This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. TRUE OR FALSE?An independent clause can become a dependent clause when you put a linking word at the start of the clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Since I like coffee my friend got me a Scooters gift card. A) No change. B) Coffee, my. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coffee, my. 3. Identify the dependent clause in the sentence:'I will go to the park if it stops raining.' A) I will go to the park. B) If it stops raining. C) It stops raining. D) Go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If it stops raining. 4. Which word best completes this sentence using proper grammar:'Although it was cold, ..... went for a run.' A) He. B) Them. C) They. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We. 5. I give special care to the animals whose needs are the greatest. A) Simple Sentence. B) Complex Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex Sentence. 6. True or False:When a dependent clause comes LATER in the complex sentence, you need to put a comma before or after it (hint the bus isn't going very fast). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. What is the dependent clause in the sentence:'I will help you if you need it.' A) I will help you. B) If you need it. C) You need it. D) Help you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you need it. 8. Select the complex sentence. A) I love Mexican food, but I also really like Chinese food. B) Language Arts is fun, so it is my favorite class!. C) Whenever I go to the store, I always buy pineapple and grapes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whenever I go to the store, I always buy pineapple and grapes. 9. She will be on maternity leave with her new baby boy. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 10. There was no ice cream in the freezer, nor did they have money to go to the store. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 11. Select the sentence that is a compound-complex sentence. A) The bell rang, so we went to our next class. B) When the bell rang, we went to our next class. C) Because the bell rang, we went to our next class, and we were glad to leave. D) The school bell rang loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the bell rang, we went to our next class, and we were glad to leave. 12. True or False:The sentence 'Although she was tired, she finished her homework' is a complex sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Choose the best word to show a cause-and-effect relationship:Alex was tired ..... he stayed up late watching a movie. A) Although. B) While. C) Because. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 14. My sister is allowed to get her driver's license since she is 16 years old. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 15. Choose the complex sentence with a subordinate clause for the simple sentences 'The sun set' and 'We went home'. A) We went home after the sun set. B) The sun set and we went home. C) We went home, the sun set. D) The sun set, we went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We went home after the sun set. 16. Rocky plays a lot. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 17. When the flowers in the garden are in full bloom, we are happy. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 18. I almost missed my flight ..... there was a long queue in the duty-free shop. A) Although. B) Since. C) Despite. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 19. Can a comma be used alone to join two independent clauses? Why or why not? A) Yes, a comma can be used alone to join two independent clauses. B) A comma can be used with a semicolon to join two independent clauses. C) Using a comma alone between independent clauses is a common practice. D) No, a comma cannot be used alone to join two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, a comma cannot be used alone to join two independent clauses. 20. The dance and the party will be Thursday. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 21. Identify the error or label correctly complex:Due to habitat loss, many animals are becoming extinct. A) Dependent Clause. B) Run-on. C) Correctly Complex. D) Needs Comma/Needs Comma Taken Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correctly Complex. 22. Choose the best way to fix this improperly combined sentence:'The game was cancelled, the rain was too heavy.' A) The game was cancelled the rain was too heavy. B) The game was cancelled, for the rain was too heavy. C) The game was cancelled, but the rain was too heavy. D) The game was cancelled, or the rain was too heavy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The game was cancelled, for the rain was too heavy. 23. Choose the correct answer:I want to be well-groomed ..... other people think nice things about me. A) In order to. B) So as not to. C) So that. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So that. 24. Hyperbole is a form of figurative language, but I don't use it very often. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 25. Ben went to the park. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. ← 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