Compound and Complex, Conditionals Quiz
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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
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
In the sentence “Neither the cat nor the dog wanted to go out”, what type of conjunction is used?
A. Coordinating conjunction
B. Subordinating conjunction
C. Correlative conjunction
D. Interjection
Which FANBOYS conjunction is used to show addition?
A. For
B. And
C. Nor
D. However
What punctuation is typically used to join two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
A. Semicolon
B. Colon
C. Hyphen
D. Parentheses
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 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
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
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 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 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.
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.
Which FANBOYS conjunction is used to show contrast?
A. For
B. And
C. Nor
D. But
What is the dependent clause in the sentence: “Because it was raining, we stayed inside”?
A. Because it was raining
B. we stayed inside
C. Because
D. we stayed
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.
If I were you, I would accept the job offer.
A. Zero conditional
B. First conditional
C. Second conditional
D. Third conditional
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 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 of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?
A. For
B. Or
C. However
D. When
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