This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I don't think I'll come for the meeting tomorrow ..... the day after ..... I'll be going to my grandmother's house. A) And, while. B) Nor, since. C) But, so. D) And, yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor, since. 2. If a coordinating conjunction is separating two independent clauses, you also need: A) A comma. B) A semi-colon. C) You do not need punctuation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma. 3. Choose the properly constructed compound sentence. A) I tasted the soup, and I decided to add more salt. B) I tasted the soup and, I decided to add more salt. C) I tasted the soup. I decided to add more salt. D) I tasted the soup, I decided to add more salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I tasted the soup, and I decided to add more salt. 4. A compound sentence is linked by which part of speech? A) Noun. B) Conjunction. C) Verb. D) Article. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunction. 5. Add a comma or semicolon as needed.The different flavors come from special ingredients some may not be available in your area. A) Add a comma before some. B) Make no change. C) Add a semicolon before some. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add a semicolon before some. 6. Kate had a salad for dinner Kelli had chicken wings. A) Fragment. B) Simple Sentence. C) Run-On. D) Compound Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-On. 7. Which conjunction would make the most sense to combine these sentences into one? Dolphins have to breathe air at the surface ..... they can dive almost 1, 000 feet deep. A) But. B) So. C) And. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 8. What conjunction should be used in this sentence? The concert was really fun, ..... it's too bad the weather was not better. A) And. B) But. C) For. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 9. Mike reads the paper everyday, and Dan reads the comics. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 10. How can this sentence be changed into a simple sentence? My sister found a wallet; I took it to the lost-and-found. A) Remove the semicolon. B) Replace the semicolon with a comma and the conjunction and after wallet. C) Remove the semicolon and the clause I took it to the lost-and-found. D) No change needs to be made to this sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remove the semicolon and the clause I took it to the lost-and-found. 11. How would you punctuate the following sentence? Susan wanted to have her cake and eat it too. A) Semi-colon after cake. B) Comma after cake. C) Semi-colon after it. D) No punctuation needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No punctuation needed. 12. Subordinating Conjunctions combine what type of sentences? A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 13. After Tess returned from her trip, she showed Simon and Becky her pictures. A) A simple sentence. B) A compound sentence. C) A complex sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A complex sentence. 14. 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) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 15. Combine these sentences to make a compound sentence.We were lost in the woods. My brother had a map in his backpack. (but) A) We were lost in the woods. My brother had a map in his backpack. B) We were lost in the woods, but my brother had a map in his backpack. C) We were lost in the woods. but my brother had a map in his backpack. D) But we were lost in the woods. My brother had a map in his backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We were lost in the woods, but my brother had a map in his backpack. 16. Join two simple sentences to form a compound sentence:The boys were hungry. They went to the restaurant to have their lunch. A) The boys were hungry before they went to the restaurant to have their lunch. B) The boys were hungry because they went to the restaurant to have their lunch. C) The boys were hungry so they went to the restaurant to have their lunch. D) The boys were hungry yet they went to the restaurant to have their lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boys were hungry so they went to the restaurant to have their lunch. 17. Combine these sentences to make a compound sentence. A small kitten followed me home. I gave it a bowl of milk. (so) A) A small kitten followed me home. So, I gave it a bowl of milk. B) A small kitten followed me home. I gave it a bowl of milk. C) A small kitten followed me home. so I gave it a bowl of milk. D) A small kitten followed me home, so I gave it a bowl of milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A small kitten followed me home, so I gave it a bowl of milk. 18. Identify whether the following sentence is complex, compound, or simple:Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station early but waited until noon for the bus. A) Complex. B) Compound. C) Simple. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 19. Add a comma or semicolon as needed.Ethnic foods come from around the world and they can be found all over the United States. A) Add a comma before and. B) Add a comma after and. C) Add a semicolon after foods. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add a comma before and. 20. Contains an independent clause, one or more dependent clauses, and a subordinating conjunction. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 21. Which of the following would best fit the blank in the sentence? Emily and Eric didn't call their grandma, ..... did they send her a card. A) And. B) Yet. C) Nor. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 22. Combine these sentences to make a compound sentence.Dr. Neu told Greg to floss his teeth every day. He didn't listen. (but) A) Dr. Neu told Greg to floss his teeth every day but he didn't listen. B) Dr. Neu told Greg to floss his teeth every day. but he didn't listen. C) Dr. Neu told Greg to floss his teeth every day, but he didn't listen. D) Dr. Neu told Greg to floss his teeth every day but, he didn't listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. Neu told Greg to floss his teeth every day, but he didn't listen. 23. Where would you need a comma in the following sentence? I forgot my homework yet I did complete it. A) Comma after homework. B) Semi-colon after homework. C) Comma after did. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma after homework. 24. If I am going to create a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction, I must also include a ..... A) Period. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comma. 25. Which conjunction would make the most sense to combine these sentences into one? Dolphins swim underwater ..... they eat fish. A) But. B) So. C) And. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And. ← 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