1. What is an independent clause and what three parts does it (usually) contain? An independent clause is a group of words containing a subject, verb, and direct object.

2. What are the three ways two independent clauses can exist side by side? A comma and a conjunction, a semicolon, or a period.

3. What is a contraction? A contraction is formed when you turn two words into one.

4. When showing the possession of a noun, you must include a(n) _______________? Apostrophe

5. When writing a quotation, where does the ending punctuation go? Inside the quotation mark.

6. (1) The boy crashed his bicycle and (2) bruised his knees. Which part of this sentence is an independent clause? Part 1 is the independent clause

7. If you connect two independent clauses incorrectly, you will have a(n) ___________ sentence. Run-on

8. What is a complex sentence? A complex sentence is a sentence with one or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause.

9. What is the direct object in the following sentence? “The rules of touch football protect the players from injury.” D.O: Players

10. Where do the commas go in the following sentence, “As the dog’s sharp blood-stained teeth glinted in the sunlight I knew I was a goner.” A comma goes between “sharp” and “blood- stained” and after “sunlight.”

11. If a clause is missing a subject, verb, or direct object, then it is a(n) ____________ sentence. fragment

12. What is the difference between it’s and its? “it’s” always means “it is” while “its” refers to the possession of “it”

13. What are the only two times you use apostrophes? You use an apostrophe in contractions and possessive nouns.

14. What is a dependent clause? A group of words that does not contain a subject, verb, or direct object/an incomplete sentence.

15. What are the verb(s) in the following sentence: We ran across the street, hopped the fence, and leapt into the swimming pool. ran, hopped, leapt

16. What is a compound sentence? A compound sentence is a sentence with two or more independent clauses

17. “Jack believed in the bogeyman, he never thought he’d fall victim to the monster.” What type of sentence is this? A run-on.

18. Label the subject, verb, and direct object of the following sentence: “At school today, we made clay figurines.” Subject: we Verb: made D.O: figurines

19. Where do the commas go in the following sentence: “Before you visit San Francisco California you must buy warmer clothing.” One comma goes between Francisco and California and one goes after California.

20. Find the direct object in the following sentence: “Before you visit San Francisco California, you must buy warmer clothing.” D.O.: Clothing

21. With a little bit of luck; you will win tomorrow’s game. What punctuation should replace the semi-colon? A comma

22. (1) After school today, (2) I’m going to play Madden. Which part of this sentence is the dependent clause? Part 1

23. How many clauses are in the following sentence: Prior to World War II, the world viewed the United States as an isolated power and never imagined they’d become one of the world’s strongest powers by 1945. Three. “Prior to World War II,” “the world viewed the United states as an isolated power,” and “never imagined they’d become one of the world’s strongest powers by 1945.”

24. What is the direct object in the following sentence: “All of the students passed the test.” test

25. A sentence with only one independent clause and no dependent clauses is known as a __________ sentence. simple

26. What type of sentence is the following: “We spent all weekend working on the project, but Jeremy didn’t show up to help.” Compound

27. A noun that shows a person, place, or thing’s ownership is known as a(n) _________ noun. Possessive

28. What is a direct object? A direct object is a word that receives the action of a sentence.

29. “The door was locked, so I had to break in through the window.” What type of sentence is this? Compound

30. To show a change in direction within a sentence, what type of punctuation should you use? A comma.

31. What is the direct object in the sentence, “I can’t find the direct object.” D.O.: Direct object

32. Final Question: Worth 5 points! Rewrite the sentence with the proper placement of commas and apostrophes: “If you arent careful you wont pass the test tomorrow and if you dont pass the test tomorrow your grade will drop.” “If you aren’t careful, you won’t pass the test tomorrow, and if you don’t pass the test tomorrow, your grade will drop.”