Grammar Quiz Practice 10/4

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?

Snorlax swam the English Channel. He was very tired.

• Snorlax swam the English Channel he was very tired.

• Snorlax swam the English Channel, he was very tired.

• Snorlax swam the English Channel so, he was very tired.

• Snorlax swam the English Channel, so he was very tired.

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?

Wishbone wanted to take a nap. He was too busy reading.

• Wishbone wanted too take a nap. He was too busy reading.

• Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but he was too busy reading.

• Wishbone wanted to take a nap, he was too busy reading.

• Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but too busy reading he was.

Combine the following simple sentences into a compound sentence: "I wanted to go for a walk. It started raining."

• I wanted to go for a walk, but it started raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk because it started raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk; it started raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk, it started raining.

Which of the following sentences is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?

• She likes to read and she likes to write.

• She likes to read, and she likes to write.

• She likes to read; and she likes to write.

• She likes to read but she likes to write.

Choose two coordinating conjunctions that could be used to combine these sentences: "He was tired. He continued to work."

• and

• but

• yet

• so

Identify the error in the following compound sentence: "I wanted to buy the book, so I went to the store, I forgot my wallet."

• Missing conjunction

• Run-on sentence

• Fragment

Combine the following sentences using a coordinating conjunction: "The sun set. The stars appeared."

• The sun set, and the stars appeared.

• The sun set, but the stars appeared.

• The sun set, or the stars appeared.

• The sun set, so the stars appeared.

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

• Although it was raining, we went outside.

• We went outside, and it was raining.

• We went outside because it was raining.

Choose the correct punctuation for the compound sentence: "She wanted to go to the concert but she had no money."

• She wanted to go to the concert, but she had no money.

• She wanted to go to the concert; but she had no money.

• She wanted to go to the concert but, she had no money.

• She wanted to go to the concert, but, she had no money.

Combine the following sentences into a compound sentence: "The dog barked. The cat hissed."

• The dog barked, and the cat hissed.

• The dog barked, but the cat hissed.

• The dog barked because the cat hissed.