This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I don't have a lot of free time today. I can clean my apartment, ..... I can buy some groceries. I can't do both. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 2. I am allergic to cats, ..... I love to pet them. A) So. B) And. C) For. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 3. Where is a comma needed in the following sentence?Neither rain nor sleet will prevent our postal workers from delivering the mail. A) Before the coordinating conjunction. B) After the coordinating conjunction. C) No comma is needed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No comma is needed. 4. What do all simple sentences NEED to have? A) Subjects and Predicates. B) Subjects and Nouns. C) Verbs and Predicates. D) Adjectives and Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjects and Predicates. 5. Mom bought new towels and tissues for the bathroom. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 6. Lucas is good at reading, ..... he likes writing. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 7. Hockey requires an ice rink, yet many people play it in warm climates. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 8. What type of sentence is the following-simple or compound?The sun set behind the mountains, and the stars began to twinkle in the night sky. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 9. My little sister likes to eat broccoli, ..... she does not eat carrots. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 10. True or False:In a compound sentence, the comma is placed after the coordinating conjunction (like 'and', 'but', or 'so'). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. The principal met me in the hall near the library. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 12. I cleaned my apartment today, ..... I didn't have time to buy groceries. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 13. Is this compound sentence written correctly?Rainsford wrestled himself out of his clothes and he shouted with all his power. A) Yes. B) No. It is missing an independent clause. C) No. It is missing a comma. D) No. It is missing a coordinating conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No. It is missing a comma. 14. He is working hard, ..... he is making a progress. A) Or. B) Yet. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 15. Determine whether the following sentence is simple or compound:I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 16. Compound or not compound?We read from left to right, and we write that way too. A) Not compound. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 17. My mom told me to clean my room, or I won't be able to go to the movies with my friends. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 18. Which of these sentences in a simple sentence. A) Pugsley and Obi slept together on the couch. B) Buddy ran to the fence while Pugsley sat under the tree. C) Mrs. Schick worked all weekend, and her husband played computer games. D) The storm came, and it went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pugsley and Obi slept together on the couch. 19. Which of the following is an example of the serial comma? A) Charlie ate chips, an apple, carrots, and a turkey sandwich. B) No, you may not play on the roof!. C) After waiting for three hours, Max gave up. D) Sawyer loves pizza, but he does not like Domino's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charlie ate chips, an apple, carrots, and a turkey sandwich. 20. If you hear the cat purring, you will know that he liks you. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 21. What is the conjunction in this sentence? The band will practice on Tuesday after school, for the concert is Wednesday evening. A) For. B) After. C) On. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 22. She does not play piano, ..... she does play the flute. A) Or. B) So. C) And. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 23. Professor Maple's intelligent students completed their homework. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 24. We are going to the game, then we are going to dinner. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Simple Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Run-On Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-On Sentence. 25. What is the verb in the following sentence:My dog, Emmie, is a lovable pup. A) Dog. B) Emmie. C) Is. D) Pup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesSentence Structure QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCompound Sentences Quiz 1Compound Sentences Quiz 2Compound Sentences Quiz 3Compound Sentences Quiz 4Compound Sentences Quiz 5Compound Sentences Quiz 6Compound Sentences Quiz 7Compound Sentences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books