This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:We have a test tomorrow, ..... I need to study tonight. A) So. B) But. C) And. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 2. Which conjunction best joins the two simple sentences together?Jake is good at science. Jackson is better at math. A) , and. B) , but. C) , or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , but. 3. David likes to swim, ..... he likes to play football. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 4. They do not fear ghosts, nor do they fear monsters. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 5. I love to go to Disneyland to ride rides. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 6. Which of the following sentences is a correctly written compound sentence? A) The dog barked, and wagged its tail. B) I like pizza but my sister likes pasta. C) We can go to the beach, or we can go to the pool. D) She finished her homework she went outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We can go to the beach, or we can go to the pool. 7. The dog found a bone. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 8. They were composed, ..... they were calm. A) Yet. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 9. The neighbors are raking their lawn. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 10. I went to the movies, ..... I ate some popcorn. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 11. It rained yesterday, so we stayed indoors. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 12. How should the following sentence be correctly written?You should forgive and forget your relationships will become much stronger. A) You should forgive, and forget your relationships will become much stronger. B) You should forgive and forget, your relationships will become much stronger. C) You should forgive and forget your relationships, will become much stronger. D) You should forgive and forget; your relationships will become much stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You should forgive and forget; your relationships will become much stronger. 13. Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, and they left on the bus before I arrived. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Simple Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Run-On Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound Sentence. 14. Joey was having fun, ..... he had to go home. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 15. Bobby loves to swim, and he is on the swim team. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 16. A compound sentence can be constructed in a number of ways. Which is NOT one of the ways to construct a compound sentence? A) Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction. B) Use a semicolon. C) A comma by itself. D) Use a colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comma by itself. 17. Identify the following sentence as a simple or compound sentence:They smiled and laughed. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 18. Does this sentence need a comma?Thomas wears glasses yet he couldn't see the elephant that stepped on his toe. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 19. You could choose that red car, A) Or you could choose that blue car. B) And it will get lost. C) But you are thirsty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or you could choose that blue car. 20. Complete the sentence with the conjunction that make sense.Andy plays the violin well, ..... the trumpet is his favorite instrument. A) So. B) But. C) Yet. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 21. What is the function of a semicolon in a compound sentence? A) To separate items in a list. B) To connect two independent clauses without a conjunction. C) To introduce a quote. D) To end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To connect two independent clauses without a conjunction. 22. Select the coordinating conjunction which best completes the following sentence:I am looking forward to Labor Day weekend, ..... I need to catch up on sleep and housework. A) And. B) Nor. C) Or. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 23. We all looked out our windows. The bears turned out to be people in brown coats. A) We all looked out our windows the bears turned out to be people in brown coats. B) We all looked out our windows, the bears turned out to be people in brown coats. C) We all looked out our windows but the bears turned out to be people in brown coats. D) We all looked out our windows, but the bears turned out to be people in brown coats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We all looked out our windows, but the bears turned out to be people in brown coats. 24. My pencil broke, ..... I went to sharpen it. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 25. What sentence structure is created when you join two complete sentences (called independent clauses) with a comma and conjunction? A) Complex sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. ← 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