Grammar Review: M.O.Y. Test Insights #31-40

What is the correct punctuation when combining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction?

• No punctuation needed

• Period and start a new sentence

• Comma before the conjunction

• Semicolon only

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

What rule applies when using a comma before a coordinating conjunction?

• I, CCI

• ID

• D, I

• CCI, I

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What type of phrase is 'flying past the tower' in the context of grammar?

• Prepositional phrase

• Subordinating conjunction

• Independent clause

• Participial phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What grammatical function does the phrase 'flying past the tower' serve in the sentence?

• It modifies the noun 'bird'

• It starts a new independent clause

• It acts as a verb

• It connects two clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which conjunction starts a dependent clause?

• Because

• Or

• But

• And

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is necessary between an independent and a dependent clause?

• A period

• No punctuation

• A comma

• A semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

How should you punctuate two independent clauses that are not connected by a conjunction?

• No punctuation

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

In the absence of a coordinating conjunction, how can two independent clauses be correctly joined?

• No need to join

• Using a semicolon

• Using a period

• Using a comma

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

What does a subordinating conjunction indicate?

• End of a sentence

• Start of an independent clause

• Beginning of a dependent clause

• Introduction to a list

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What punctuation is used when a sentence starts with a subordinating conjunction?

• Period after the clause

• No punctuation after the clause

• Semicolon after the clause

• Comma after the clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A