots, and a turkey sandwich. B) No, you may not play on the roof!. C) After waiting for three hours, Max gave up. D) Sawyer loves pizza, but he does not like Domino's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charlie ate chips, an apple, carrots, and a turkey sandwich. 25. If you hear the cat purring, you will know that he liks you. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 26. What is the conjunction in this sentence? The band will practice on Tuesday after school, for the concert is Wednesday evening. A) On. B) After. C) For. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 27. She does not play piano, ..... she does play the flute. A) Or. B) So. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 28. Professor Maple's intelligent students completed their homework. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound-complex. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 29. We are going to the game, then we are going to dinner. A) Run-On Sentence. B) Simple Sentence. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-On Sentence. 30. What is the verb in the following sentence:My dog, Emmie, is a lovable pup. A) Is. B) Pup. C) Dog. D) Emmie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 31. Complete the sentence:The weather was cold, ..... we decided to stay indoors. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 32. Dad drove slowly, for the road was icy. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 33. I love to work on the computer, but typing is not my thing. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 34. We can use or to ..... A) Join two sentences that give a choice or alternative. B) Give two sentences that have the same meaning. C) Join two sentences are alike or gives extra information. D) Join two sentences that have the conflict information .(opposite information). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Join two sentences that give a choice or alternative. 35. I cannot sit for the examination, ..... I have not been well since January. A) And. B) For. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 36. You can finish your homework now, ..... you can do it after dinner. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Or. 37. Leave the house at once ..... I will call the police. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 38. True or False?A conjunction is a word that is used to join two simple sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. Jess reads books every day. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 40. Pick the choice that correctly combines the two simple sentences into a compound sentence.Anita was going to sing. She had a sore throat. A) Anita was going to sing, but she had a sore throat. B) Anita was going to sing, so she had a sore throat. C) Anita was going to sing, or she had a sore throat. D) Anita was going to sing, and she had a sore throat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anita was going to sing, but she had a sore throat. 41. I called right away, ..... I didn't get an appointment until next month! A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 42. Which compound sentence is created correctly? A) I have studied Spanish for many years, my Spanish-speaking friends can chat easily with me now. B) I have studied Spanish for many years; my Spanish-speaking friends can chat easily with me now. C) I have studied Spanish for many years. So my Spanish-speaking friends can chat easily with me now. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have studied Spanish for many years; my Spanish-speaking friends can chat easily with me now. 43. What do ALL compound sentences have to have A) A simple sentence and a comma. B) A simple sentence and a conjunction. C) 2 simple sentence, a comma, and a coordinating conjunction. D) 2 simple sentence, and a coordinating conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 simple sentence, a comma, and a coordinating conjunction. 44. What is the purpose of a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence? A) To introduce a dependent clause. B) To show contrast. C) To add information. D) To connect two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To connect two independent clauses. 45. We were lost in the woods, A) Or we sat and cried. B) But my brother had a map in his pocket. C) And we climbed the mount Everest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But my brother had a map in his pocket. 46. Hockey is a physical game, so players wear lots of protective gear. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 47. Which coordinating conjunction makes sense:Stacey will not play basketball, ..... will she take swimming lessons. A) So. B) Nor. C) For. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 48. He finished his book, and he has nothing left to read. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 49. Which answer is a correct compound sentence made by combining these two sentences?We are riding on the same bus. Our seats are not together. A) We are riding on the same bus, but our seats are not together. B) We are riding on the same bus our seats are not together. C) We are riding on the same bus, so our seats are not together. D) We are riding on the same bus, because our seats are not together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We are riding on the same bus, but our seats are not together. 50. Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?" My mom told me to clean my room, or I won't be able to go to the movies with my friends." A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 51. Is this sentence simple or compound?A camel has one or two humps on its back, and it has a long curved neck. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 52. The charity will be happy to receive your donation for any amount you deem appropriate. A) Comma after donation. B) Comma after for. C) No comma needed. D) Comma after happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No comma needed. 53. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.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. 54. He is busy. I can't call him A) Because. B) And. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 55. I hoped I would have time to swim and run. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 56. What is the role of a comma in a compound sentence? A) To join two independent clauses with a conjunction. B) To separate items in a list. C) To end a sentence. D) To introduce a quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To join two independent clauses with a conjunction. 57. Dogs make good pets, but cats also make good pets. 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. 58. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:The pizza had pepperoni and sausage. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 59. Cherry's speech was very funny. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 60. Clothes and shoes scattered around the room. A) Compound Sentence. B) Run-On Sentence. C) Sentence Fragment. D) Simple Sentence. 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