This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Analysis of Compound Sentences”.
1. Which one is the compound sentence with copulative coordination among the given?
a) Dipika ran to the store and bought some medicines.
b) Alia went to the shop and her mother was cooking food.
c) The car fell under the bridge into the river.
d) She is going for the music class and the party on the same day.
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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, “Alia went to the shop and her mother was cooking food” is the compound sentence with two main clauses, “Alia went to the shop” and “her mother was cooking food” connected using the copulative connector “and”.
2. The copulative 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 copulative connector can be “and, either…or, neither…nor, as well as” etc. In the given sentence, the copulative coordination is “either, or”.
3. Pick the correct form of the compound sentence with copulative conjunction among the given.
a) Manikarnika took the sword and fought her enemies.
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 copulative or cumulative conjunctions in them such as “and, as well as, both…and”. A copulative conjunction is used to link one clause with the other to give proper meaning to the sentence. The compound sentence containing a copulative conjunction among the given sentences is “she opened the door and a bird flew inside her house”. The copulative conjunction is “and” that connects the two main clauses “she opened the door” and “a bird flew inside her house”.
4. State whether the given statement is true/false.
Yamuna went to school and ate her lunch.
The conjunction ‘and’ is a compound copulative coordinator 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. Copulative conjunction in a given sentence is a connector that links one clause to another. “and, either…or, neither…nor, as well as” are some of the copulative conjunctions. However, a copulative 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 copulative coordinate. The given statement is false.
5. Identify the compound sentence with copulative connector among the given sentences.
a) We bought shoes and they bought dresses at the mall.
b) The old man laughed when he saw a smartphone.
c) The girl picked the paper and threw it in the bin.
d) She did not come to the party today as she felt sick.
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Explanation: The compound sentence is “We bought shoes and they bought dresses at the mall”. A compound sentence is the sentence containing two independent clauses that are connected by a coordinating conjunction. The compound sentence here thus has two independent clauses “We bought shoes” and “they bought dresses at the mall” which are connected using the copulative conjunction “and”.
More English Grammar Exercises on Analysis of Compound Sentences:
- Analysis of Compound Sentences Exercises (Set 2)
- Analysis of Compound Sentences Exercises (Set 3)
- Analysis of Compound Sentences Exercises (Set 4)
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