Quiz #2 Review

Identify the independent clause.

• I

• laughed

• I laughed.

• After I laughed.

Identify the sentence with TWO independent clauses.

• I ran home and changed clothes.

• I ran home and finally changed clothes.

• I swiftly ran home with my sides aching.

• I swiftly ran home, and my sides ached.

Which sentences are correct? (There may be more than one.)

• I watched a scary movie; now I can't sleep.

• I watched a scary movie, and now I can't sleep.

• I watched a scary movie and now I can't sleep.

• I watched a scary movie. Now I can't sleep.

Identify the part of speech for these words: for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so (FANBOYS).

• coordinating conjunction

• preposition

• subordinating conjunction

• Why must you ask this?

Choose the correct sentence.

• Sally turned up the music, yet refused to dance.

• Sally turned up the music, but wouldn't sing.

• Sally turned up the music and the dog howled.

• Sally turned up the music, so I started moonwalking.

We should use commas around the following types of information (more than one answer is correct):

• A state name that follows a city

• The age of someone after a name

• A year if it comes after an exact date

• To separate attribution after a direct quote

Identify the correct sentence.

• I drove from Salina, Kansas to Denver, Colorado.

• Wanda, 19, is also known as the Scarlet Witch.

• The horse was born on May 1, 1972 and became famous overnight.

• "I don't think all is as it seems," Vision said "and we should move."

Which is the correct sentence?

• John's wife Julie called his friend Mark to plan a surprise party.

• John's wife, Julie, called his friend Mark to plan a surprise party.

• John's wife Julie called his friend, Mark, to plan a surprise party.

• John's wife, Julie, called his friend, Mark, to plan a surprise party.

Identify the correct sentence.

• Stan is also, thirsty.

• Stan, also, is thirsty.

• Stan is thirsty, too.

• Stan too is thirsty.

Identify the correct sentence.

• After the party ended, I spent three hours cleaning up.

• After the party ended I spent three hours cleaning up.