This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of using FANBOYS in a compound sentence? A) To connect two independent clauses. B) To introduce a dependent clause. C) To list items in a series. D) To emphasize a point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect two independent clauses. 2. We will have a great dessert right after dinner. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 3. Sammy wanted to go to Disneyland A) But the tickets for that movie were sold out. B) And she bought a beautiful house. C) But her family did not have money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But her family did not have money. 4. Choose the correct conjunction to complete this compound sentence:The dog barked loudly, ..... no one heard it. A) But. B) And. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 5. Jack and Jill went up the hill and sang the Happy Birthday Song. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 6. The birds are singing in the trees and the bushes. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 7. I ..... PlayStation with my friends, and I win every time. A) Play. B) Am playing. C) Played. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 8. Does this sentence need a comma?It was raining in Kansas but it was sunny in New Jersey. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 9. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that makes sense.The weather today will be cool (a) rainy. A) A. and. B) But. C) , and. D) , yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. and. 10. The bell rang, so we got in line. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 11. Neil is a little nervous, ..... he will perform well. A) For. B) But. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 12. Does this sentence need a comma?School is neither boring nor scary. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. The pizza looks delicious and nutritious. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 14. Imagine you're eager to walk in the park, but your friends want to watch movies all day. What word can combine these two fun plans? A) And. B) Because. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 15. Complete the sentence:The game was canceled, ..... the weather was terrible. A) For. B) Nor. C) Yet. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 16. Sara slammed the door and left. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Simple Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Run-On Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Sentence. 17. The sentence "I work in the media and love the field" is a: A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 18. The new rug is beautiful, A) But it does not match with the furniture. B) And it is about to dry. C) Or you can buy a desk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But it does not match with the furniture. 19. He studied hard, ..... he passed the test. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 20. Is this a correctly written compound sentence?Nicole and I are going to the mall later, so we will probably get new clothes. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 21. A compound sentence is two sentences connected by a comma and a conjunction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Is the following sentence SIMPLE or COMPOUND?:Carrots are healthy because they have Vitamin A. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 23. She went to the beach, A) And she was sick. B) And she took her dog. C) But she was hungry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And she took her dog. 24. What punctuation is needed when writing a compound sentence? A) A period. B) A hyphen. C) A comma. D) A colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comma. 25. I will go swimming. I will help Mom make dinner. A) I will go swimming, but I will help Mom make dinner. B) I will go swimming, and I will help Mom make dinner. C) I will go swimming, or I will help Mom make dinner. D) I will go swimming, I will help Mom make dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will go swimming, or I will help Mom make dinner. ← 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