Compound Sentences

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a comma and coordinating conjunction?

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

• simple sentence

What sentence structure is created when you join two independent clauses with a semicolon?

• compound sentence

•  complex sentence

• simple sentence

Where should the semicolon go in the following compound sentence?
I've been teaching at Canfield for 11 years I coached the first five years too.

• before for

• after for

• before I

• after I

Where should the semicolon go in the compound sentence below?
I love playing volleyball I improve every week.

• before I

• after I

• before every

• after every

Which compound sentence is correct?

• I was tired from school,I had to go to class anyways.

• Everyone was busy, so I went to bowling alone.

• I went to the store, I got chips.

• The storm brought heavy rain but, a tornado did the most damage

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

• after

• before

• there is no comma

In a compound sentence with a semicolon, the independent clauses must be __________________.

• related

• unrelated

• different

When I join two independent clauses together with a comma, I also need a _________________________.

• subordinating conjunction

• coordinating conjunction

• correlative conjunction

If I am going to create a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction, I must also include a _________________ .

• period

• semicolon

• comma

Where should the comma go in the following compound sentence?
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.

• before for

• after for

• before yet

• after yet