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.
- 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
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