Compound Sentences Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🧠 Compound Sentences – Quiz 6
1. Is the following sentence a Simple Sentence or Compound Sentence? My pregnant wife was craving for pickled mango, so I drove to Malama store to buy one.
A) Compound Sentence.
B) Simple Sentence.
2. My friend has a dog. She likes to take walks.
A) My friend has a dog, and she likes to take walks.
B) My friend has a dog and take walks.
C) My friend has a dog, or she likes to take walks.
D) My friend has a dog, but she likes to take walks.
3. Choose the compound sentence.
A) I tasted the soup, and I decided to add more salt.
B) I tasted the soup. I decided to add more salt.
C) I tasted the soup and, I decided to add more salt.
D) I tasted the soup, I decided to add more salt.
4. He suffers from heartburn, _____ he hardly drinks water after his meals.
A) Yet.
B) So.
C) And.
D) For.
5. Where does the comma belong? Marissa got up to level 4 in the Pirate Level Up Challenge for she works so hard at home and at school.
A) After challenge .
B) After 4.
C) After works.
D) None of above.
6. Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence.
A) In Berlin, the king paid them a generous salary, and they could focus on their work.
B) Their collections of stories and other books made the brothers famous.
C) Frederick Douglas was one of the most important human rights leaders of the 19th century.
D) When he was older, Frederick Douglas escaped on a train and lived in New York as a free person.
7. What type of sentence is the following? John runs in the park, but Jim likes to skate.
A) Simple sentence.
B) Compound sentence.
8. The FANBOYS are known as _____ conjunctions.
A) Coordinating.
B) Subordinating.
C) Independent.
D) None of above.
9. HE NOT ONLY LOST HIS REPUTATION _____ BROUGHT A BAD NAME TO HIS FAMILY.
A) BUT.
B) ALSO.
C) BUT ALSO.
D) ALSO BUT.
10. Peter works hard at everything he does. His brother, _____ , seldom puts out much effort.
A) On the other hand.
B) In addition.
C) Otherwise.
D) Consequently.
11. Is this a correctly written compound sentence? Water is a very healthy beverage, I drink a lot of it.
A) Yes.
B) No.
12. An independent clause is.
A) An infinitive.
B) A complete sentence.
C) A Santa who works by himself.
D) A formula for a type of sentence.
13. Leyla and Samir want their children to go to college, _____ they are starting to save money when the children are young.
A) So.
B) And.
C) Or.
D) But.
14. Which word best completes the following sentence? We tried to warn you, _____ you wouldn't listen.
A) So.
B) On the contrary.
C) Although.
D) But.
15. Use when you have a choice.
A) Or.
B) And.
C) But.
D) So.
16. I did all of my homework, _____ I could see Endgame.
A) For.
B) But.
C) So.
D) Nor.
17. Which Coordinating conjunction would you use?Superstitions are in every culture, _____ often they are similar.
A) And.
B) Yet.
C) Nor.
D) Or.
18. Punctuate the following sentence correctly.Should we take the dogs for a walk now or should we wait until it is cooler outside?.
A) Comma after or.
B) No comma needed.
C) Comma after wait.
D) Comma after now.
19. I admire him for his intelligence, leadership, and _____ .
A) Honesty.
B) He is honest.
C) Honest.
D) Honestly.
20. You are calling me, _____ I will go alone.
A) Or.
B) So.
C) For.
D) None of above.
21. A compound sentence has at least two _____ clauses.
A) Independent.
B) Dependent.
22. I liked the movie, _____ I don't understand all of it.
A) But.
B) And.
C) Or.
D) So.
23. The way may be long _____ we may feel tired _____ we will not give up hope.
A) And, but.
B) And, and.
C) But, and.
D) But, but.
24. We can use or to _____ .
A) Join two sentences are alike or gives extra information.
B) Join two sentences that have the conflict information.(opposite information).
C) Join two sentences that give a choice or alternative.
D) Give two sentences that have the same meaning.
25. Which of these sentences properly uses a semi-colon?.
A) I'm going to the store; I need to buy some milk.
B) I'm going to the store; because I need to buy some milk.
C) I'm going to the store. I need to buy some milk.
D) I'm going to the store; for I need to buy some milk.