Coordination Quiz with FANBOYS and Answers: AP Language Assessment

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🍎 Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) connect words, phrases, and independent clauses.
• ⚽ FANBOYS stands for: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
• ✏️ Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction when it joins two independent clauses.
• 💡 Independent Clause: A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence.
• 📝 Example: *I went to the store, and I bought milk.*

✏️ Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences uses a coordinating conjunction correctly?
   1. I wanted to go to the park but it started raining.
   2. I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining.
   3. I wanted to go to the park, but, it started raining.
   4. I wanted to go to the park but, it started raining.
2. Choose the sentence where the comma is used correctly with the coordinating conjunction.
   1. She is tired yet she continues to work.
   2. She is tired, yet she continues to work.
   3. She is tired, yet, she continues to work.
   4. She is tired yet, she continues to work.
3. Which sentence correctly uses a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses?
   1. He likes to read or to write.
   2. He likes to read, or to write.
   3. He likes to read, or, he likes to write.
   4. He likes to read, or he likes to write.
4. Identify the sentence that needs a comma before the coordinating conjunction.
   1. They can stay out or they can go home.
   2. They can stay out, or they can go home.
   3. They can stay out or, they can go home.
   4. They can stay out, or, they can go home.
5. Which of the following sentences does NOT need a comma?
   1. I like tea and coffee.
   2. I like tea, and coffee.
   3. I like tea and, coffee.
   4. I like tea, and, coffee.
6. Select the sentence with the correct punctuation using 'so'.
   1. She studied hard so she passed the test.
   2. She studied hard, so she passed the test.
   3. She studied hard, so, she passed the test.
   4. She studied hard so, she passed the test.
7. Which sentence uses 'nor' correctly with the appropriate punctuation?
   1. He doesn't like apples nor does he like oranges.
   2. He doesn't like apples, nor does he like oranges.
   3. He doesn't like apples, nor, does he like oranges.
   4. He doesn't like apples nor, does he like oranges.