This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 38 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a compound sentence, the comma comes ..... the fanboys. A) After. B) Before. C) There is no comma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 2. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that makes sense.Eric got an A on the spelling test, ..... he had studied hard. A) Or. B) Yet. C) For. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 3. Add a comma or semicolon as needed.The names of some Thai dishes begin with the words kin khao this expression means "come eat." A) Add a semicolon before this. B) Add a comma after dishes. C) Make no change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a semicolon before this. 4. Identify whether the following sentence is complex, compound, or simple:Joe realized that the train was late while he waited at the train station. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complex. 5. A compound sentence is a sentence made of two ..... A) Fragments. B) Dependent clauses. C) Independent clauses. D) Run-on sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent clauses. 6. What is the correct way to combine these sentences? We went fishing last Saturday. We didn't catch anything. A) We went fishing last Saturday or we didn't catch anything. B) We went fishing last Saturday, or we didn't catch anything. C) We went fishing last Saturday, and we didn't catch anything. D) We went fishing last Saturday and we didn't catch anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We went fishing last Saturday, and we didn't catch anything. 7. I don't know if I should wear my gold hoop earrings or my diamond studs. A) Fragment. B) Simple Sentence. C) Run-On. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Sentence. 8. Where is a loud place to go? A) Basketball game. B) An empty beach. C) Library. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basketball game. 9. When I join two independent clauses (complete sentences) together with a comma, I also need a ..... A) Subordinating conjunction. B) Coordinating conjunction. C) Correlative conjunction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordinating conjunction. 10. What is used to connect 2 independent clauses in a compound sentence? A) Subordinating conjunctions. B) Coordinating conjunctions. C) A comma. D) Correlative conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coordinating conjunctions. 11. Add a comma or semicolon as needed.Many ethnic foods use common ingredients but they taste different because of the spices. A) Add a comma before but. B) Add a comma after but. C) Add a semicolon after foods. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a comma before but. 12. Jumped and the table and danced wildly. A) Fragment. B) Simple Sentence. C) Run-On. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragment. 13. Add a comma or semicolon as needed.Chinese soft noodles are long, thin strips of pasta and some pasta dumplings contain cheese or meat. A) Add a comma after and. B) Add a comma before and. C) Add a semicolon before and. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma before and. 14. Combine these sentences to make a compound sentence.The tigers at the zoo are always sleeping. The penguins are fun to watch. (but) A) The tigers at the zoo are always sleeping, but the penguins are fun to watch. B) The tigers at the zoo are always sleeping. but the penguins are fun to watch. C) The tigers at the zoo are always sleeping but, the penguins are fun to watch. D) The tigers at the zoo are always sleeping but the penguins are fun to watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tigers at the zoo are always sleeping, but the penguins are fun to watch. 15. Pick the simple sentence. A) Ellen went to the doctor. B) Bob here. C) The dog is. D) Ellen at doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellen went to the doctor. 16. Choose the option that best combines these sentences into a logical compound sentence.Nikolai waited very carefully in the brush. He wanted to take a photo of the baby bear. A) Nikolai waited very carefully in the brush before snapping a photo of the baby bear. B) Nikolai waited very carefully in the brush, as he wanted to take a photo of the baby bear. C) Nikolai waited very carefully in the brush; he wanted to take a photo of the baby bear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nikolai waited very carefully in the brush; he wanted to take a photo of the baby bear. 17. The barber and his brother opened up their shop more than 30 years ago. A) A simple sentence. B) A compound sentence. C) A complex sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A simple sentence. 18. What is another way to say 'but' if you are talking about new information? Dolphins can dive almost 1, 000 feet deep, ..... they need to breathe at the surface. A) Yet. B) So. C) And. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 19. A complete sentence must have two parts. What are they? A) Subject and Noun. B) Subject and Predicate. C) Predicate and Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject and Predicate. 20. Complete the sentence.You may have soup, ..... you may have salad. A) Or. B) And. C) Nor. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 21. Add a comma or semicolon as needed.Different styles of Chinese cooking include Szechwan, Mandarin, and Cantonese Szechwan is spicer than the others. A) Add a semicolon after Cantonese. B) Add a comma after Cantonese. C) Make no change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a semicolon after Cantonese. 22. True or False:This is a compound sentence.They don't like school. A) False. B) True. C) Please end this quiz. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 23. How would you punctuate the following sentence? These kids need to settle down they need at least a two-hour nap. A) Semi-colon after down. B) Comma after down. C) Comma after least. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Semi-colon after down. 24. How can this sentence be changed into a compound sentence? The grape jelly and the orange marmalade taste wonderful on toast. A) Insert a comma before and. B) Replace or with and. C) Insert a semicolon after toast and add I have it for breakfast every morning. D) No change needs to be made to this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insert a semicolon after toast and add I have it for breakfast every morning. 25. True or False:This is a compound sentenceThey love to go jump on the trampoline, but the trampoline is broken. A) True. B) False. C) What?. D) But did I ask?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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