1) Which is the independent clause in this sentence? She dragged the body to the end of the dock and threw it over. a) threw it over b) She dragged the body to the end of the dock c) She dragged the body to the end of the dock and threw it over. 2)  She dragged the body to the end of the dock and threw it over. a) Correctly punctuated b) Incorrectly punctuated. 3) If a FANBOYS conjunction joins two independent clauses, a comma is required.  a) True b) False 4) The bright red balloon is an example of a _______________________ a) a dependent clause. b) a phrase. c) an independent clause. d) a circus item. 5) If you study, you will succeed. What rule does this sentence illustrate? a) the appostive rule b) There IS no rule - it's all NONSENSE! c) the opening phrase rule 6) Sentences beginning with If, However, Nevertheless, In addition, and Furthermore will require a comma. a) True b) False 7) Is this sentence correctly punctuated? The despondent student should have studied.  a) Yes, because despondent precedes student. ("Precedes" means "comes before.")  b) Yes, because the student should have studied. c) No, it should be: The, despondent, student should have studied. d) No. There should be a comma after student. 8) Is there a dependent clause in this sentence? If so, what is it? The dog ate the child and ran away.  a) Nope, no dependent clauses here! b) The dog ate the child c) ran away d) The dog ate the child and ran away. 9) Is this sentence correctly punctuated? The dog ate the child and ran away. a) Yes, because there are two independent clauses. b) yes, because there are two dependent clauses. c) Yes, because the FANBOYS conjunction is joining a dependent clause and an independent clause. d) This is obviously a trick question. 10) Which of these is correctly punctuated? a) The child ate the dog and then the cat. b) The children ate the dog, and then they ate the cats. c) The children skipped the dogs, and ate the gerbils instead. d) A and B 11) The cheerful student celebrated when she earned an A on the comma quiz.  a) This sentence is correctly punctuated. b) This sentence is NOT correctly punctuated. c) Ask the student, since she apparently knows it all. 12) Punctuate this sentence: The student who was not especially well-liked crowed that she got the top score on the comma quiz.   a) The student who was not especially well-liked crowed that she got the top score on the comma quiz. b) The student, who was not especially well-liked crowed that she got the top score on the comma quiz. c) The student, who was not especially well-liked, crowed that she got the top score on the comma quiz. d) The student, who was not especially well-liked, crowed, that she got the top score on the comma quiz. 13) Punctuate this sentence: If you hadn't dumped her body off the dock Maddie you wouldn't be in jail right now. a) f you hadn't dumped her body, off the dock Maddie you wouldn't be in jail right now. b) f you hadn't dumped her body off the dock, Maddie you wouldn't be in jail right now. c) f you hadn't dumped her body off the dock, Maddie, you wouldn't be in jail right now. d) f you hadn't dumped her body off the dock Maddie you wouldn't be in jail right now. 14) What are the independent clauses in this sentence: The children's pet escaped from its cage, and tragedy ensued.  a) Both clauses are dependent.  b) The children's pet escaped from its cage / tragedy ensued c) the pet escaped from its cage d) tragedy ensued 15) How do you know for sure that both clauses are independent? The children's pet escaped from its cage, and tragedy ensued.  a) There's no way to know for sure - commas are a mystery.  b) There is a comma before the word and; when FANBOYS join two independent clauses, a comma is required.   c) Trick question! They are both dependent clauses. Very clever, Ms. McNulty. d) Both clauses make sense as sentences independently. e) B and D are both right f) This reminds me of the time Ms. McNulty messed up the extra credit question on the Gorey Grammar Quiz. 16) What are the independent clauses in this sentence: The whole class ran away with the circus; sadly, that included that class hamster.  a) The whole class ran away with the circus b) that included that class hamster c) sadly d) The whole class ran away with the circus/ that included that class hamster. e) None of the above. f) As noted above, commas are a mystery. 17) A clause must contain a subject and a verb. a) pretty true b) Yes, true c) For SURE, true. d) True e) All of the above are correct. 18) During the day is a phrase because it is a group of words that work together but does not contain a verb.  a) True b) Yep, absolutely true. c) Couldn't be more true! d) Truer than true! e) All of the above.

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