This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Analysis of Compound Sentences – Alternative or Disjunctive”.
1. Which one is the compound sentence with alternative coordination among the given?
a) Kiara cannot win without practicing regularly for the tournament.
b) Shiva cannot go home if he doesn’t complete his work.
c) unless Farhan quits smoking he will not recover from lung infection.
d) Varun should sing properly otherwise he will not be selected.
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Explanation: A compound sentence is a sentence with two or more independent clauses in it. These independent clauses are connected using a conjunction. The two clauses can stand alone by itself and are connected to the conjunction to form a complete compound sentence. Here, “Varun should sing properly otherwise he will not be selected” is the compound sentence with two main clauses, “Varun should sing properly” and “he will not be selected” connected using the alternative connector “otherwise”.
2. The alternative conjunction that is used in the compound sentence given is _____
You can use either ‘although’, ‘even though’ or use ‘though’ to connect the complex sentence.
a) although
b) even though
c) either, or
d) though
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Explanation: A compound sentence is a sentence with two or more independent clauses in it. These independent clauses are connected using a conjunction. The alternative connector can be “and, either…or, neither…nor, as well as” etc. In the given sentence, the alternative coordination is “either, or”.
3. Pick the correct form of the compound sentence with alternative conjunction among the given.
a) Maya must get ready soon or else she will miss her train.
b) both Ram and Shyam went to the party yesterday.
c) She opened the door and a bird flew inside her house.
d) Ranjit as well as Ramesh ate ice cream at the wedding.
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Explanation: All the given sentences contain conjunctions in them such as “and, as well as, both…and, or else”. An alternative conjunction is used to present the alternate of one clause over the other. The compound sentence containing an alternative conjunction among the given sentences is “Maya must get ready soon or else she will miss her train”. The alternative conjunction is “or else” that connects the two main clauses “Maya must get ready soon” and “she will miss her train”.
4. State whether the given statement is true/false.
She will go to goa or Kashmir for her vacation.
The conjunction ‘or’ is a compound alternative connector in the given sentence.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: A compound sentence is a sentence with two independent clauses in it. Alternative conjunction in a given sentence is a connector that links one clause to another. “or, either…or, neither…nor, else” are some of the alternative conjunctions. However, an alternative conjunction in a compound sentence is also the coordinating conjunction in the given sentence. Since the given sentence is not compound and contains only one clause, the given conjunction is not a compound alternative coordinate. The given statement is false.
5. Identify the compound sentence with alternative connector among the given sentences.
a) We bought shoes and they bought dresses at the mall.
b) The old man laughed on the outside but he felt dejected about his life on the inside.
c) You must either go home or your friend will be punished.
d) She completed her test so she submitted the paper before an hour.
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Explanation: A compound sentence has two independent clauses which are connected using the coordinating conjunction. These compound conjunctions are of many types namely, copulative, alternative, adversative and illative. All the given sentences are compound. However, it is the sentence, “You must either go home or your friend will be punished” that contains an alternating conjunction (either…or). The rest contain copulative (and), adversative (but) and illative conjunctions.
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