grammar review 2

What type of sentence is this?

The clown scared the little girl, and she ran away crying.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound complex

What type of sentence is this?

When the little girl saw the clown, she started to cry.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

What type of sentence is this?

At the Ringling Brothers Circus in Rosemont, the clown scared the little girl.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

What sentence type is this?

Because the clown was loud, the little girl cried; she has refused to go to the circus ever since.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated?

• I am worried about my dad: he is not sleeping well.

• I am worried about my dad; he is not sleeping well.

• I am worried about my dad, he is not sleeping well.

• I am worried about my dad because he is not sleeping well.

Determine if this sentence is punctuated correctly; otherwise, fix it.

Cub fans who are ten or under will receive half-price admission; their parents must pay full price.

• correct

• change the semicolon to a colon

• add a comma after fans and under

• change the semicolon to a comma

Determine if this sentence is punctuated correctly; otherwise, fix it.

The millionaire a sponsor of the charity wants to meet a new goal: $5,000 tuition waivers for each child.

• correct

• change the colon to a comma

• add a comma after millionaire

• add a comma after millionaire and charity

Determine if this sentence is punctuated correctly; otherwise, fix it.

Playing tennis with my brother, I tripped; fortunately, I did not sustain any serious injury.

• correct

• delete the comma after brother

• change the semicolon after tripped to a comma

• insert a comma after serious

Determine if this sentence is punctuated correctly; otherwise, fix it.

Under the couch, in the basement, the puppy hides during thunderstorms, and he is often reluctant to come out.

• correct

• delete the comma after couch

• delete the comma after basement

• delete the comma after thunderstorms

Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated?

• I like Pepsi. My husband, however, prefers Coke.

• I like Pepsi; however, my husband prefers Coke.

• I like Pepsi, but my husband prefers Coke.

• I like Pepsi: my husband prefers Coke.