This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 32 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Harry and Christine are best friends, ..... they play together every day after school. A) Yet. B) Or. C) And. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. 2. What is the definition of subject? A) The action of the sentence. B) The person place, thing, or idea. C) The part of the sentence that tells us whom or what the sentence is about. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The part of the sentence that tells us whom or what the sentence is about. 3. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence? A) Wishbone wanted to take a nap, he was too busy reading. B) Since Wishbone wanted to take a nap, he was too busy reading. C) Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but he was too busy reading. D) Wishbone wanted to take a nap, since he was too busy reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but he was too busy reading. 4. It is difficult to get an appointment here, ..... you should call as soon as possible. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 5. Compound or not compound?Is it harder to read Chinese, or is it harder to read Japanese? A) Compound. B) Not compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 6. Brent lived on the farm ..... he loves to use the tractor. A) And. B) , or. C) , and. D) , And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , and. 7. I like to play basketball, for it is a fun sport. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 8. Complete the sentence:The team played well, ..... they lost the match. A) But. B) And. C) So. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 9. Is this a correctly written compound sentence?I just finished binging a show on Netflix; I need to find something else to watch. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 10. Form a compound sentence:I am counting my calories. I really want dessert. A) I am counting my calories, so I really want dessert. B) I am counting my calories, nor I really want dessert:. C) I am counting my calories, yet I really want dessert. D) I am counting my calories and I really want dessert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am counting my calories, yet I really want dessert. 11. Hockey players move quickly, or they miss a goal. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 12. A sentences that consists of just one independent clause. A) Compound Sentences. B) Simple Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Sentence. 13. What do we call everything in the sentence EXCEPT the subject? A) The predicate. B) The verb. C) The compound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The predicate. 14. The Y in FANBOYS stands for: A) You. B) Yonder. C) Yet. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yet. 15. Ryan opened his mouth, but no words came out. A) Simple sentence. B) Compound sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound sentence. 16. What is a characteristic of a compound sentence? A) It contains a subject and a verb. B) It contains two or more independent clauses. C) It contains a dependent clause. D) It contains a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It contains two or more independent clauses. 17. Is this a simple or compound sentence?Jimmy likes to read books. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Sentence. 18. The girls would plan a sleepover, or they would plan a swim party. A) Compound sentence. B) Complex sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound sentence. 19. I will eat pizza ..... my sister will eat a burger for dinner. A) For. B) So. C) But. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 20. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma to form a compound sentence. A) Tom reads novels, he prefers mysteries. B) Tom reads novels, and he prefers mysteries. C) Tom reads novels and he prefers mysteries. D) Tom reads novels nor he prefers mysteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom reads novels, and he prefers mysteries. 21. Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence?Biscuit loves to chase the squirrels around the yard, but he can't catch them. A) Simple Sentence. B) Compound Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Sentence. 22. Which conjunction would you use to combine the following simple sentences to create a compound sentence? Do you want to order pizza?Should I make spaghetti? A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 23. Does this sentence need a comma?Our president lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and has a white house. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 24. I want to have hamburgers for supper, but my husband wants steaks. A) Compound. B) Simple. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 25. Which conjunction can we use to combine these 2 simple sentences?Simon wants to buy a new cell phone, ..... he doesn't have enough money. A) Or. B) But. C) And. D) None of the above. 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