ELA Post Assessment

When connecting two independent clauses with a FANBOY, you must have a comma before the FANBOY.

• True

• False

The town was deserted _ everyone was on holiday

Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation

What is the FANBOY in the following sentence?

You're going to have a little brother or sister

• Have

• A

• Going

• Or

He was going to buy three things _ eggs, milk, and bread.

What is the correct punctuation for this sentence?

• He was going to buy three things, eggs, milk, and bread.

• He was going to buy three things; eggs, milk, and bread.

• He was going to buy three things eggs, milk, and bread.

• He was going to buy three things: eggs, milk, and bread.

Is the punctuation for the following sentence correct?

The final line from the staged show Hamilton: "I can't wait to see you again. It's only a matter of time."

• Yes

• No

Which of the sentences has correct punctuation?

• My cat is cute; he loves to cuddle.

• My cat is cute: he loves to cuddle.

• My cat is cute, he loves to cuddle.

• My cat is cute he loves to cuddle.