This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lyndon Johnson attended a teacher's college and later studied law. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) Compound-Comples. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 2. TRUE OR FALSE?A complex sentence has 2 independent clauses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. What type of sentence is this?Bob goes to the park but, there is nobody there. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 4. What kind of sentence is this?I love Disney World, but we can't go this year. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Comples. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 5. What is the most effective way to combine sentences 24 and 25? (24) He made his way steadily down. (25) A grin began to spread over his face. A) Since he made his way steadily down with a grin, it began to spread over his face. B) He made his way steadily down because a grin began to spread over his face. C) As he made his way steadily down, a grin began to spread over his face. D) He made his way steadily down a grin began to spread over his face. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As he made his way steadily down, a grin began to spread over his face. 6. Complete the sentence correctly so that it becomes a Complex Sentence:He didn't attend the meeting ..... he was unwell. A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 7. Fill in the blank: ..... we left the party early, we still got home after midnight, so we were tired the next day. A) Although. B) And. C) But. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although. 8. What type of sentence is this?I had chicken for dinner. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 9. Which sentence has the closest meaning to the following sentenceJane worked hard, so she passed the final exam. A) Jane worked hard, but she didn't pass the final exam. B) Because Jane worked hard, she passed the final exam. C) Jane worked hard, because she passed the final exam. D) Although Jane worked hard, she didn't pass the final exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because Jane worked hard, she passed the final exam. 10. Identify the independent clause in the sentence:'Although it was cold, we decided to go for a walk.' A) 'Although it was cold'. B) 'we decided to go for a walk'. C) 'it was cold'. D) 'we decided'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'we decided to go for a walk'. 11. ..... through the wood, he ..... a fox that was following him.(walk) (see) A) Walk/seen. B) Walking/sees. C) Walked/seeing. D) Walking/saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking/saw. 12. Mrs. Starnes is going a little crazy because we keep having to review this. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 13. Which of the following sentences is NOT complex? A) If you eat a good breakfast, you will have more energy. B) I have loved going to the library since my mother first started taking me. C) Randy improved his mile time because he trained diligently. D) Stephen loves Italian food, but Jacob prefers Cuban food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stephen loves Italian food, but Jacob prefers Cuban food. 14. Which of the following best describes a compound-complex sentence? A) It contains two independent clauses and no subordinate clauses. B) It contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause. C) It contains two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause. D) It contains one independent clause and no subordinate clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It contains two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause. 15. As soon as you get bundled up, you may go play in the snow with your friends. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 16. True or False:The sentence 'While I was cooking, the phone rang, so I had to answer it' is correctly identified as a complex sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. I was able to get my worked checked since the bus was early today.What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence? A) Was. B) Since. C) Able. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 18. As much as I like cats, dogs are my favorite pets. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 19. Yashira was thirsty, so she got a cold glass of water. A) Compound sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. 20. Complete the sentence about a family outing:We will go to the zoo if the weather is pleasant, ..... we will visit the aquarium instead. A) Or. B) But. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 21. If you can't feel your fingers, you need to come inside and sit by the fire. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 22. What is the best way to combine these two sentences into a complex sentence? 'She was late. She missed the bus.' A) She was late, so she missed the bus. B) She missed the bus because she was late. C) She was late, and she missed the bus. D) She was late; she missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She missed the bus because she was late. 23. Identify the INDEPEDENT (MAIN) clause in the following complex sentence:Each moment of contact sounds like a heavy blow because she is holding the microphone so close to her face. A) Each moment of contact sounds like a heavy blow. B) Because she is holding the microphone so close to her face. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each moment of contact sounds like a heavy blow. 24. Which BEST combines the two clauses?Each team has four players and a goalie/who doesn't wear skates. A) Who doesn't wear skates, each team has four players and a goalie. B) Each team has four players and a goalie, who doesn't wear skates. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each team has four players and a goalie, who doesn't wear skates. 25. In the sentence 'If you study hard, you will pass the exam, ' what type of clause is 'If you study hard'? A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) Relative clause. D) Noun clause. 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