Exploring Sentence Types and Comma Usage

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence consisting of one independent clause.

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses.

• A sentence with both an independent and a dependent clause.

• A sentence with multiple dependent clauses.

What defines a compound sentence?

• A sentence with a single independent clause.

• A sentence with one dependent clause.

• A sentence made up of two or more independent clauses.

• A sentence that includes at least one subordinate clause.

Which conjunction is not a coordinating conjunction?

• Because

• Or

• And

• But

What is a compound-complex sentence?

• A sentence with only dependent clauses.

• A sentence with one independent and one dependent clause.

• A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

• A sentence with only two independent clauses.

What is the purpose of a comma in a complex sentence?

• To connect a dependent and an independent clause without a conjunction.

• To separate an introductory dependent clause from an independent clause.

• To introduce a list.

• To separate two independent clauses.

What does an introductory fragment require?

• A period after the fragment.

• A comma after the fragment.

• A semicolon after the fragment.

• No punctuation after the fragment.

Which option correctly uses commas with removable fragments?

• Commas are used to connect two independent clauses.

• Commas are never used with removable fragments.

• Commas are used to add emphasis to the main clause.

• Commas are used to separate non-essential information that can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning.

What is the rule for using commas in a list?

• Commas separate items except before the conjunction.

• Commas are not necessary in lists.

• Only one comma is used at the start of the list.

• Commas are used before every item in the list.

When are commas not used between adjectives?

• When the adjectives are of equal importance.

• When the adjectives independently modify the noun.

• When one adjective modifies a noun-adjective combination.

• When the adjectives are unrelated.

Which of the following is not a function of commas discussed in the video?

• To offset non-essential information within a sentence.

• To separate independent clauses without conjunctions.

• To list multiple reasons or items.

• To introduce quotations.