Coordinating Conjunctions - Brooks

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    I ate a good breakfast. I walked to school. Which answer shows the best way to combine the information in the two sentences?

    • I ate a good breakfast, I walked to school.
    • I ate a good breakfast, but I walked to school.
    • I walked to school, but I ate a good breakfast.
    • I ate a good breakfast and walked to school.
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This quiz titled 'Coordinating Conjunctions - Brooks' assesses the ability to effectively use coordinating conjunctions in English. It includes questions that require combining sentences using conjunctions, enhancing writing clarity and cohesion.

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  • 2. 

    Lydia and Ray danced well.   They won the contest. Which is the best way to revise the sentence above using a coordinating conjunction?

    • Lydia and Ray danced well, and they won the contest.

    • Lydia and Ray danced well. They won the contest.

    • Lydia and Ray danced well, they won the contest?

    • Lydia and Ray danced well they, won the contest.

    Correct Answer
    A. Lydia and Ray danced well, and they won the contest.
    Explanation
    The best way to revise the sentence is by using a coordinating conjunction "and" to connect the two independent clauses "Lydia and Ray danced well" and "they won the contest." This conjunction helps to show the relationship between the two actions and makes the sentence flow more smoothly.

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  • 3. 

    The boys received awards after winning the baseball tournament. The boys went to a banquet after winning the baseball tournament. Which best combines the sentences above into one sentence?

    • After winning the baseball tournament, the boys received awards and went to a banquet.

    • Receiving awards and going to a banquet, the boys won the baseball tournament.

    • After winning the baseball tournament, the boys received awards.

    • The boys received awards and went to a banquet

    Correct Answer
    A. After winning the baseball tournament, the boys received awards and went to a banquet.
    Explanation
    After winning the baseball tournament, the boys received awards and went to a banquet. This sentence combines the two actions of receiving awards and going to a banquet into one sentence, and also includes the context of winning the baseball tournament.

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    She went over Niagara Falls in a barrel.  Anne Edison Taylor survived. Identify the sentence that best combines the two sentences.

    • Having survived, Anne Edison Taylor went over Niagrara Falls in a barrel.

    • Ann Edison Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survived.

    • Anne Edison Taylor survived she went over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

    • Because Anne Edison Taylor survived, she went over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

    Correct Answer
    A. Ann Edison Taylor went over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survived.
    Explanation
    Because Anne Edison Taylor survived, she went over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

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     The football team won all its home games this year. All home basketball games were won too. Which would be the best way to combine the information in these sentences using a compound subject?

    • The football team won all its home games this year, and all home basketball games were won too.

    • The football team won all its home games this year, and the basketball team won a lot of games too.

    • The football team and the basketball team too had home games that they won.

    • The football and basketball teams won all their home games this year.

    Correct Answer
    A. The football and basketball teams won all their home games this year.
    Explanation
    The correct answer combines the information from both sentences by stating that the football and basketball teams won all their home games this year.

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