Quiz 4

Question 1

A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate

Examples:
- The window opened.
- The old man walked across the street

Answer 1

Clause

Question 2

A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate

Examples:
- The window opened.
- The old man walked across the street

Answer 2

Clause

Question 3

The smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition/thought

Answer 3

Clause

Question 4

How many types of clauses are there and what are they?

Answer 4

Two - independent and dependent

Question 5

A group of words with a subject and a predicate that can stand alone as a complete sentence - expresses a complete thought

Answer 5

Independent Clause

Question 6

One of these is also called a simple sentence

Answer 6

Independent (or Main) Clause

Question 7

These connect words, phrases, and clauses.

Example: I had eggs and bacon and toast for breakfast

Answer 7

Coordinating Conjuntions

Question 8

How many coordinating conjunctions are there?

Answer 8

Seven
- For
- And
- Nor
- But
- Or
- Yet
- So

Question 9

What is the acronym to remember the coordinating conjuntions

Answer 9

FAN BOYS

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Question 10

These connect independent clauses

Answer 10

Coordinating conjuntions

Question 11

When connecting two independent clauses with a coordinating conjuntions, place a _____ after the first clause and before the conjunction

Answer 11

Comma

Example: The old man walked silently across the cold, deserted street, and he looked forward to the fire that awaited him at home.

Question 12

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses

Answer 12

Compound Sentence

Question 13

The other main way to connect independent clauses is with a _____

Answer 13

Semi-colon

Question 14

The semi-colon connect independent clauses without the _____ and ______ _____

Answer 14

Comma
Coordinating Conjunction

Question 15

What it is a called when a writer connects two independent clauses with a coordainting conjunction but leaves out the comma.

Answer 15

Run-on sentence

Or

Fused sentence

Question 16

When a writer tried to splice two idenpendent clauses together with only a comma and forgets the coordinating conjuntions

Answer 16

Comma splice

Question 17

A group of words with a subject and a predicate that can not stand alone as a complete sentence
It does not express a complete thought

Answer 17

Dependent Clause

Question 18

A dependent clause begins with a _____ ______

Answer 18

Subordinating conjunction

Example: while Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlett Letter

Question 19

Because it is not a complete thought, a dependent clause needs a ____ ____ to become a complete sentence

Answer 19

Independent clause

Question 20

A dependent clause combined with an independent clause is a ____ ____

Answer 20

Complex sentence

Question 21

Examples of subordinating conjunctions

Answer 21

After, although, as, as soon as, because, before, until, when

Question 22

A dependent clause always begins with a ___ ____

Answer 22

Subordinating conjunction

Question 23

Unlike coordinating conjunctions, which are separate devices that connect independent clauses, subordinating conjunctions are part of the

Answer 23

Actual dependent clause

Question 24

When combing in dependent and independent clauses, the punctuation ____ depending on which clause appears first

Answer 24

Differs

Question 25

When a dependent clause introduces an independent clause, a ____ goes after the dependent clause

Answer 25

Comma Example: Even though Nathaniel Hawthorne was not a Transcendentalist, he chose to live in the utopian Brook Farm community.

Question 26

When an independent clause introduces a dependent clause, ___ ____ is necessary

Answer 26

No comma Example: Nathaniel Hawthorne chose to live in the utopian Brook Farm community even though he was not a Trancendentalist

Question 27

A compound-complex sentence contains at least ___ independent clauses and at least ___ dependent clause

Answer 27

Two One

Question 28

Compound-complex sentences follow the same punctuation rules as ____ sentences and ____ sentences.

Answer 28

- Compound - Complex

Question 29

Examples of Conjunctive Adverbs

Answer 29

Accordingly, additionally, also, besides, conversely, hence, henceforth, otherwise

Question 30

A conjunctive adverb may ____, ____, or ____ a single main clause

Answer 30

Introduce Interrupt Conclude

Question 31

Conjunctive adverbs must always be separated from the rest of the sentence by ____.

Answer 31

Commas Example: HOwever, one must remember the variations on grammar rules.

Question 32

Conjunctive adverbs function as ____ in that they connect independent clauses

Answer 32

Conjunctions

Question 33

Conjunctive adverbs function as conjunction in that they connect ____ ____.

Answer 33

Independent clauses

Question 34

Only ____ ____ can connect independent clauses with a comma

Answer 34

Coordinating conjunctions (FAN BOYS)

Question 35

Conjunctive adverbs must follow the punctuation rules relating to ______

Answer 35

Semi-colons

Question 36

When a conjunctive adverb connects two independent clauses in one sentence, it is preceded by a ____ and followed by a ____

Answer 36

Semicolon Comma Example: Nathaniel Hawthorne was not a Transcendentalist; however, he chose to live in the utopian Brooke Farm community.

Question 37

The following sentence is an example of a _____ Nathaniel Hawthorne was not a Trancendentalist; however, he chose to live in the utopian Brook Farm community.

Answer 37

Conjunctive adverb connecting two independent clauses

Question 38

The follow sentence is an example of a _____ The old man walked across the street.

Answer 38

Clause

Question 39

The following is an example of a ____ The only man walked silently across the cold, deserted street.

Answer 39

Independent or MAin Clause

Question 40

The following is an example of a _____ The movie theater was sold out for it was the film's opening night.

Answer 40

Run-on sentence / fused sentence

Question 41

The following is an example of _____ Choosing a new class president was difficult, many fine candidates ran.

Answer 41

Comma splice

Question 42

The following is an example of a _____ While Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlett Letter

Answer 42

Dependent or Subordinate Clause

Question 43

The following is an example of a _____ sentence While Nathaniel wrote The Scarlett Letter, he was engaging in profound discussions with his friend Herman Melville.

Answer 43

Complex

Question 44

The following is an example of a _____ sentence Nathaniel Hawthorne chose to live in the utopian Brook Farm community even though he was not a Transcendentalist, and he wrote The Blythedale Romance about his experiences.

Answer 44

Compound-complex