This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Sentence Types > Compound Sentences – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Compound Sentences Quiz 42 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I really wanted to go out, ..... I had a lot of work. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 2. What is the best way to combine the sentences?The phone rang. I answered it. A) The phone rang, I answered it. B) The phone rang, so I answered it. C) The phone rang, but I answered it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The phone rang, so I answered it. 3. Is this a compound sentence? "I went to the store because I needed to buy stuff for dinner." A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 4. I want to eat, (a) read my book. A) A and. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A and. 5. Is the sentence simple or compound? I don't read many nonfiction books, but I love to readbiographies. A) Simple. B) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 6. We did not lock the gate ..... we know Suzy was coming. A) And. B) But. C) Because. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because. 7. Compound sentences are made up of two (or more) ..... A) Words. B) Phrases. C) Dependent clauses. D) Independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent clauses. 8. In the game we made, what was the last image we saw A) Fabrizio. B) Chick. C) Batman. D) Heel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Batman. 9. The shoes did not fit right, ..... i didn't buy them. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 10. Is this sentence simple or compound? The desert gets hot during the day, but it cools down at night. A) Simple. B) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 11. We receive a lot of email that advertises sales, ..... not everything in the store is on sale. A) And. B) But. C) So. D) Or. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 12. Which conjunction do you use?I really need to go to work, ..... I am too sick to drive. A) Or. B) And. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 13. Johan wanted a mobile phone for his birthday, ..... he got a bicycle. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 14. It was the first time she stayed at home alone, ..... she was not afraid. A) Or. B) Yet. C) So. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 15. What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence:The children were starving, for they had not eaten in days. A) The children were starving for, they had not eaten in days. B) The children were starving, for, they had not eaten in days. C) The children were starving for they had not eaten in days. D) The children were starving, for they had not eaten in days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The children were starving, for they had not eaten in days. 16. My sister is a nurse ..... she works in a dental clinic. A) And. B) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 17. What is missing in this sentence? My teacher is nice, but yells at us sometimes. A) The subject is missing before "but" . B) The subject is missing after "but" . C) The comma is missing after "but" . D) The comma is missing before "but" . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The subject is missing after "but" . 18. Junk food tastes so good, ..... A) And it doesn't pay very well. B) But it is bad for your health. C) Or you'll be late for work. D) So she always gets good marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But it is bad for your health. 19. Does this sentence need a comma? She said you were in shock but I think you're just lazy. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 20. What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence? Mrs. Baillie loves cats. Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. A) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, . Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. B) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, so Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. C) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, but Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. D) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, for Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, but Mrs. Vatland loves dogs. 21. ..... and her sister sing in the local choir. A) Melanie also. B) Both Melanie. C) Melanie both. D) Either Melanie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both Melanie. 22. The garden is rather small; ..... , they manage to grow quite a lot of vegetables. A) Yet. B) Therefore. C) Furthermore. D) Nevertheless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nevertheless. 23. Identify if the sentence is a simple or compound sentence.Our coach will host a pizza party, for we won our first baseball game. A) Simple. B) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 24. Not only ..... a new sports car, but he also bought a speedboat. A) Did he buy. B) He bought. C) He did buy. D) Bought he. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did he buy. 25. Complete the sentence.I went shopping ..... I bought a toy. A) And. B) But. C) Or. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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