This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False?The following sentence is a Simple Sentence.Kelsey and Emily are excited to see the episode of The Walking Dead. True or false? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What parts of speech help you find the subject of a sentence? A) Adverbs and Adjectives. B) Nouns and Pronouns. C) Prepositions and Pronouns. D) Verbs and Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nouns and Pronouns. 3. Which compound sentence has the correct conjunction? A) It will be a long drive, because I will bring a book. B) It will be a long drive. I will bring a book. C) It will be a long drive, so I will bring a book. D) It will be a long drive, or I will bring a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will be a long drive, so I will bring a book. 4. True of False:A compound sentence has 2 subject and 2 predicates joined together with a comma and a conjunction like and, or, but, so? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Look on top of the refrigerator for the key. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Simple Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Run-On Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Sentence. 6. Is this a correctly written compound sentence?Water is a very healthy beverage, I drink a lot of it. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 7. To create a compound sentence, you can join two independent clauses in which TWO ways? (Select two.) A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Comma-FANBOYS. D) Comma-AAAWWUBBIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma-FANBOYS. 8. We believe in fate, ..... we have to be satisfied. A) Yet. B) Nor. C) So. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 9. We like to play soccer. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 10. Find the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:Rita and Samantha climbed the highest tree in the park today. A) The. B) And. C) Tree. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 11. True or False:'I like pizza, and I like pasta' is a compound sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.I play the violin well, ..... the clarinet is my favorite instrument. A) So. B) But. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 13. She is writing a letter, ..... she is going to regret it later. A) Or. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 14. We still have one more sentence type to learn. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 15. Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following compound sentence:'She wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining.' A) Wanted. B) Go. C) But. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 16. Which answer is a correct compound sentence made by combining these two sentences?The rain finally stopped. Let's go outside. A) The rain finally stopped; let's go outside. B) The rain finally stopped let's go; outside. C) The rain; finally stopped let's go outside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rain finally stopped; let's go outside. 17. Complete the sentence:We could watch a movie ..... go for a walk. A) Or. B) And. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 18. Eisenhower was born in Texas, but he soon moved to Kansas. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 19. What type of sentence is this?Tonya and Anthony went to visit their grandmother yesterday. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Coordinating sentence. D) Conjunction sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 20. $_{My friends went to the store.}$ A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 21. The F in FANBOYS stands for: A) Furthermore. B) First. C) For. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 22. Simple or Compound?3) I don't like that flavor, but I'll try the other one. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 23. Combine the sentences to make a compound sentence.I really like your new shoes. They look comfortable A) I really like your new shoes, and they look comfortable. B) I really like your new shoes, but they look comfortable. C) I really like your new shoes, such they look comfortable. D) I really like your new shoes, because they look comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I really like your new shoes, and they look comfortable. 24. Simple or Compound?6) The doctor will stop by in the morning or check in before she finishes her rounds. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 25. What is the main difference between a simple and a compound sentence? A) A simple sentence has one independent clause, while a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses. B) A simple sentence has two independent clauses, while a compound sentence has one. C) A simple sentence has one dependent clause, while a compound sentence has two or more dependent clauses. D) A simple sentence has two dependent clauses, while a compound sentence has one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A simple sentence has one independent clause, while a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses. 26. Which punctuation is often used in compound sentences? A) Colon. B) Semicolon. C) Exclamation mark. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semicolon. 27. What conjunction is commonly used in compound sentences? A) Because. B) Although. C) And. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 28. Fill in the blank.My mom baked cookies, ..... she had lots of dishes to wash. A) So. B) Yet. C) Because. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 29. I went to sleep at 9.00 at night.I woke up at 5.00 in the morning.The correct compound sentence is ..... A) I went to sleep at 9.00 at night or woke up at 5.00 in the morning. B) I went to sleep at 9.00 at night and woke up at 5.00 in the morning. C) I went to sleep at 9.00 at night but woke up at 5.00 in the morning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I went to sleep at 9.00 at night and woke up at 5.00 in the morning. 30. Complete the two independent clauses by using the coordinate conjunction and pay attention to the use of punctuation.The ticket's of circus show was sold out ..... we went to the park. A) , nor. B) , yet. C) , but. D) , so. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , so. Next →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCompound Sentences Quiz 2Compound Sentences Quiz 3Compound Sentences Quiz 4Compound Sentences Quiz 5Compound Sentences Quiz 6Compound Sentences Quiz 7Compound Sentences Quiz 8Compound Sentences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books