Compound Sentences Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Compound Sentences – Quiz 31
1. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Javier prefers to play soccer with his team at school but his brother likes to play with his friends at the park.
A) Comma after but.
B) Comma after team.
C) Comma after school.
D) No comma needed.
2. An independent clause can stand alone by itself and expresses a complete thought.
A) False.
B) True.
3. You may have soup, _____ you may have salad.
A) Or.
B) And.
C) Nor.
D) Yet.
4. Charlie is going to the Halloween dance, _____ Johnny is not.
A) But.
B) Nor.
C) Or.
D) Yet.
5. What is another term for FANBOYS?.
A) Primary Conjunctions.
B) Conjunctions.
C) Subordinating Conjunctions.
D) Coordinating Conjunctions.
6. A compound sentence is a sentence that contains-.
A) Two phrases.
B) Two independent clauses.
C) One subject.
D) One verb.
7. I really like chocolate cake, _____ I am too full for dessert.
A) But.
B) And.
C) Or.
D) None of above.
8. Is this a compound sentence? I'm hungry, but I don't like my lunch.
A) Yes, this is a compound sentence.
B) No, this is a complex sentence.
9. A simple sentence has _____ independent clause.
A) One.
B) Two.
C) More than two.
D) None of above.
10. Larry's family went to the zoo, but they didn't enjoy it.
A) Simple Sentence.
B) Compound Sentence.
C) Sentence Fragment.
D) Run-On Sentence.
11. Which of the following sentences are compound sentences?.
A) Our vacation to Hawaii was postponed until August.
B) For vacation, we couldn't decided between Hawaii or Florida.
C) Hawaii was a blast, yet I couldn't wait to get home.
12. Mike ate healthy food, _____ .
A) And did regular exercises to keep fit.
B) Or we can go horse-riding, whichever you prefer?.
C) So he failed the history exam.
D) But he was out.
13. When you're combining two independent clauses, you can use _____ (select the three that are correct).
A) A comma.
B) A period.
14. In a compound sentence, the comma comes _____ the coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
A) Before.
B) After.
C) There is no comma.
D) None of above.
15. Mrs. Ulmer has a black lab puppy, and her name is Luna.
A) Correct compound sentence.
B) Incorrect compound sentence.
16. He didn't leave the house, _____ I called the police.
A) So .
B) And.
C) But.
D) None of above.
17. The couple want to go to the musical, _____ there aren't any tickets left.
A) But.
B) So.
18. Which of the following answers is the correct format for a compound sentence?IC = Independent ClauseDC = Dependent Clause.
A) DC, FANBOYS IC.
B) IC FANBOYS IC.
C) IC, FANBOYS IC.
D) IC, FANBOYS DC.
19. Stop listening to rock music through earphones _____ you will have earache.
A) Or.
B) And.
20. You can make your appointment now, _____ we can call you next week to schedule it.
A) Or.
B) And.
C) But.
D) So.
21. Which conjunction would best join the two sentences together? The students wanted to go out to recess. The teacher said they had too much work.
A) , but.
B) , and.
C) , or.
D) , for.
22. Which of the following is not a coordinating conjunction?.
A) For.
B) Or.
C) Since.
D) Nor.
23. Read the group of words below. What would you have to add to it to make it a simple sentence?got a pet turtle.
A) A subject.
B) A verb.
C) A comma.
D) A punctuation mark at the end.
24. You may watch TV, or you can go out to play.
A) Simple.
B) Compound.
25. She cooked dinner, _____ she went out to a restaurant.
A) Or.
B) But.
C) And.
D) So.