This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Fanboys – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fanboys Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where should the comma be placed in a FANBOYS sentence? A) Before the FANBOY. B) After the FANBOY. C) At the end of the sentence. D) No comma needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the FANBOY. 2. Bill refuses to eat peas, or will he touch carrots. A) And. B) But. C) Yet. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nor. 3. I do not want to do my homework, ..... do I want to practice the piano. Which FANBOYS is the best to use to complete theses two sentences? A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 4. Jane tried her best, ..... she couldn't solve her problem A) So. B) Yet. C) And. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 5. Complete the sentence with the appropriate FANBOYS conjunction:I don't like coffee, ..... do I like tea. A) And. B) Nor. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 6. My brother, and I went shopping. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 7. Identify the coordinating conjunction ("FANBOYS") in the sentence.Guillermo Cano reeled in the huge, flopping fish, and I got my net ready in case it tried to escape. A) Therefore. B) Or. C) Meanwhile. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And. 8. Does this sentence have correct punctuation?I will ride my bike, or Maya will drive me. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 9. Which FANBOYS matches the meaning below:expresses an exception A) Nor. B) But. C) For. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 10. How do you use a semicolon correctly? A) A semicolon is used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related. Example:'I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.'. B) A semicolon is used to connect a dependent clause to an independent clause. C) A semicolon is used to separate items in a list that already contains commas. D) A semicolon is used to introduce a quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A semicolon is used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related. Example:'I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.'. 11. What three things constitute a sentence? A) SUBJECT. B) VERB. C) SUBJECT, VERB AND A COMPLETE THOUGHT. D) COMPLETE THOUGTH. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SUBJECT, VERB AND A COMPLETE THOUGHT. 12. Where does the comma go in a compound sentence? A) Before the FANBOYS conjunction. B) After the FANBOYS conjunction. C) No comma is needed in a compound sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the FANBOYS conjunction. 13. Sarah plays the violin well, ..... the trumpet is her favorite instrument. A) So. B) But. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 14. He didn't finish his work, ..... did he arrive on time. A) Nor. B) And. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nor. 15. FANBOYS is a acronym that helps us to remember the coordinating conjunctions. FANBOYS stands for ..... A) Forandnorbutoryetso. B) Fromalsonotbecauseoveryessoon. C) Furthermoreandneverbeforeorderyetsemi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forandnorbutoryetso. 16. Identify the subject in the following simple sentence:Some snakes give off a terrible smell. A) Give off. B) Snakes. C) Terrible. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snakes. 17. I enjoy visiting many different countries, ..... I wouldn't want to live anywhere else but London. A) And. B) Yet. C) So. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 18. Which sentence shows an example of a correlative conjunction? (Partners in Crime) A) Mrs. Nelson eats apples and carrots every day. B) Either you go, or I will. C) After I went to the mall, I took a nap. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either you go, or I will. 19. . Which FANBOYS should complete the sentence below?Manu doesn't like to ski, ..... does he like to snowboard. A) Or. B) For. C) Nor. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nor. 20. What is the acronym we use for subordinating conjunctions? A) HELPME. B) FANBOYS. C) THAMOS. D) SWABIs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SWABIs. 21. Fill in the blank with the right coordinating conjunction.I want to go to the mall, ..... I want to go to the pool! A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 22. FANBOYS create what sentence STRUCTURE? A) Compound. B) Compound/complex. C) Complex. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 23. Why is there NO comma before 'and' in the sentence:'Leo finished his math homework and started his science report'? A) Because 'and' is connecting two complete sentences. B) Because 'and' should always have a comma after it, not before. C) Because 'and' is connecting two verbs (a compound predicate), not two independent clauses. D) Because a comma is never used with the word 'and'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because 'and' is connecting two verbs (a compound predicate), not two independent clauses. 24. It was a cold day, ..... we still went outside. A) Yet. B) So. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 25. The acronym FANBOYS is a trick to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions. What does the 'A' in FANBOYS stand for? A) And. B) Also. C) After. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 26. Which of the following is NOT coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)? A) By. B) So. C) Nor. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 27. What type of sentence is this?Hendrick is terrified of hamsters, but Isaiah loves them. A) Simple. B) Complex. C) Compound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 28. Bethany drinks coffee, ..... she eats a banana every day. A) So. B) And. C) But. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 29. What word isn't a conjunction? A) And. B) But. C) Yo. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yo. 30. Maybe he was in a hurry to bring the shoes to his father, or maybe he was trying to run away from his horrid day at school. A) Keep comma. B) Delete comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keep comma. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFanboys Quiz 1Fanboys Quiz 2Fanboys Quiz 3Fanboys Quiz 4Fanboys Quiz 5Fanboys Quiz 6Fanboys Quiz 7Fanboys Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books