1) What piece of punctuation must always go with a FANBOYS in a compound sentence? a) a semicolon b) a period c) a comma d) a dash 2) Which punctuation mark can connect two independent clauses by itself? a) a semicolon b) a period c) a comma d) a dash 3) When does a run-on sentence occur? a) When an independent clause has a dependent clause with it b) When the sentence is missing information c) Run-ons occur when independent clauses have no connectors d) When the sentence has too many subjects and predicates 4) When does a comma splice occur? a) When you use too many commas b) When a sentence begins with a prepositional phrase. c) When a writer uses a comma before every verb in a sentence. d) when only a comma is used to connect two independent clauses instead of using a FANBOYS with it 5) What is a compound sentence? a) A sentence that is missing either a subject or a predicate. b) A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a FANBOYS + a comma or semicolon c) A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. d) A sentence that contains only one verb and one subject. 6) What is wrong with this sentence? She's tired, she needs to get some sleep. a) It's a fragment. b) It's a comma splice c) It's a sentence. d) All of the above 7) What is the FANBOYS in this sentence? It's almost winter break, and I'm looking forward to sleeping late. a) and b) almost c) to d) sleeping 8) What is the FANBOYS in this sentence? Julie needs to eat, yet there is nothing in the house she feels like eating. a) in b) yet c) there d) is 9) Which sentence below is correct? a) Look through the window and you can see the mountain peaks in the distance. b) You can see the mountain peaks in the distance, look through the window. c) If you look through the window, you can see the mountain peaks in the distance. d) Look through the window, you can see the mountain peaks in the distance. 10) Which one is NOT a sentence fragment? a) Although it was a more difficult test than the students had ever taken. b) We decided to study before we went out to the party. c) Her ability to remember details, after all, not what she used to be.

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