Compound Sentences Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Compound Sentences – Quiz 10
1. We rolled down the windows.
A) Sentence Fragment.
B) Simple Sentence.
C) Run-On Sentence.
D) Compound Sentence.
2. Timmy loves to play basketball, _____ he doesn't have a basketball.
A) But.
B) And.
C) Or.
D) So.
3. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Jim wants to go to the prom with Jenny so he is saving his money to buy a corsage for her.
A) No comma needed.
B) Comma after Jenny.
C) Comma after so.
D) Comma after money.
4. Which Coordinating conjunction would you use?Lincoln was never mean to anyone, _____ did he say mean things about others.
A) Nor.
B) And.
C) But.
D) Yet.
5. Luna loves to chew on bones, and soft puppy toys.
A) Incorrect compound sentence.
B) Correct compound sentence.
6. What do we call an action word like "run"?.
A) A subject.
B) A conjunction.
C) A verb.
D) A comma.
7. Choose the correct compound sentence.
A) We can skate, but we can ride.
B) We can skate but we can ride.
C) We can skate, or we can ride.
D) We can skate or we can ride.
8. Which of these sentences properly uses a semi-colon?.
A) I cannot eat peanut butter; I am allergic.
B) I cannot eat peanut butter. I am allergic.
C) I cannot eat peanut butter; and I am allergic.
D) I cannot eat; peanut butter. I am allergic.
9. You may _____ spend the night here or go home.
A) Wrong.
B) So.
C) Nor.
D) Either.
10. Choose the compound sentence that is written correctly.
A) Blake wrote the story, and Emma took the photographs.
B) Blake wrote the story. Emma took the photographs.
C) Blake wrote the story and, Emma took the photographs.
D) Blake wrote the story and Emma took the photographs.
11. Mrs. Bartel has a little baby, _____ her name is Arya.
A) And.
B) So.
C) Yet.
D) Nor.
12. Choose the correct compound sentence.
A) Tim parked in front, and I parked in back.
B) Tim parked in front, or I parked in back.
C) Tim parked in front but I parked in back.
D) Tim parked in front or I parked in back.
13. Brian loved studying, _____ his hard work paid off because he got a 96.
A) And.
B) But.
C) Or.
D) For.
14. Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth, _____ it causes obesity.
A) And.
B) So.
15. Form a compound sentence:Should we start class now? wait for everyone to get here?.
A) Should we start class now, or wait for everyone to get here?.
B) Should we start class now, nor wait for everyone to get here?.
C) Should we start class now, but wait for everyone to get here?.
D) Should we start class now and wait for everyone to get here.
16. I don't do any work in English, _____ I am passing the class.
A) Nor.
B) Or.
C) So.
D) Yet.
17. Compound or not compound?Chinese and Japanese are written from left to right.
A) Not compound.
B) Compound.
C) None.
D) M.
18. Tin mining was the source of income for the community, _____ Kuala Lumpur grew rapidly.
A) And.
B) For.
C) So.
D) Yet.
19. What punctuation is missing in the following sentence? Kids are a lot of work they are also a ton of fun.
A) Semicolon .
B) Comma.
C) Period.
D) None of above.
20. I want to eat sushi, _____ I am going to a Japanese restaurant tonight.
A) So.
B) But.
21. He ran out of money, _____ he had to stop playing poker.
A) So.
B) And.
C) Or.
D) But.
22. What word is not one of the FANBOYS?.
A) Of .
B) For.
C) Yet.
D) None of above.
23. How is the following sentence correctly written? Wesley mowed the grass and I raked the leaves.
A) Wesley mowed the grass, and I raked the leaves.
B) Wesley mowed the grass and, I raked the leaves.
C) Wesley mowed the grass; and I raked the leaves.
D) Wesley mowed the grass; and, I raked the leaves.
24. A compound sentence is joined by _____ .
A) A comma and conjunction.
B) Just a conjunction.
C) Just a comma.
D) None of above.
25. Choose the compound sentence.
A) Greg needs to get to work, but his car broke down.
B) Greg's car broke down and stopped in the middle of the road.
C) Greg and John need to get to work.
D) Greg needs to get to work. His car broke down.