UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Semicolon Can be used to connect to independent clauses, such as in the following sentence. My
dad loves to play the drums; he is a talented musician. - CORRECT ANSWER True
" on the table in my office." This is an example of a run-on or fused sentence. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
A dependent clause can act alone as a complete sentence. - CORRECT ANSWER False
" I know hardly nothing about grammar." This is an example of a double negative. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
FANBOYS is an acronym used to remember the coordinating conjunction's. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
After, therefore, in other words, and in summary are examples of colloquial words. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
" I think it is going to snow tonight I need to go to the store and get extra groceries." This is an
example of a sentence fragment. - CORRECT ANSWER False
The final "I" in this sentence is correct. I am going to fix taco soup tonight for Jeff and I. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
"Diana is Steve's assistant, she is very good at her job."Distance is an example of a comma
splice. - CORRECT ANSWER True