This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I love basketball. I love american football. A) I love basketball, but I also love american football. B) I love basketball, and I love american football. C) I love basketball, or I love american football. D) I love basketball and american football. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love basketball, but I also love american football. 2. In a compound sentence, what do you need before a conjunction? A) A comma. B) Conjunction. C) Period. D) Semi-colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma. 3. Which coordinating conjunction best combines these two sentences into a compound sentence?The embryo grew just like in a normal pregnancy. Elizabeth Ann was born. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 4. I don't like broccoli, ..... do I like beets. A) So. B) Nor. C) And. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 5. We will make your appointment today, ..... we will call you 3 days before to remind you. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 6. I don't have season tickets, and my friend doesn't have them either. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Run-on. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 7. Imagine you're a wizard who can control the sky! You snapped your fingers and stopped the rain. What magical move would you make to disappear the clouds? Let's combine these magical events with a comma and a magical word:'The rain stopped.' and 'The clouds cleared.' A) The rain stopped, however the clouds cleared. B) The rain stopped, and the clouds cleared. C) The rain stopped, so the clouds cleared. D) The rain stopped, but the clouds cleared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rain stopped, and the clouds cleared. 8. Choose the correct sentence that forms a compound sentence using 'nor': A) She doesn't like coffee, nor does she like tea. B) She doesn't like coffee, and she doesn't like tea. C) She doesn't like coffee, but she likes tea. D) She doesn't like coffee, so she drinks tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She doesn't like coffee, nor does she like tea. 9. Riley went to the movies, and she saw her friends there. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 10. REMOVE the comma from the sentence that is NOT a compound sentence. A) I ate pancakes, but my sister had waffles. B) Mrs. Brown enjoys reading mystery novels, and writing letters to her friends. C) Stacey handed out cupcakes, and her mom gave us goody bags. D) We had pizza to celebrate our wonderful scores, and we got to have a little party, too!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Brown enjoys reading mystery novels, and writing letters to her friends. 11. What two elements are necessary for a clause to be an independent clause (complete sentence)? A) Subject (noun). B) Subject (noun) and predicate (verb). C) Predicate (verb). D) Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject (noun) and predicate (verb). 12. What type of sentence is the following-simple or compound? The cat slept on the mat, and the dog watched from the doorway. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 13. Mrs. Bartel has a little baby, ..... her name is Arya. A) So. B) Yet. C) Nor. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 14. True or False:The sentence 'We can go to the beach or we can stay home.' needs a comma before 'or'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:Ella was adventurous and elegant. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 16. Finish this sentence:A sentence is a group ..... A) Of words that expresses a complete thought. B) Of words that does not express a complete thought. C) Of subjects that have one predicate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of words that expresses a complete thought. 17. I called her many times ..... she didn't answer the phone. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 18. They arrived early at the concert, ..... they had the best seats. A) Or. B) But. C) Nor. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 19. Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. It is time for lunch. I am not hungry. A) It is time for lunch, for I am not hungry. B) It is time for lunch, but I am not hungry. C) It is time for lunch but, I am not hungry. D) It is time for lunch, so I am not hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is time for lunch, but I am not hungry. 20. A compound predicate is ..... A) Two or more verbs that have the same subject and are joined by a conjunction. B) A verb that follows a compound subject. C) Two or more names for the same object in a sentence joined by a conjunction. D) A subject and verb joined by a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two or more verbs that have the same subject and are joined by a conjunction. 21. Which answer shows the independent clauses that make up the compound sentence?Emmanuel plays soccer, and will soon play basketball. A) Emmanuel plays basketball. He will soon play basketball. B) Emmanuel plays. Soccer and will soon play basketball. C) Emmanuel plays soccer soon. He plays basketball. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emmanuel plays basketball. He will soon play basketball. 22. What is the main feature of a compound sentence? A) It has a subject and a predicate. B) It has two or more independent clauses. C) It has a dependent clause. D) It has a question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has two or more independent clauses. 23. Identify the correct punctuation for the compound sentence:'I wanted to go for a walk it was raining.' A) I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. B) I wanted to go for a walk; it was raining. C) I wanted to go for a walk, it was raining. D) I wanted to go for a walk it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. 24. Choose the best way to combine these two sentences:'The library is quiet. I can focus on my homework there.' A) The library is quiet, so I can focus on my homework there. B) The library is quiet, but I can focus on my homework there. C) The library is quiet, or I can focus on my homework there. D) The library is quiet, and I can focus on my homework there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The library is quiet, so I can focus on my homework there. 25. Which conjunction best combines these two sentences.I love tennis. I love football. A) , and. B) , but. C) , or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , and. 26. Simon wants to buy a new cell phone, ..... he is going to save money for a few months. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 27. Which conjunction can we use to combine these 2 simple sentences?Our dog stays inside during the winter. He is an outside dog during the spring. A) But. B) Or. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 28. Simon is going to buy a new cell phone, ..... he is going to get a phone from his brother. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 29. Which of the following is a run-on sentence, also called a fused sentence? A) I was tired, so I went to bed early. B) My cat was sleeping on the couch. C) Even though the movie was long, I enjoyed it. D) The sun set it got dark outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun set it got dark outside. 30. I didn't want to be late, ..... I started before time. A) For. B) So. C) Yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. ← 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 8Compound Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books