Everyday Editing

Which two word sentence is a CORRECT sentence? 

• Fat cat.
• Everybody laughed.
• Said Peter. 
• Mr. Finn. 

Which of the following is NOT a conjunction? 

• and
• but
• yet
• however

Which of the following is a compound sentence? 

• Jon and Jill ran up the hill. 
• I like chicken and waffles. 
• Drea plays soccer; Michael wants to play football. 
• We wanted to go to the park, but our mom said no. 

Which of the following correctly uses a semicolon? 

• Bob laughed while Rosie; cried. 
• I want to go to the beach; but it was closed. 
• Dawson read Stormbreaker; he highly recommends it. 
• I like chicken; eggs; and waffles. 

Last week Saturday, Buffy went to the movies. What is the subject of this sentence? 

• Saturday
• Buffy
• went
• movies

After which word would the comma go? 
Due to the extreme heat my ice cream melted. 

• to
• heat
• ice
• cream

Which sentence contains an example of a dependent clause? 

• I love bacon; it's delicious!
• After 4 attempts, Dylan scored.
• Lauren got a kitty, and she named her Sparkles.
• Odysseus tricked the cyclops. 

What is the subject of this sentence? After being being badly sunburned, Max decided to start wearing sunscreen. 

• sunburned
• badly
• sunscreen
• Max

Which of the following is NOT an example of a two word sentence? 

• Little monkey.
• Everybody laughed. 
• I'm sorry. 
• Sit down.

Where will this year's Super Bowl be held? (just for fun!) 

• in Athens, Greece
• at Lambeau Field in Green Bay
• at granny's
• in Houston, Texas