This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the error in the following compound sentence? She wanted to buy a new dress but she didn't have enough money. A) No error. B) Add a comma before 'but'. C) Change 'but' to 'and'. D) Add a comma after 'but'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma before 'but'. 2. He didn't want to go to the dentist, yet he went anyway. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 3. You cannot go outside, ..... it has started to rain. A) So. B) Yet. C) And. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 4. If you use a semicolon to connect a compound sentence, the clauses must be ..... A) Completely different topics. B) Related to the same topic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Related to the same topic. 5. Which coordinating conjunction makes sense: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. 6. Jen waited for the train, but the train was late. A) Sentence Fragment. B) Simple Sentence. C) Compound Sentence. D) Run-On Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound Sentence. 7. You need to clean your room and wash the car. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 8. You should dig slowly and carefully. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple sentence. 9. I need to clean my room, ..... I won't be able to go outside. A) But. B) Or. C) And. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 10. Does this sentence need a comma?She said you were sick but I think you're just lazy. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. Jenny went to the hospital to visit his friend. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 12. What is another way to say "simple sentence" ? A) Simple clause. B) Coordinating clause. C) Independent clause. D) Compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent clause. 13. A simple sentence has two complete sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Is this sentence simple or compound:The beautiful daffodils were in full bloom, but the tulips had not started blooming. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 15. We do not use a comma with and, but, or to join ..... A) Two sentences. B) Two nouns. C) Two simple sentences. D) Two sentences for giving extra information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two nouns. 16. Choose the correct sentence type:'The sun set, and the stars appeared.' A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 17. True or False:The sentence 'My brother plays guitar and sings in a band' is a compound sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Where does the comma go? You can have hot lunch or you can bring your own. A) After you. B) After hot. C) After lunch. D) After you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After lunch. 19. Julie is working hard, ..... her grades are improving. A) And. B) But. C) Yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 20. HE IS INTELLIGENT ..... HONEST. A) OR. B) BUT. C) AND. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AND. 21. Imagine a sunny beach day adventure:'We journeyed to the beach, where we constructed a sandcastle.' A) We journeyed to the beach and we swam in the pool. B) We journeyed to the beach, and we flew a kite. C) We journeyed to the beach and we watched a movie. D) We journeyed to the beach, where we constructed a sandcastle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We journeyed to the beach, where we constructed a sandcastle. 22. What is the compound sentence? A) Two simple sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions. B) Conjunction and, or, and but. C) Atleat two sentences are conncted by prepositions. D) Writing many sentences in the same line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two simple sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions. 23. Should a semicolon be used here?Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago; many people believe the cause was a meteor. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 24. Fill in the blank with the correct coordinating conjunction. I went to the library, ..... I could check out a new book. A) But. B) And. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 25. What is the definition of predicate? A) Includes the verb describing what the subject is doing and things that complete the verbs meaning. B) Includes only the verb describing what the subject is doing. C) Is the subject. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Includes the verb describing what the subject is doing and things that complete the verbs meaning. ← 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