This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We can use but to ..... A) Give two sentences that have the same meaning. B) Join two sentences are alike or gives extra information. C) Join two sentences that have the conflict information (opposite information). D) Join two sentences that give a choice or alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Join two sentences that have the conflict information (opposite information). 2. Is the sentence simple or compound?Should I make pancakes, or should I make waffles? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 3. All of the following describe a CLAUSE except ..... What is a clause NOT A) It is a sentence. B) It is s subject and verb. C) It is a part of a compound sentence. D) It is a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a conjunction. 4. He is leaving early, ..... he is feeling sick. A) Nor. B) Yet. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 5. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Jim wants to go to the prom with Jenny so he is saving his money to buy a corsage for her. A) Comma after Jenny. B) Comma after so. C) Comma after money. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma after Jenny. 6. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Should we take the dogs for a walk now or should we wait until it is cooler outside? A) Comma after now. B) Comma after or. C) Comma after wait. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma after now. 7. John doesn't like sweets. He likes ice cream A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 8. Compound or not compound?Some of the letters are consonants, and some are vowels. A) Compound. B) Not compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 9. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a comma to form a compound sentence. A) I have to finish my chores, so I can't go to the movies. B) I have to finish my chores so, I can't go to the movies. C) I have to finish my chores so I can't go to the movies. D) I have to finish my chores, I can't go to the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have to finish my chores, so I can't go to the movies. 10. Fred lost his homework, ..... he remembered he had an extra copy. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 11. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel. She was very tired. A) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel she was very tired. B) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel, she was very tired. C) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel, nor she was very tired. D) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel, so she was very tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarah Thomas swam the English Channel, so she was very tired. 12. Which compound sentence is grammatically correct? A) Everyone was busy so I went to the movie alone. B) Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone. C) Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone. D) Everyone was busy; I went to the movie alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone. 13. Is the following clause Independent or Dependent? Because I lost the big game last night. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 14. The man tries to trick Eliza, ..... she is a smart girl. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) Complex sentence. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 15. Identify the conjunction in this compound sentence:Michael loves football, so he practices every day. A) Loves. B) Practices. C) So. D) Every. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 16. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that makes sense. You may have soup, (a) you may have salad. A) A. or. B) And. C) Nor. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. or. 17. I read the book, took a test, and returned it to the library. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 18. Which of the following sentences is NOT a compound sentence? A) I wanted to go to the park, but it was closed. B) She likes to read, and she likes to write. C) He is tall, and he is strong. D) Although he is tall, he is not strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although he is tall, he is not strong. 19. I went to the store, but I forgot to buy milk. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 20. The suitable punctuation for the sentence "It was made in China ..... don't be surprised." is: A) ; (A semicolon). B) . (A period). C) , (A comma). D) ? (A question mark). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ; (A semicolon). 21. She did not cheat on the test, for it was the wrong thing to do. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 22. Is the following group of words an independent clause or a fragment?Because I lost the big game last night. A) Independent clause. B) Fragment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragment. 23. Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence using FANBOYS? A) She wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. B) Although it was raining, she went for a walk. C) She went for a walk because it was sunny. D) Walking is fun and healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining. 24. A compound sentence contains two related sentences joined by the coordinating conjunctions and, or, or but. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. A Compound Sentence contains at least how many independent clauses? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. ← 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