Compound Sentences Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Compound Sentences – Quiz 3
1. Their voices were musical, _____ their words floated like moving clouds.
A) And.
B) Yet.
C) So.
D) For.
2. My boyfriend asked me out _____ I was sick.
A) But.
B) And.
3. I will not stay up playing Warframe, _____ I will stay up looking at memes.
A) But.
B) So.
C) And.
D) Nor.
4. Select ALL of the correct ways to connect the clauses in a compound sentence.
A) A comma.
B) Nothing.
C) A semicolon.
5. The weather today will be rainy, _____ we will not go outside for recess.
A) So.
B) Or.
C) And.
D) But.
6. Tell whether each group of words is a subject or predicate.My sisters.
A) Subject.
B) Predicate.
7. How do you fix a run-on sentence?.
A) Separate the independent clauses into simple sentences.
B) Separate the independent clauses with a comma.
8. Where do you put the comma in compound sentences?.
A) After a verb.
B) After a coordinating conjunction.
C) Before a subject.
D) Before a coordinating conjunction.
9. He felt cold, _____ it had started to snow.
A) For.
B) Yet.
C) But.
D) Or.
10. A COMPOUND SENTENCE contains which of the following?.
A) All of the above.
B) Two simple sentences.
C) Two independent clauses.
D) A comma or a semicolon.
11. What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a semicolon?.
A) Compound sentence.
B) Complex sentence.
C) Simple sentence.
D) None of above.
12. What is a SUBJECT?.
A) The who or what that a simple sentence is all about.
B) Someone who answers to a king.
C) A sentence with 1 or more predicates.
D) None of above.
13. I want some cereal, _____ the box is empty.
A) But.
B) Or.
14. Which conjunction would be best here:"I'm hungry, _____ I'm going to eat.".
A) So.
B) But.
C) Nor.
D) Yet.
15. Is this a compound sentence? "Walter was a bad boy at the beginning, but at the end he changed.".
A) Yes.
B) No.
16. What type of sentence is the following?I love french toast with syrup.
A) Simple sentence.
B) Compound sentence.
17. She did not go to the park, _____ it was too late in the evening.
A) For.
B) So.
C) And.
D) Yet.
18. My classmate studies very hard, _____ she always gets good marks.
A) So.
B) But.
C) And.
D) Or.
19. Tell whether each group of words is a subject or predicate.The boy in my class.
A) Predicate.
B) Subject.
20. True or False?The following sentence is a Simple Sentence. I am excited to watch the last episode of the Korean drama, Once Again.
A) True.
B) False.
21. Luna is a noisy dog, and loves to bark to get your attention.
A) Correct compound sentence.
B) Incorrect compound sentence.
22. In order to use FANBOYS, what has to be on both sides of the conjunction?.
A) Independent Clauses.
B) Sentences.
C) Sentence Clauses.
D) Dependent Clauses.
23. What is a compound sentence?.
A) Two sentences joined together by a comma and conjunction.
B) A subject and a predicate.
24. Kelly broke her arm, _____ she has to wear a cast for a few weeks.
A) Yet.
B) For.
C) So.
D) But.
25. Which FANBOYS can correctly combine these sentences? I have a pet iguana. His name is Charles.
A) And.
B) But.
C) For.
D) Yet.