Compound Sentences Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Compound Sentences – Quiz 22
1. I cannot play Super Smash Bros on my chromebook; _____ , I can play Angry Birds Rio on my chromebook.
A) However.
B) Moreover.
C) Also.
D) Likewise.
2. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Xavier didn't cheat on his test for it was the wrong thing to do.
A) Comma after test.
B) No comma needed.
C) Comma after cheat.
D) Comma after it.
3. Where does the comma go? You can have hot lunch or you can bring your own.
A) After you.
B) After hot.
C) After you.
D) After lunch.
4. A simple sentence contains 1 independent clause.
A) False.
B) True.
5. The dog must eat dinner, _____ it is going to be hungry.
A) Or .
B) And.
C) But.
D) None of above.
6. Which coordinating conjunctions are used to show cause and effect?.
A) So, for.
B) Or, nor.
C) And, but.
D) But yet.
7. Read the two simple sentences below. Choose the compound sentence that joins them with the right punctuation.The big fluffy dog was hungry. He ate two bowls of food.
A) The big fluffy dog was hungry so he ate two bowls of food.
B) The big fluffy dog was hungry, yet he ate two bowls of food.
C) The big fluffy dog was hungry, so he ate two bowls of food.
D) The big fluffy dog was hungry yet he ate two bowls of food.
8. Which sentence is a simple sentence?.
A) I went to the movies with Charles and Ginny.
B) My mom went to the salon; she came home with short hair.
C) Trudy tells ridiculous jokes, and nobody likes them.
D) I bought crayons and markers to color my picture and it looked great and everybody liked it.
9. A compound predicate is _____ .
A) Two or more verbs that have the same subject and are joined by a conjunction.
B) A verb that follows a compound subject.
C) Two or more names for the same object in a sentence joined by a conjunction.
D) A subject and verb joined by a conjunction.
10. Choose the best answer:I got an A on the LA test, _____ I had studied hard.
A) But.
B) Yet.
C) For.
D) Or.
11. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?.
A) Today, we went for a 3 mile hike, and I was exhausted when we got home.
B) Today, we went for a 3 mile hike and I was exhausted when we got home.
C) Today, we went for a 3 mile hike and, I was exhausted when we got home.
D) None of above.
12. Leave the house at once _____ I will call the police.
A) Or.
B) But.
C) And.
D) None of above.
13. He is old, _____ he is active.
A) But .
B) And.
C) Or.
D) None of above.
14. In a compound sentence, the comma comes _____ the coordinating conjunction.
A) Before.
B) After.
C) There is no comma.
D) None of above.
15. These jeans are beautiful, _____ they are too short.
A) But.
B) And.
C) Or.
D) None of above.
16. Compound or not compound?Is it harder to read Chinese, or is it harder to read Japanese?.
A) Not compound.
B) Compound.
17. Complete the sentence. Bats can fly, _____ they are not birds.
A) But .
B) And.
C) Or.
D) None of above.
18. Which of the following sentences are compound sentences?.
A) I can't decide if we will go skating, or if we will go to the museum.
B) I will take my family to the skate park and museum.
C) I was wondering if my family was at the skate park yet.
19. What do you use to join two simple sentences to make a compound sentence?.
A) A comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS).
B) Only a comma.
C) Only a conjunction.
D) An exclamation point.
20. How can these sentences be combined to form a compound sentence with the correct punctuation?Jeff scored the goal. Jeff won the soccer game.
A) So, Jeff won the soccer game.
B) Jeff scored the goal, Jeff won the soccer game.
C) Jeff scored the goal, so he won the soccer game.
D) Jeff scored the goal!.
21. True of False:A compound sentence has 2 subject and 2 predicates joined together with a comma and a conjunction like and, or, but, so?.
A) False.
B) True.
22. You can fight the dragon. You can run away.
A) Or.
B) But.
C) What.
D) And.
23. He lost his reputation, _____ brought a bad name to his family.
A) And.
B) But.
C) So.
D) None of above.
24. Complete the sentence.A spider can drop from its web, _____ it can hang from a dragline in the air.
A) Or.
B) But.
C) And.
D) None of above.
25. Choose the right sentence.
A) You can walk so you can ride a bike to get there.
B) You can walk or you can ride a bike to get there.