Review Commas, Conjunctions and Semicolons

Does the sentence below require a comma before the coordinating conjunction?

The ballerina was slender and strong.

• Yes, there should be a comma before "and" because there's always a comma before a conjunction.

• No, there should not be a comma because only one of the clauses is independent (can stand by itself).

• Yes, there should be a comma, because you might as well use as many commas as possible.

• No, there should not be a comma because FANBOYS.

A conjunction is... 

• A person, place, thing, or idea
• An action word
• A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
• 2 or more words that do not contain subject + verb

Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences? 
Do you want to order pizza?
Should I make spaghetti?

• and
• but
• or
• so 

What is the acronym we use for coordinating conjunctions?

• FANBOYS
• FANGIRLS
• COMMA
• MINTS

Andy plays the violin well, _____ the trumpet is his favorite instrument.

• so

• but

• nor

• for

What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?

• For, And, Nor, But, Yet, Since
• Finally, After, Neither, Once, Yet, Since
• For, And, Nor, Because, Or, Yet, So
• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Which word below is a conjunction?

• however

• into

• yet

• picture

Is the sentence written correctly?

I can go swimming, or I can go to the movies.

• Yes

• No

Is the sentence written correctly?

He was very hungry so, he wanted to go out to eat.

• Yes

• No

Gabriel ran fast, _________ he still did not win the race.

• and
• so
• but
• if