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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Our dog will run away through the open gate. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple. 2. Thomas wants to make cookies, but there is no flour left. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 3. Some days I help her cut fabric, or we stitch the pieces. 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. 4. Which conjunction fits best in the blank?I am having fun at school, ..... I want to go home and play. A) Or. B) Yet. C) So. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 5. Form a compound sentence:They got there early. they got really good seats. A) They got there early, for they got really good seats. B) They got there early, but they got really good seats. C) They got there early, yet they got really good seats. D) They got there early, so they got really good seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They got there early, so they got really good seats. 6. We can use but 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: D) Join two sentences that have the conflict information (opposite information). 7. Is the sentence simple or compound?Should I make pancakes, or should I make waffles? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 8. All of the following describe a CLAUSE except ..... What is a clause NOT A) It is a sentence. B) It is s subject and verb. C) It is a part of a compound sentence. D) It is a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a conjunction. 9. He is leaving early, ..... he is feeling sick. A) Nor. B) Yet. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 10. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Jim wants to go to the prom with Jenny so he is saving his money to buy a corsage for her. A) No comma needed. B) Comma after so. C) Comma after Jenny. D) Comma after money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma after Jenny. 11. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Should we take the dogs for a walk now or should we wait until it is cooler outside? A) Comma after or. B) Comma after now. C) Comma after wait. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma after now. 12. John doesn't like sweets. He likes ice cream A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 13. Compound or not compound?Some of the letters are consonants, and some are vowels. A) Compound. B) Not compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 14. Fred lost his homework, ..... he remembered he had an extra copy. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 15. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel. She was very tired. A) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel, so she was very tired. B) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel she was very tired. C) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel, nor she was very tired. D) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel, she was very tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel, so she was very tired. 16. Which compound sentence is grammatically correct? A) Everyone was busy; I went to the movie alone. B) Everyone was busy so I went to the movie alone. C) Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone. D) Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone. 17. Is the following clause Independent or Dependent? Because I lost the big game last night. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 18. The man tries to trick Eliza, ..... she is a smart girl. A) Complex sentence. B) Simple sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 19. Identify the conjunction in this compound sentence:Michael loves football, so he practices every day. A) Every. B) Practices. C) So. D) Loves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 20. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that makes sense. You may have soup, (a) you may have salad. A) A. or. B) And. C) Nor. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. or. 21. I read the book, took a test, and returned it to the library. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 22. Which of the following sentences is NOT a compound sentence? A) I wanted to go to the park, but it was closed. B) She likes to read, and she likes to write. C) He is tall, and he is strong. D) Although he is tall, he is not strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although he is tall, he is not strong. 23. I went to the store, but I forgot to buy milk. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 24. The suitable punctuation for the sentence "It was made in China ..... don't be surprised." is: A) ; (A semicolon). B) ? (A question mark). C) , (A comma). D) . (A period). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ; (A semicolon). 25. Is the following group of words an independent clause or a fragment?Because I lost the big game last night. A) Independent clause. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 26. Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence using FANBOYS? A) She wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. B) Although it was raining, she went for a walk. C) She went for a walk because it was sunny. D) Walking is fun and healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. 27. A compound sentence contains two related sentences joined by the coordinating conjunctions and, or, or but. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. A Compound Sentence contains at least how many independent clauses? A) 2. B) 1. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 29. Choose the conjunction in the sentence.Was the noise real, or was I still dreaming? A) Or. B) Was. C) Still. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 30. A compound sentence is made of two or more ..... A) Dependent clauses joined by a comma. B) Independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. C) Subjects and one verb. D) Simple sentences with no punctuation between them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. 31. Our living room needs a new rug. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 32. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:The students were amazingly talented, and they were well prepared. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 33. I want a large burger, ..... without cheese. A) Yet. B) Nor. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 34. You must eat your vegetables at dinner first, ..... A) Because you won't get any dessert. B) And you won't get any dessert. C) Or you won't get any dessert. D) So you won't get any dessert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or you won't get any dessert. 35. What is the subject of this sentence:My cat played with straws. A) Cat. B) Played with straws. C) My cat. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My cat. 36. My classmate studies very hard, ..... she always gets good marks. A) But. B) And. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 37. A compound sentence is a sentence that contains- A) One subject. B) One verb. C) Two phrases. D) Two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two independent clauses. 38. What is the correct way to join two independent clauses in a compound sentence? A) With a comma and a coordinating conjunction. B) With a semicolon. C) With a period. D) With a colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a comma and a coordinating conjunction. 39. What is the subject of this sentence:Pugsley ran to the tree. A) Buddy. B) Tree. C) Ran to the tree. D) Pugsley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pugsley. 40. Is the sentence simple or compound?I want to go to the game, but I don't have a ticket. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 41. What type of sentence is the following-simple or compound?Emma baked a cake, decorated it with icing, and served it to her friends. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 42. John is not attending the classes, ..... he turns up for the exams. A) Or. B) For. C) Nor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 43. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:The student was amazingly talented. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 44. Does this sentence need a comma?Thomas was sad because he hadn't yet won an Olympic medal in synchronized swimming. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 45. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:They sneaked out, ran and fled. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 46. Tin mining was the source of income for the community, ..... Kuala Lumpur grew rapidly. A) For. B) So. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 47. A compound sentence does not need to have a subject and a predicate on both sides of the connecting word. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. Do you want to try these shorts, ..... do you want to try on those blue ones? A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 49. Where does the comma belong? I really like cheesecake yet I rarely eat it. A) No comma. B) After cheesecake. C) After yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After cheesecake. 50. Determine whether the following sentence is simple or compound:The sun set, and the stars appeared in the night sky. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 51. What is the best way to combine the sentences?I called Max. He came over to my house. A) I called Max, came over to my house. B) I called Max he came over to my house. C) I called Max, and he came over to my house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I called Max, and he came over to my house. 52. What kind of sentence is this? Many different alphabets exist today. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 53. A run-on sentence is missing a comma, a conjunction, or both.Is this statement TRUE or FALSE A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 54. I cleaned my apartment yesterday, ..... today I have time to go grocery shopping. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 55. Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?I can't wait to watch a movie with my best friend, so I am going to the mall early. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 56. What is a defining feature of a compound sentence? A) It contains a subject and a verb. B) It contains two or more independent clauses. C) It contains a dependent clause. D) It contains a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It contains two or more independent clauses. 57. Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or a Compound Sentence?Hulk Smashing should be an Olympic sport, so Mrs. Musto can take home the gold. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 58. Is this sentence compound or simple? The three girls played on the playground and rode bikes. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 59. What type of sentence is the following-simple or compound?Good friends are supportive during stressful times and can often help us solve our problems. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 60. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Cats are good pets for they are clean and not noisy. A) Comma after pets. B) No comma needed. C) Comma after clean. D) Comma after for. 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