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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which type of conjunction ONLY uses and MUST use a comma to connect two complete sentences (independent clauses)?
coordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction
conjunctive adverb
none of the selections are correct
coordinating conjunction and conjunctive adverb
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which type of conjunction uses a semi-colon (;) and a comma (,) to connect to complete sentences (independent clauses)?
coordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction
conjunctive adverb
all of the selections are correct
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which type of conjunction creates dependent clauses?
coordinating conjunctions
subordinating conjunctions
conjunctive adverbs
all of the selections do
- 4. Multiple Choice
When used between two complete sentences (independent clauses), which conjunction does NOT need any punctuation?
coordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction
conjunctive adverb
None. They all require some sort of punctuation when used in the middle.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What type of conjunction is the word therefore?
coordinating
subordinating
conjunctive adverb
correlative
- 6. Multiple Choice
What type of conjunction is the word because?
coordinating
subordinating
conjunctive adverb
correlative
- 7. Multiple Choice
What type of conjunction is the word for?
coordinating
subordinating
conjunctive
correlative
- 8. Multiple Choice
Identify all of the SUBORDINATING conjunctions.
moreover
when
if
for
since
- 9. Multiple Choice
Identify ALL of the CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS.
as a matter of fact
nor
otherwise
or
however
- 10. Multiple Choice
Identify ALL of the COORDINATING conjunctions.
and
but
when
so
otherwise
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
Eddie crashed his car, therefore his parents drove his date and him to the dance.
Eddie crashed his car, therefore, his parents drove his date and him to the dance.
Eddie crashed his car; therefore, his parents drove his date and him to the dance.
Eddie crashed his car, therefore; his parents drove his date and him to the dance.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
After eating lunch, at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.
After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory; Tim went to the gym to exercise.
After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory. Tim went to the gym to exercise.
After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
Vampire Diaries is my favorite television show; but I also love True Blood.
Vampire Diaries is my favorite television show, but I also love True Blood.
Vampire Diaries is my favorite television show; but, I also love True Blood.
Vampire Diaries is my favorite television show but I also love True Blood.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
Professor Tory's intelligent students completed their homework, and turned it in when it was due.
Professor Tory's intelligent students completed their homework and turned it in, when it was due.
Professor Tory's intelligent students completed their homework and turned it in; when it was due.
Professor Tory's intelligent students completed their homework and turned it in when it was due.
Professor Tory's intelligent students completed their homework and turned it in; when, it was due.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
There is demonstrable evidence supporting the reality of climate change, however, the potential consequences, and proposed courses of action are highly debatable.
There is demonstrable evidence supporting the reality of climate change; however the potential consequences and proposed courses of action are highly debatable.
There is demonstrable evidence supporting the reality of climate change; however, the potential consequences, and proposed courses of action are highly debatable.
There is demonstrable evidence supporting the reality of climate change; however, the potential consequences and proposed courses of action are highly debatable.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which sentences are properly punctuated?
The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
The students are studying, because they have a test tomorrow.
Because they have a test tomorrow, the students are studying.
Because they have a test tomorrow; the students are studying.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which sentences are properly punctuated?
After they finished decorating the gymnasium for the dance, the students went to Taco Bell for dinner.
After they finished, decorating the gymnasium for the dance, the students went to Taco Bell for dinner.
The students went to Taco Bell for dinner. After they finished decorating the gymnasium for the dance
The students went to Taco Bell for dinner, after they finished decorating the gymnasium for the dance
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
Drew knew that book club was the most popular club in school, however, he also knew that not everyone, who liked to read, could join the club.
Drew knew that book club was the most popular club in school; however he also knew that not everyone who liked to read could join the club.
Drew knew that book club was the most popular club in school; however, he also knew that not everyone who liked to read could join the club.
Drew knew that book club was the most popular club in school, however, he also knew that not everyone who liked to read could join the club.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which sentence is properly punctuated?
The administration had to cancel the dance, because too few students signed up to attend.
The administration had to cancel the dance, because, too few students signed up to attend.
The administration had to cancel the dance; because, too few students signed up to attend.
The administration had to cancel the dance because too few students signed up to attend.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences are properly punctuated? There is more than 1.
At the end of their high school careers, some students will see the benefits of all their hard work; however, many will not.
The students went to bed early because they had a test in the morning.
All Rockford High School teachers assist students with writing, and they know about sentence patterns and paragraph structure as well.
They laughed at the failures and follies of the fool, but they cried when he was treated poorly by the protagonist.
Since we were the first people to ever try it, they gave it to use for free.
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