Revising & Editing #4

How can run-on sentences be fixed?

• Insert a comma and a FANBOY
• Insert a semicolon
• Insert a period
• All choices are correct

Every sentence must have...?

• A subject
• A verb
• A full thought
• All of these

An independent clause ____________stand alone.

• Can
• Can't

A dependent clause ___________ stand alone

• Can
• Cannot

A COMPLEX sentence has?

• One dependent and one independent clause
• Two independent clauses
• One independent clause only
• None of the above

What punctuation mark is needed in this sentence?
Go to the store and buy the following items soap, M&Ms, and apple juice.

• A colon (:) is needed after items
• A comma is needed after store
• A comma is needed after items.
• None of the above

Should abbreviations be used a lot in essays?

• Yes, it is good to use as many as possible.
• No, abbreviations can be confusing unless they are explained.
• What is an abbreviation?
• What is an essay?

FANBOYS are usually used with semicolons.

• TRUE
• FALSE
• What is a FANBOY?
• What is a semicolon?

What is missing from this sentence (fragment).
The boys with their friends at the mall.

• Subject
• Verb
• Full thought 
• Verb and full thought

Which of the following is a correctly written sentence?

• The class about history in Ancient Mesopotamia. 
• I live cake cookies are good too. 
• Klay and Eric play on the basketball team, they are the best players in the school. 
• Would you please take this to the office?