Compound and Complex Sentences Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Compound and Complex Sentences
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John asked the question, but he didn’t listen to the answer.
Which is true about this sentence?
A. It doesn’t need a comma.
B. It has just one subject.
C. It is a compound sentence.
D. It contains a subordinating conjunction.
A subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
When a sentence starts with a dependent clause, a comma is required.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A dependent clause is a complete thought.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Maribel is an excellent dancer and she knows all of the latest dance moves.
A. The sentence has no errors.
B. Put a comma after and.
C. Put a comma before and.
D. Put a semicolon before and.
Which of these is not a coordinating conjunction?
A. yet
B. after
C. so
D. and
Subordinating conjunctions can start which type of clauses?
A. independent clauses
B. dependent clauses
C. both of these
Which is a complex sentence?
A. When I was a baby, my dad was in the army.
B. Although I was tired.
C. An adjective describes a noun.
D. A proper noun needs to be capitalized.
Which sentence shows a comma being used incorrectly?
A. Tyrell went bowling, and he scored 120 points.
B. Tina was stung by a bee, but she wasn’t allergic.
C. Kiley, Fiona, and I went to the store.
D. Jose went to the carnival, and rode the ferris wheel three times.
You may not catch the train if you do not hurry and pack.
A. Incorrectly punctuated
B. Correctly punctuated
Since you are my best friend I will be loyal to you always.
Where does the comma belong?
A. between friend and I
B. between you and are
C. between loyal and to
D. This is a correctly written and punctuated complex sentence.
The phone rang.
A. This is a simple sentence.
B. This is a compound sentence.
C. This is a complex sentence
Which word is not a subordinating conjunction?
A. If
B. When
C. While
D. Summer
FANBOYS is an acronym for what type of conjunction?
A. coordinating
B. correlative
C. subordinate
D. joining
Unless you are going to graduate you will not need to apply for your diploma.
Where does the comma belong?
A. Between unless and you
B. Between graduate and you
C. Between not and need
D. This complex sentence does not need a comma