Semicolon Review

Question 1

Which of the following is not an item in the series for sentence #3?

Accepted Answer

his favorite

Question 2

What type of descriptive material appears in sentence #9?

Accepted Answer

a prepositional phrase and a dependent clause

Question 3

Which of the following is false with regard to sentence number 5?

Accepted Answer

too many items use internal punctuation

Question 4

In the context of sentence 6, what label applies to TOSSED IN BREADCRUMBS & MIXED...CHEESE?

Accepted Answer

participial phrases

Question 5

How many dependent clauses appear in sentence #14?

Accepted Answer

two

Question 6

Which rule is exhibited by sentence #12?

Accepted Answer

Joining two independent clauses

Question 7

Which of the following statements regarding sentence #8 is INACCURATE?

Accepted Answer

The material before the colon can stand on its own.

Question 8

The word "however" in sentence #4 can be labelled as...

Accepted Answer

conjunctive adverb

Question 9

Which conjunctive adverb BEST captures the relationship between the two clauses in sentence #7?

Accepted Answer

consequently

Question 10

What punctuation always follows a conjunctive adverb?

Accepted Answer

comma

Question 11

Which of the following elements contributes to 15 becoming an incorrect use of the supercomma?

Accepted Answer

the first "and"

Question 12

Which rule is exhibited by sentence #13?

Accepted Answer

None. The sentence uses the semicolon ineffectively.

Question 13

How many dependent clauses appear in sentence #11?

Accepted Answer

two

Question 14

How many prepositional phrases appear in sentence #10?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 15

Which of the following words is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

Accepted Answer

thus

Question 16

In the first sentence of the activity, what part of speech is "although"?

Accepted Answer

dependent word

Question 17

What grammatical component is used after a comma to join two independent clauses?

Accepted Answer

coordinating conjunction

Question 18

How is "unaware of my urge for a bomb pop" functioning in the second sentence?

Accepted Answer

adjective phrase

Question 19

What sentence type results when two (+) ICs are joined with commas & coordinating conjunctions?

Accepted Answer

compound

Question 20

What sentence type is formed when two or more independent clauses are joined with a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

compound

Question 21

Which of the following grammatical components is typically used in conjunction with semicolons?

Accepted Answer

conjunctive adverb

Question 22

Which one of the following words is NOT a conjunctive adverb?

Accepted Answer

although

Questions 22