Compound Sentences Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Compound Sentences – Quiz 23
1. We went to Jane's house, _____ .
A) But she was out.
B) Or we can go horse-riding, whichever you prefer?.
C) And did regular exercises to keep fit.
D) So we failed the history exam.
2. Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.Emily got an A on the spelling test, _____ he had studied hard.
A) But.
B) Or.
C) Yet.
D) For.
3. What is it called when you smush together two independent clauses without connecting them properly?.
A) A run-on sentence.
B) A fragment.
C) A complete sentence.
D) None of above.
4. There is three feet of snow on the roads; _____ , school has been cancelled.
A) Moreover.
B) Besides.
C) Therefore.
D) However.
5. Classes start after the weekend.
A) Compound Sentence.
B) Simple Sentence.
C) Sentence Fragment.
D) Run-On Sentence.
6. I was late; however, the class had not started.
A) Compound Sentence.
B) Simple Sentence.
C) Sentence Fragment.
D) Run-On Sentence.
7. If you are connecting 2 complete sentences with a FANBOYS word, you also need a comma (, ).
A) True.
B) False.
8. Is this a correctly written compound sentence? I just finished binging a show on Netflix; I need to find something else to watch.
A) No.
B) Yes.
9. Identify the compound sentence:.
A) He saw that the milk was curdled, and he threw it away with disgust.
B) He drank milk last night and added protein.
C) Milk cows are sweet and lovely.
D) He thought he could drink the whole gallon but could not.
10. What topic did I explain?.
A) Writing.
B) Reading.
C) Past tense.
D) Grammar.
11. Maribel is an excellent dancer and she knows all of the latest dance moves.
A) Put a comma before and.
B) The sentence has no errors.
C) Put a comma after and.
D) Put a semicolon before and.
12. Andy plays the violin well, _____ the trumpet is his favorite instrument.
A) But.
B) Yet.
C) So.
D) For.
13. I will eat pizza, _____ I will eat hamburgers.
A) For.
B) So.
C) But.
D) Or.
14. Please read carefully from the text below. Complete the two independent clauses by using the coordinate conjunction and pay attention to the use of punctuation.We could go shopping on Saturday _____ You can wear your favorite dress.
A) , and.
B) And.
C) So.
D) , nor.
15. What is the best way to combine the sentences?We could fly to go see grandma. We could take the bus.
A) We could fly to see grandma, or we could go by bus.
B) We could fly to see grandma, so we could go by bus.
C) We could fly to see grandma, we could go by bus to see grandma.
D) None of above.
16. Read the compound sentence below. What is the conjunction?Penguins can't fly, but they can walk on the ground.
A) Fly.
B) But.
C) Penguins.
D) Walk.
17. If you use a semicolon to connect a compound sentence, the clauses must be _____ .
A) Related to the same topic.
B) Completely different topics.
18. Josh ran down the field, into the endzone, and scored a touchdown. Is this a SIMPLE or COMPOUND sentence?.
A) Simple sentence.
B) Compound sentence.
19. Which is the correct compound sentence?.
A) Your brother can speak English, but he cannot speak French.
B) Do you like football, or basketball?.
C) He saw a fox and a snake.
D) They wanted some pizza, and some drinks.
20. The man tries to trick Eliza, _____ she is a smart girl.
A) Simple sentence.
B) Complex sentence.
C) But.
D) Compound sentence.
21. Complete the sentence. Some animals can live on land, _____ they can live in water.
A) Or .
B) And.
C) But.
D) None of above.
22. I decided I really wanted to eat a chocolate muffin, _____ I drove to the store to buy one.
A) So.
B) And.
C) But.
D) Or.
23. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.I have paid my dues so I expect to receive all the privileges listed in the fitness center's pamphlet.
A) Comma after dues.
B) Comma after privileges.
C) Comma after so.
D) No comma needed.
24. I don't have a lot of free time today. I can clean my apartment, _____ I can buy some groceries. I can't do both.
A) Or.
B) And.
C) But.
D) So.
25. Which of the following are COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS?.
A) For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
B) For, an, not, but, or, yet, since.
C) From, an, nil, because, otherwise, yet, so.
D) From, also, never, but, otherwise, yet, still.