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Compound Sentences Review

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  • When using a conjunctive adverb like "however" or "consequently," what TWO punctuation marks should you use?
    semicolon and comma
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? My mother wants to stay home, with me but she has to go to work.
    incorrectly
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? I wouldn’t want to live in California; on the other hand, the weather is nice there.
    correct
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? Kevin didn’t want to eat ice cream after the game; instead, we went out for pizza.
    correct
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? I studied for my Unit 1 test; therefore, I was prepared to do my best.
    correct
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? Dad is going bald; his hair is getting thinner and thinner.
    correct
  • When joining two sentences with a FANBOYS, what punctuation mark must you use before the conjunction?
    comma
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? I did everything I could, yet I still couldn’t find my dog.
    correct
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? We were going to go to the water part but it rained.
    incorrectly
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? The MLHS Cafeteria baked sixteen dozen chocolate chip cookies; They always sell out fast.
    incorrectly
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? Mr. Hantak could go fishing on Saturday; he could borrow a pole from Mr. Janousky.
    correct
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? We vowed to study every day in addition we signed up for a tutor.
    incorrectly
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? We found the meal to be inedible; in, fact we fed it to the dog.
    incorrectly
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? We wanted to have pizza, for dinner but we couldn’t afford to buy one.
    incorrectly
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? Beth earned almost $100; that was the most for any one day.
    correct
  • When joining two sentences together with just a semicolon, should you include a conjunction like and, nor, but, or also?
    NO
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? We are going to the park and will have fun; or we will come home unhappy.
    incorrectly
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? It was a beautiful day, so Derek decided to ride his bicycle.
    correct
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? Michelle drives a Jaguar; but Sonya drives a Porsche.
    incorrectly
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? He slept through his alarm luckily his first class was cancelled.
    incorrectly
  • Is this sentence correctly or incorrectly punctuated? James has to mow the lawn; otherwise he won’t be allowed to go out with his friends.
    incorrectly