Compound and Complex, Conditionals Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Compound and Complex, Conditionals
Preview:
What type of sentence is “The movie was long; however, it was very entertaining”?
A. Simple sentence
B. Compound sentence
C. Complex sentence
D. Compound-complex sentence
Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?
A. For
B. Or
C. However
D. When
Which sentence is an example of a compound sentence?
A. The dog barked loudly.
B. The dog barked loudly and scared the cat.
C. The dog, which was a large German shepherd, barked loudly.
D. When the dog barked loudly, it scared the cat.
Which sentence is an example of a complex sentence?
A. I love pizza.
B. I love pizza and pasta.
C. I love pizza, but I prefer pasta.
D. Although I love pizza, I prefer pasta.
Which of the following is a correct use of the zero conditional?
A. If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home.
B. If I were rich, I would buy a yacht.
C. If water reaches 100°C, it boils.
D. If I had known earlier, I would have told you.
Which sentence is an example of a compound-complex sentence?
A. I enjoy reading books.
B. I enjoy reading books and watching movies.
C. I enjoy reading books, but I prefer watching movies.
D. Although I enjoy reading books, I prefer watching movies when I have free time.
In the sentence “If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam”, what type of conditional is used?
A. Zero conditional
B. First conditional
C. Second conditional
D. Third conditional
What type of conjunction is “unless” in the sentence: “I will go to the beach unless it rains”?
A. Coordinating conjunction
B. Subordinating conjunction
C. Correlative conjunction
D. Interjection
Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?
A. The cats slept on the windowsill.
B. The cats slept on the windowsill, and the dog lay on the floor.
C. While the cats were sleeping on the windowsill, the dog lay on the floor.
D. The cat, which was orange and fluffy, slept on the windowsill.
In the sentence “If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic”, what type of conditional is used?
A. Zero conditional
B. First conditional
C. Second conditional
D. Third conditional
What is the independent clause in the sentence: “When the bell rang, the students left the classroom”?
A. When the bell rang
B. the students left
C. out of the classroom
D. the students left the classroom
What is the coordinating conjunction in the sentence: “I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework”?
A. wanted
B. go
C. but
D. had
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a complex sentence?
A. Contains an independent clause
B. Contains a dependent clause
C. Uses a subordinating conjunction
D. Uses only coordinating conjunctions
Which FANBOYS conjunction is used to show contrast?
A. For
B. And
C. Nor
D. But
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
A. Although it was raining, we went to the park
B. Although it was raining we went to the park.
C. Although it was raining, we went to the park.
D. Although, it was raining we went to the park.
