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📘 Compound Sentences – Quiz 2
1. Which conjunction do you use?I really need to go to work, _____ I am too sick to drive.
A) But.
B) Or.
C) And.
D) So.
2. We can use and to _____ .
A) Give a positive sentence.
B) Join two sentences that give a choice or alternative.
C) Join two sentences are alike or gives extra information.
D) Give opposite information.
3. It was really cold on Saturday night, _____ we had to cover up with blankets.
A) So.
B) And.
C) For.
D) Or.
4. Johan wanted a mobile phone for his birthday, _____ he got a bicycle.
A) But.
B) And.
C) Or.
D) Because.
5. It was the first time she stayed at home alone, _____ she was not afraid.
A) So.
B) Yet.
C) Or.
D) Because.
6. Which answer is a correct compound sentence made by combining these two sentences?The rain is moving in. The cows are in the barn.
A) The rain is moving in, and the cows are in the barn. .
B) The rain and cows are in the barn.
C) The rain is moving in and the cows are in the barn.
D) None of above.
7. Choose the correct compound sentence.
A) I like pizza, and I like french fries.
B) I like pizza and I like french fries.
C) I like pizza, but I like french fries.
D) I like pizza, or I like french fries.
8. Which word is NOT a coordinating conjunction?.
A) Then.
B) But.
C) So.
D) Nor.
9. 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.
10. When using FANBOYS, "nor" is used to join two _____ .
A) Contrasting ideas.
B) Options or choices.
C) Negative ideas.
D) Dependent clauses.
11. Which of the following is a conjunction?.
A) And.
12. My sister is a nurse _____ she works in a dental clinic.
A) And.
B) But.
13. What is missing in this sentence? My teacher is nice, but yells at us sometimes.
A) The comma is missing before "but".
B) The subject is missing before "but".
C) The comma is missing after "but".
D) The subject is missing after "but".
14. Junk food tastes so good, _____ .
A) But it is bad for your health.
B) And it doesn't pay very well.
C) Or you'll be late for work.
D) So she always gets good marks.
15. Does this sentence need a comma? She said you were in shock but I think you're just lazy.
A) No.
B) Yes.
16. 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, but Mrs. Vatland loves dogs.
B) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, . Mrs. Vatland loves dogs.
C) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, so Mrs. Vatland loves dogs.
D) Mrs. Baillie loves cats, for Mrs. Vatland loves dogs.
17. _____ and her sister sing in the local choir.
A) Both Melanie.
B) Melanie also.
C) Melanie both.
D) Either Melanie.
18. When using FANBOYS, "and" is used to provide _____ information when the two sentences are closely related.
A) Additional.
B) Negative.
C) Contrasting.
D) Cause and effect.
19. The garden is rather small; _____ , they manage to grow quite a lot of vegetables.
A) Nevertheless.
B) Furthermore.
C) Therefore.
D) Yet.
20. A compound sentence is made of _____ .
A) Two or more independent clauses.
B) One independent clause.
C) One independent clause and one dependent clause.
D) One dependent clause.
21. 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.
22. Which of the following answers lists ALL of the coordinating conjunctions? (FANBOYS).
A) For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
B) It, my, For, And, So, But, Dog.
C) Because, If, So that, Even though, Since.
D) For, The, A, An, Yet, So, But.
23. What is another term for SWABIS?.
A) Adverbs.
B) Subordinating Conjunctions.
C) Coordinating Conjunctions.
D) Conjunctions.
24. Not only _____ a new sports car, but he also bought a speedboat.
A) Bought he.
B) He bought.
C) He did buy.
D) Did he buy.
25. Complete the sentence.I went shopping _____ I bought a toy.
A) And.
B) But.
C) Or.
D) None of above.