Compound Sentences Quiz

Does this sentence need a comma?
I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.

• Yes 
• No

A compound sentence is joined by...

• a comma and conjunction

• just a conjunction

• just a comma

• a semi-colon

Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.

Eric got an A on the spelling test, _____ he had studied hard.

• or

• yet

• for

• but

Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.

Brianna did not set the table, _____ did she dry the dishes.

• or

• so

• but

• nor

I fell out of bed, so mom came to check on me.

• Sentence Fragment

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Run-On Sentence

How do you fix a run-on sentence?

• Separate the independent clauses with a semicolon.

• Separate the independent clauses with a comma.

• Separate the independent clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

When you're combining two independent clauses, you can use... (select the three that are correct)

• a period

• a comma + FANBOYS

• a comma

• a semicolon

Does this sentence need a comma?
I wanted to go to the store but I decided to stay home instead.

• Yes 
• No

Which of the following answers lists ALL of the coordinating conjunctions? (FANBOYS)

• It, my, For, And, So, But, Dog 
• Because, If, So that, Even though, Since
• For, The, A, An, Yet, So, But 
• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

A Compound Sentence contains at least how many independent clauses?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4