This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Complex Sentences – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Complex Sentences Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bob tripped over the tree's roots even though he was watching where he was walking A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 2. Choose the correct sentence structure:'The sun set, and the stars appeared, while the night grew colder.' A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound-Complex. 3. What is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentences:The morning is so bright, and the night is as black as the sea. A) Is. B) So. C) And. D) Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 4. If the ozone layer ..... , the global community will ..... (collapse) (suffer) A) Collapse/suffered. B) Collapses/suffer. C) Collapsed/suffers. D) Collapse /suffering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collapses/suffer. 5. What is the dependent clause of the complex sentence? After the storm hit the town, trees lay broken in the streets. A) After the storm hit the town,. B) Trees lay broken in the streets. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the storm hit the town,. 6. Three of the sentences below are simple sentences. Which sentence is the outlier because it has a different structure? A) The old, wooden boat drifted slowly across the lake. B) My little brother loves building complex Lego models. C) We waited for the bus, but it was running late. D) Did you finish your science homework for tomorrow?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We waited for the bus, but it was running late. 7. Complete the sentence:The team practiced hard every day; ..... , they won the championship game that everyone was watching. A) But. B) So. C) Therefore. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore. 8. Is the following sentence compound or complex?While she was at the store, Ms. Sherwood bought some last minute Christmas presents. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 9. My dog eats fruit of any kind, but she will not eat meat or cheese. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 10. We're going to be late if we don't hurry! A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complex. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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,. 17. I like pizza, ..... I don't like burgers. A) Because. B) But. C) Although. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 18. This is a Complex Sentence A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← 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