This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:A complex sentence must always have a comma separating the clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Identify the sentence that uses a complex sentence structure: A) She loves cooking, and he loves baking. B) When the alarm rang, she woke up immediately. C) They will go to the park, or they will stay home. D) We have pizza for dinner every Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the alarm rang, she woke up immediately. 3. I think I will buy the red car, or I will lease the blue one. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) A phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 4. Complete the statement by correctly categorizing the sentence:'The library was quiet, but the park was full of noise' is an example of a ..... sentence. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 5. What word in this sentence is the subordinating conjunction?While we ate dinner, no one looked at their phones. A) We. B) Ate. C) Looked. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While. 6. Type of sentence:Each teacher wants his/her students to do well, and each student has the potential to succeed! A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 7. Identify the independent clause in this sentence:Hannah didn't enjoy the play even though it won a Tony Award. A) Hannah didn't enjoy the play. B) Even though it won a Tony Award. C) Hannah didn't enjoy. D) Even though it won. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hannah didn't enjoy the play. 8. Because it wasn't cold enough, our snowman melted right away. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 9. What is the main clause in the sentence:'If you study hard, you will pass the exam.' A) If you study hard. B) You will pass the exam. C) Study hard. D) Pass the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You will pass the exam. 10. I wanted to buy a new Lego set with my birthday money, but my mom made me put all of it in the bank. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 11. ..... annoys Squidward, will have to deal with his bad attitude! A) However. B) Whoever. C) Whichever. D) Whenever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whoever. 12. What type of sentence is this?I went to the movies A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 13. Avoid choosing a sentence with a comma splice ..... A) Maizon is going to Austin, Margaret is going to Houston. B) Maizon is going to Austin, but Margaret is going to Houston. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maizon is going to Austin, but Margaret is going to Houston. 14. All of the dogs are nice to people. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 15. Which of the following is a simple sentence because it has only one independent clause? A) The black cat stretched lazily in the warm sunshine. B) The cat stretched, and it yawned widely. C) After the cat stretched, it went to find its food bowl. D) The cat, which was very sleepy, stretched in the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The black cat stretched lazily in the warm sunshine. 16. Select the option that best describes the parts of a compound-complex sentence. A) One independent clause and one dependent clause. B) Two or more independent clauses. C) Two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. D) One independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. 17. True or False:A compound-complex sentence must contain at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. The temperature is in the 40s, so you must wear your coat, gloves and hat. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 19. Ice cream is delicious, and the dairy in it is good for you. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) Complex Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 20. After my dad gets home, we will go to the game. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 21. I ..... English perfectly because I ..... very hard.(learn) (study) A) Learn/studied. B) Learns/study. C) Learned/studies. D) Learned/studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Learned/studied. 22. Oranges and grapefruit are excellent sources of vitamin C. A) Simple sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) Compound sentence. D) Compound-Complex sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 23. Complete the sentence:' ..... the power went out, we lit candles to see.' A) Since. B) If. C) Although. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 24. Punctuate the complex sentence:I won't forgive you until you apologize. A) No change. B) You, until. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 25. Complete the sentence:I will go to the game if it doesn't rain, and I will ..... my umbrella just in case. A) Bring. B) Brings. C) Brought. D) Bringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring. 26. Should we start class now, or should we wait for everyone to get here? A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 27. The following is a sentence fragment:'Because my alarm didn't go off this morning.' Which of the following is the best way to revise it into a complete complex sentence? A) Because my alarm didn't go off this morning, so I was late. B) I was late for school because my alarm didn't go off this morning. C) My alarm didn't go off this morning, and I was late. D) My alarm didn't go off this morning. So I was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was late for school because my alarm didn't go off this morning. 28. Decide which sentence is written correctly: A) Camille closes her eyes, before going underwater. B) Camille closes her eyes before going underwater. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Camille closes her eyes before going underwater. 29. Complete the sentence:'Even though it was cold, ..... decided to go swimming.' A) We. B) They. C) She. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She. 30. Which word best completes this sentence using proper grammar:She was late because she ..... to catch the bus, but she finally arrived. A) Missed. B) Miss. C) Misses. D) Missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missed. ← 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