ACT Prep - English Terms 1

Front

Does a semicolon, comma, or neither belong in the following sentence?

I lost my phone __ I dropped it in the river.

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semicolon

Front

Does a semicolon, comma, or neither belong in the following sentence?

She ate all the ice cream __ yet she wasn't hungry.

Back

comma

Front

Does a semicolon, comma, or neither belong in the following sentence?

They suffered from sunburns __ so they stayed inside the next day.

Back

comma

Front

Does a semicolon, comma, or neither belong in the following sentence?

Beethoven visited Vienna in 1787 __ Mozart heard him play there.

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semicolon

Front

Does a semicolon, comma, or neither belong in the following sentence?

The runner has trained for months __ yesterday he broke his ankle.

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semicolon

Front

Does a semicolon, comma, or neither belong in the following sentence?

I'm working full time __ and I'm a full time student.

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comma

Front

______ is a punctuation mark that is used to indicate a pause in a sentence, breaks between listing items, or working with conjunctions to combine sentences.

Back

Comma

Front

______ is a punctuation mark used to combine two main or independent clauses.

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Semi-colon

Front

Which of the follow is NOT a coordinating conjunction? For, Nor, While, But

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While

Front

What is the acronym used for Coordinating Conjunctions?

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F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.