Commas With Coordinating Conjunctions: Quiz

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Do you know anything about commas with coordinating conjunctions? One prevalent type of comma mistake occurs while sorting out commas and conjunctions. A coordinating conjunction is a word that unites words or phrases of equal grammatical rank. It would be best to put a comma before the word but no comma before or after and or any other conjunction. Take this quiz and learn more about commas with coordinating conjunctions.

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1.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- A.
  
  I like to eat a lot but I have to watch my weight.
- B.
  
  I like to eat a lot, but I have to watch my weight.
- C.
  
  I like to eat a lot, I have to watch my weight.
2.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- A.
  
  She went to the store and bought some bread.
- B.
  
  She went to the store, and bought some bread.
- C.
  
  She went to the store, bought some bread.
3.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- A.
  
  I am a dancer yet I never have time to perform.
- B.
  
  I am a dancer, yet I never have time to perform.
- C.
  
  I am a dancer, I never have time to perform.
4.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- A.
  
  I like fishing but I don't like eating fish.
- B.
  
  I like fishing, but I don't like eating fish.
- C.
  
  I like fishing, I don't like eating fish.
5.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- A.
  
  He gathered the leaves and got ready to jump in.
- B.
  
  He gathered the leaves, and got ready to jump in.
- C.
  
  He gathered the leaves, got ready to jump in.
6.

A run-on is a really long sentence.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Which sentence is an example of a run-on? (remember a run-on is an ERROR--it is not correctly punctuated)
- A.
  
  I like singing but I can't do it very well.
- B.
  
  I like singing a ton of great songs even though I am not very good at it, but I hope to be good at it one day.
- C.
  
  I like singing, I can't do it very well.
8.

Which sentence is an example of a comma splice?
- A.
  
  Playing basketball is really fun and I hope to get more opportunities to play it.
- B.
  
  Playing basketball is really fun, and I hope to get more opportunities to play it.
- C.
  
  Playing basketball is really fun, I hope to get more opportunities to play it.
9.

Check which words listed below are coordinating conjunctions.
- A.
  
  For
- B.
  
  Be
- C.
  
  And
- D.
  
  Was
- E.
  
  Am
- F.
  
  Nor
- G.
  
  But
- H.
  
  I
- I.
  
  Yet
- J.
  
  Or
- K.
  
  Some
- L.
  
  So