Compound Sentences Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Compound Sentences – Quiz 12
1. What are the coordinating conjunctions?.
A) Or, but, and.
B) And, of, from.
C) Or, from, in.
D) In, on, at.
2. How can we combine these sentences?Rome is in Italy. Madrid is in Spain.
A) And.
B) For.
C) Or.
D) Nor.
3. Complete the two independent clauses by using the coordinate conjunction and pay attention to the use of punctuation.She didn't like the design _____ she still bought it.
A) , yet.
B) Yet.
C) Nor.
D) , but.
4. Identify the compound sentence.
A) The boy ran home, and he fell asleep watching television.
B) The boy ran home and fell asleep watching TV.
C) The boy ran home he fell asleep watching television.
D) None of above.
5. FANBOYS "a" stands for:.
A) And.
B) As.
C) Also.
D) Additionally.
6. Which of the following contains ALL FANBOYS.
A) For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
B) For, Also, But, Not, On, Yet, Some.
C) From, And, Both, Nor, Or, You, So.
D) For, All, Not, Both, Yet, Some.
7. Check off all of the COMPOUND sentences below (you'll have more than 1 answer).
A) Andy will cook for Thanksgiving and Max will cook for Christmas dinner.
B) The Mandalorian is a good fighter.
C) Poppins and Blue like watching movies.
8. FANBOYS "n" stands for:.
A) Neither.
B) Not.
C) Nor.
D) No.
9. John is not attending the classes, _____ he turns up for the exams.
A) Nor .
B) Or.
C) For.
D) None of above.
10. To create a compound sentence, you can join two independent clauses in which TWO ways? (Select two.).
A) Semicolon.
B) Comma-FANBOYS.
C) Comma-AAAWWUBBIS.
D) Comma.
11. Read the compound sentence below.Just as baseball is loved in America, so cricket is loved in England.The independent clauses are joined by _____ .
A) Correlative conjunction.
B) Coordinate conjunction.
C) Subordinate conjunction.
D) None of above.
12. Complete the two independent clauses by using the coordinate conjunction and pay attention to the use of punctuation.It's already noon _____ she's still not here.
A) But.
B) , nor.
C) , but.
D) Nor.
13. I called her many times _____ she didn't answer the phone.
A) But.
B) And.
C) Or.
D) Yet.
14. Which compound sentence has the correct conjunction?.
A) It will be a long drive, because I will bring a book.
B) It will be a long drive. I will bring a book.
C) It will be a long drive, or I will bring a book.
D) It will be a long drive, so I will bring a book.
15. Which coordinating conjunction goes in the blank?I like to read, _____ I like to write stories.
A) And.
B) But.
C) For.
D) Yet.
16. He is getting late, and he is driving slow.
A) Incorrect.
B) Correct.
17. Do you want to try these shorts, _____ do you want to try on those blue ones?.
A) Or .
B) And.
C) But.
D) None of above.
18. Sara slammed the door and left.
A) Compound Sentence.
B) Simple Sentence.
C) Run-On Sentence.
D) Sentence Fragment.
19. Which sentence shows a semicolon being used correctly?.
A) Jose went to the carnival; he rode the ferris wheel three times.
B) Ty'rell went bowling; He scored 120 points.
C) Tina was stung by a bee; she likes bees.
D) Kiley and Fiona; went to the store.
20. A simple (scotch tape) compound sentence is split by _____ .
A) A comma and conjunction.
B) Just a conjunction.
C) Just a comma.
D) NOTHING!.
21. Choose the correct compound sentence.
A) I planted corn, but the corn did not grow.
B) I planted corn but the corn did not grow.
C) I planted corn and the corn did not grow.
D) I planted corn, or the corn did not grow.
22. Which Coordinating conjunction would you use?We couldn't connect to the internet last night, _____ could we use it the night before.
A) Nor.
B) And.
C) So.
D) Yet.
23. A compound sentence is 2 simple sentences joined together using a conjunction.
A) True.
B) False.
24. There are many wonderful things in Thailand, _____ I decide to stay here for another couple of days.
A) So.
B) But.
25. A compound sentence does not need to have a subject and a predicate on both sides of the connecting word.
A) False.
B) True.
C) Sometimes.
D) None of above.