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Compound and Complex Sentence Punctuation Review

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Compound and Complex Sentence Punctuation Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The correct formula for a compound sentence using a semicolon and an conjunctive adverb is . . .

IC ; CA IC

IC; CA, IC

IC, CA; IC

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The formula for a compound sentence with a FANBOYS word is ...

IC FB IC

IC, FB IC

IC FB, IC

IC ;FB IC

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The correct formula for a compound sentence using only a semicolon is ...

IC ; IC

IC; FB IC

IC, IC

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of sentence contains 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause?

compound sentence

compound-complex sentence

complex sentence

life sentence

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How would you correctly punctuate the following sentence?

Over spring break Ms. Kaiser went to Palm Beach and Ms. Soule went to San Francisco.

Over spring break, Ms. Kaiser went to Palm Beach, and Ms. Soule went to San Francisco.

Over spring break Ms. Kaiser went to Palm Beach, and Ms. Soule went to San Francisco.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which type of sentence would use a semi-colon?

compound sentence

complex sentence

complicated sentence

semi-sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You can use a semi-colon if...

both clauses have the same predicate.

both independent clauses are closely related.

you feel like it.

you have a dependent and independent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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