This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the most effective revision to make to the following sentence? A) I pet my cat so he started to purr. B) As soon as I pet my cat, he started to purr. C) My cat started to purr, as soon as I pet him. D) I pet my cat, then he started to purr. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as I pet my cat, he started to purr. 2. Is the following sentence compound or complex?The pain was really bad, yet he refused to see a doctor. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 3. Identify the error in the following sentence: "She was hungry she ate a sandwich." A) Missing conjunction. B) Incorrect verb tense. C) Incorrect subject-verb agreement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missing conjunction. 4. What is the best way to combine these 2 simple sentences?My friend likes to cover her envelopes with hearts. She also likes to cover her envelope with flowers. A) My friend likes hearts and flowers on her envelopes. B) My friend likes to cover her envelope with hearts and flowers. C) My friend likes envelopes if they have hearts and flowers. D) My friend likes to cover her envelopes with hearts, and flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My friend likes to cover her envelope with hearts and flowers. 5. Identify the student example:The other kids got jealous because they couldn't recall when they last saw the sun. A) Dependent Clause. B) Run-on. C) Correctly Complex. D) Needs Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correctly Complex. 6. Fill in the blank to correctly punctuate the nonessential clause:The new phone, ..... , has an amazing camera, so I take pictures of everything. A) Which I got for my birthday. B) , which I got for my birthday,. C) That I got for my birthday. D) , which I got for my birthday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , which I got for my birthday,. 7. I like pizza, ..... I don't like burgers. A) Because. B) But. C) Although. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 8. This is a Complex Sentence A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 9. My voice was shaking when it was my turn to speak. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 10. Indicate whether the following sentence is compound or complex:After Justine finished washing the dishes, she completed her homework. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 11. Does this sentence need a comma? As I suspected Julie did not attend the surprise birthday party for Nina. A) After as. B) After suspected. C) After party. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After suspected. 12. Which of the following sentences is a flawed or incorrectly formed compound sentence? A) I am tired, yet I have to finish my project. B) You can have the apple, or you can have the orange. C) She studied hard for the test she got a good grade. D) The team won the game, so they celebrated together. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She studied hard for the test she got a good grade. 13. Identify the student example:Although others may say that the Amur Leopard doesn't need to be saved they are wrong A) Dependent Clause. B) Run-on. C) Correctly Complex. D) Needs Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needs Comma. 14. Which part of the sentence is the INDEPENDENT clause? Angel hit a home run because he is just that good. A) Because he is just that good. B) A home run. C) Is just that good. D) Angel hit a home run. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angel hit a home run. 15. What is the correct way to write sentences 8 and 9? (8) This means he can go to the mall. (9) Whenever he wants. A) This means he can go to the mall whenever he wants. B) This means he can go to the mall, whenever, he wants. C) This means, he can go to the mall, whenever he wants. D) Sentences 8 and 9 are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This means he can go to the mall whenever he wants. 16. Which of the following sentences is a compound-complex sentence about a concert? A) We enjoyed the concert, and we stayed until the very end. B) After the concert ended, we went for dinner, and we discussed the performance. C) We went to the concert and then had dinner. D) The concert was long, but we stayed until the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the concert ended, we went for dinner, and we discussed the performance. 17. Independent clauses have ..... A) A subject but no predicate, and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. B) No subject or predicate, and must be connected to a dependent clause. C) A subject and a verb, and can stand alone as a complete sentence. D) A predicate but no subject, and must be connected to another independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A subject and a verb, and can stand alone as a complete sentence. 18. Choose the correct compound-complex sentence. A) I like to swim, and I like to run. B) Although it was late, we decided to go out, and we had a great time. C) She sings beautifully. D) The cat slept on the mat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although it was late, we decided to go out, and we had a great time. 19. Identify the error or label correctly complex:The rainforest is being destroyed, because there is oil underneath it. A) Dependent Clause. B) Run-on. C) Correctly Complex. D) Needs Comma/Needs Comma Taken Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needs Comma/Needs Comma Taken Away. 20. A dependent clause can appear ..... A) In the beginning of a sentence. B) In the middle of a sentence. C) At the end of the sentence. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. Because I studied hard, I passed the test. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 22. Why does the following sentence not need a comma?Hunter dislikes hanging out at the park because always gets bored. A) The dependent clause comes 2nd. B) The dependent clause comes 1st. C) The dependent clause is not there. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dependent clause comes 2nd. 23. The funny dog chased his tail every day. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 24. Because she studied hard A) This is an independent clause. B) This is a dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is a dependent clause. 25. What is the function of a subordinate conjunction in a complex sentence? A) To connect two independent clauses. B) To introduce a dependent clause. C) To end a sentence. D) To make a sentence a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce a dependent clause. 26. Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy. A) Complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. 27. What type of sentence is this?My favorite type of cookie is chocolate chip. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 28. What type of sentence? I have a sister and two brothers. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 29. Choose the correct answer: ..... her poverty, she feels happy. A) Although. B) Because. C) If. D) In spite of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In spite of. 30. As I arrived, they all go out of the car. A) Complex sentence. B) NOT a complex sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex sentence. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesComplex Sentences Quiz 1Complex Sentences Quiz 2Complex Sentences Quiz 3Complex Sentences Quiz 4Complex Sentences Quiz 5Complex Sentences Quiz 6Complex Sentences Quiz 7Complex Sentences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books