This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I also added eggs, baking powder, and vanilla extract. A) Compound-Complex. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 2. Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence? My dog Po chases the cats around the yard, but he doesn't realize that it will never catch them. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 3. What is the difference between a compound and a simple sentence? A) Compound sentences are longer than simple sentences. B) Compound sentences use semicolons; simple sentences use periods. C) Compound sentences have one clause; simple have two. D) Compound sentences have two or more independent clauses; simple have one independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound sentences have two or more independent clauses; simple have one independent clause. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. The S in FANBOYS stands for: A) Soft. B) Second. C) Smile. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 8. A simple sentence has ..... independent clause. A) One. B) Two. C) More than two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 9. 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. 10. Coordinating conjunctions are used to ..... A) Emphasize the more important of two ideas. B) Separate a subject and a verb. C) Join two words or ideas of equal importance. D) Change two fragments into a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Join two words or ideas of equal importance. 11. 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. 12. I am allergic to cats, ..... I love to pet them. A) So. B) And. C) For. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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 comma. C) No. It is missing an independent clause. D) No. It is missing a coordinating conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. It is missing a comma. 24. He is working hard, ..... he is making a progress. A) Or. B) Yet. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← 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