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Compound Sentence Test Questions

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a simple sentence?

a)

Sentence with 1 or more Independent Clauses

b)

Sentence with 1 Independent Clause

c)

Sentence with 2 or more Independent Clauses

d)

Sentence with 2 Independent Clauses

2.

What is an independent clause?

a)

Makes a complete statement and stands alone

b)

A short word and a comma

c)

Makes a complete statement alone

d)

Makes a complete statement with 2 simple sentences

3.

What are two things an Independent Clause has?

a)

Subject and Verb

b)

Subject and a semicolon

c)

A comma and a semicolon

d)

Compound Subject and Compound Verb

4.

What are the 5 types of nouns?

a)

Person, Place, Thing, Quality, Idea

b)

Person, Physical, Mental, Quality, Idea

c)

Person, Pace, Thing, Verb, Idea

d)

Person, Place, Thing, Noun, Verb

5.

What is the definition of a Verb?

a)

A word that shows the action of a subject

b)

A word that shows the action of the verb

c)

Physical, Mental, State-of-Being

d)

An action word (ex: happy, sad, out, on, outside, right)

6.

What is a compound sentence?

a)

Sentence with 1 or more Independent Clauses

b)

Sentence with 1 Independent Clause

c)

Sentence with 2 or more Independent Clauses

d)

Sentence with 2 Independent Clauses

7.

What is a coordinating conjunction ?

a)

Any word used with a comma

b)

A short word used with a comma

c)

A short word used with a semicolon

d)

A comma used with a semicolon

8.

Where do you place a comma in a compound sentence?

a)

Between two compound sentences

b)

After the 1st compound sentence

c)

After the 1st simple sentence

d)

After the 1st coordinating conjunction

e)

After the 2nd simple sentence

9.

Why do you use a semicolon in a compound sentence?

a)

To join the two independent clauses without using a coordinating conjunction.

b)

To join the two independent clauses using a coordinating conjunction.

c)

To join the two dependent clauses without using a coordinating conjunction.

d)

To join the two compound sentences using a coordinating conjunction.

10.

How many compound sentences formulas did we discuss?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

What are the 2 formulas for compound sentences?

a)

I,cI / I;I

b)

I,cI / I,I

c)

I;cI / I,I

d)

Ic,I / I;I

12.

How many coordinating conjunctions are there?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

13.

How many helping verbs do we have?

a)

20

b)

7

c)

21

d)

32

e)

23

14.

What is the Mnemonic Phrase we use for the Helping Verbs?

a)

CHAD B SWIM

b)

FAN BOYS

15.

What is the Mnemonic Phrase we use for the Coordinating Conjunctions?

a)

FAN BOYS

b)

CHAD B SWIM

16.

Which words are coordinating coordinating conjunctions?

a)

for

b)

not

c)

but

d)

yes

e)

or

17.

Which words are coordinating coordinating conjunctions?

a)

nor

b)

yet

c)

and

d)

so

e)

are

18.

16.Which words are helping verbs?

a)

can

b)

can't

c)

and

d)

are

e)

is

19.

Which words are helping verbs?

a)

was

b)

want

c)

where

d)

were

20.

Which words are helping verbs?

a)

would

b)

why

c)

went

d)

will

21.

Which words are helping verbs?

a)

shoulder

b)

shed

c)

shall

d)

should

e)

shouldn't

22.

Which words are helping verbs?

a)

move

b)

make

c)

might

d)

may

e)

meant

23.

Which words are helping verbs?

a)

must

b)

made

c)

mighty

d)

minor

e)

mini

24.

Which words are helping verbs?

a)

be

b)

been

c)

being

d)

bite

e)

bend

25.

Which words are helping verbs?

a)

did

b)

do

c)

does

d)

doesn't

e)

died

26.

Which words are helping verbs?

a)

had

b)

has

c)

hide

d)

couldn't

e)

as

27.

Which words are helping verbs?

a)

have

b)

could

c)

am

d)

a

e)

hear