Grammer Quiz #2

Question 1

What is a clause?

Answer 1

Phrases with a subject and a verb

Question 2

What is an independent clause?

Answer 2

A sentence

Question 3

What are two independent clauses separated by?

Answer 3

A comma and a coordinating conjunction

Question 4

What is a dependent clause?

Answer 4

Can’t be a sentence; begins with a subordinating conjunction

Question 5

Which word would NOT introduce an independent clause?

Answer 5

However

Question 6

What is an independent clause that can stand alone called?

Answer 6

A complete sentence

Question 7

What does a dependent clause always start with?

Answer 7

A subordinating word or phrase

Question 8

What do you use to combine an independent and a dependent clause

Answer 8

A comma or a semi-colon

Question 9

What is a simple sentence?

Answer 9

One independent clause

Question 10

What is a complex sentence?

Answer 10

An independent clause with a dependent clause

Question 11

Can a simple sentence have conjunctions?

Answer 11

Yes (Mary went to the store and bought oranges)

Question 12

What is a compound/complex sentence?

Answer 12

Two independent clauses and one dependent clause

Question 13

What is a compound sentence?

Answer 13

Two independent clauses

Question 14

What would the verb end with if the subject is singular?

Answer 14

S

Question 15

How do you use apostrophes in singular possession?

Answer 15

’s (One police officer’s beard is brown)

Question 16

How do you use apostrophes in plural posession

Answer 16

s’ (The Smiths’ car)

Question 17

How do you use singular possession in names ending with s?

Answer 17

Jess’s house

Question 18

How do you use plural possession with names ending in s

Answer 18

ses’ (Joneses’ house)

Question 19

What would you use to separate two independent clauses that are related?

Answer 19

semi-colon (;)

Question 20

What would you use to separate countries (Paris, France Berlin, Germany)

Answer 20

semi-colon (;)

Question 21

What would you use to join clauses with a conjunctive adverb or transitional phrase (however, moreover, furthermore)

Answer 21

Semi-colon (;)

Question 22

What would you use to introduce/emphasize information?

Answer 22

Colon (:)

Question 23

What would you use to introduce a list?

Answer 23

Colon (:)

Question 24

Before a quote

Answer 24

colon (:)

Question 25

How do you punctuate a longer piece of literature?

Answer 25

Italicized/underlined

Question 26

What are examples of a longer piece of literature?

Answer 26

Album/book

Question 27

How do you punctuate shorter pieces of literature?

Answer 27

Quotation marks

Question 28

What are examples of shorter pieces of literature?

Answer 28

Song, poem, and short story

Question 29

What is a comma splice

Answer 29

A type of run on sentence; two independent clauses separated by a comma