This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Conjunctions > Fanboys – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fanboys Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is this comma usage correct?The bird, and the squirrel fought over the acorn. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 2. She tried to learn Chinese ..... it was too difficult. A) Nor. B) And. C) Or. D) But. E) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 3. When a sentence begins with a FANBOYS it ..... A) Needs a comma before the FANBOYS. B) Does not need a comma. C) Needs a comma in the middle of the sentence. D) Needs a comma after the FANBOYS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needs a comma after the FANBOYS. 4. Tara didn't know whether to laugh, or to scream. A) Keep comma. B) Delete comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delete comma. 5. Identify conjunctions:I didn't understand the homework so I went to Maths clinic. A) Went. B) Understand. C) So. D) Homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 6. Alina went to the zoo and she saw the monkeys. A) Comma needed. B) No comma needed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma needed. 7. We wanted to go to the new park, ..... it has a basketball court and water slides. A) But. B) For. C) Or. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 8. It's a nice house, ..... It's hasn't got a garden. A) But. B) So. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 9. How many independent clauses are in a compound sentence? A) 0. B) 3. C) 4. D) 1. E) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 2. 10. What is 1 FANBOYS A) But. B) Because. C) Non of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) But. 11. Identify the coordinating conjunction ("FANBOYS") in the sentence.After the barbecue, I stayed to clean the tables, but Gabby Douglas rushed home to her pet iguana. A) Or. B) Meanwhile. C) But. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 12. What is the technical term for FANBOYS? A) Introductory Phrase. B) Coordinating Commas. C) Coordinating Connectors. D) Coordinating Conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coordinating Conjunctions. 13. We could get chicken, ..... we could get fish. A) BUT. B) OR. C) FOR. D) NOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FOR. 14. We have never gone to the museum, and have weever been to the zoo. A) For. B) Nor. C) Or. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 15. Read the following sentence and find the correct way to put a comma. I want to eat ice-cream but I need to finish my dinner first. A) I wanted, to eat ice-cream but I need to finish my dinner first. B) I wanted to eat ice-cream, but I need to finish my dinner first, , ,. C) I want to eat ice-cream, but I need to finish my dinner first. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I want to eat ice-cream, but I need to finish my dinner first. 16. Identify the coordinating conjunction ("FANBOYS") in the sentence.Simone Biles needs to set a timer, or her pie will burn in the oven again. A) Meanwhile. B) Or. C) But. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 17. How should the sentence correctly be completed?Is the Empire State Building in New York ..... London? A) And. B) , and. C) Or. D) , or. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 18. The weather forecast predicted rain, ..... the skies remained clear. A) Nor. B) And. C) For. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 19. In a sentence using a FANBOYS, the comma comes ..... the coordinating conjunction. A) After. B) There is no comma. C) Before. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 20. Sleep-deprived teens use stimulants like caffeine and nicotine ..... they can get through the day. A) , and. B) , yet. C) , but. D) , so. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , so. 21. Bill refuses to eat peas, ..... will he touch carrots. A) So. B) Nor. C) Yet. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 22. Forever is a FANBOYS. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Complete the sentence.I need to earn money for Kids Helping Kids project, ..... I will get a job. A) And. B) Nor. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 24. I will eat pizza, ..... I will eat hamburgers. A) For. B) Or. C) So. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 25. It is morning, ..... there was dew on the ground. A) And. B) Or. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 26. Choose the correct coordinating conjunction to complete the sentence:'She wanted to go for a walk, ..... it was raining.' A) For. B) And. C) Nor. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 27. She likes basketball ..... she likes football. A) FOR. B) AND. C) SO. D) BUT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SO. 28. COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: "I DON'T LIKE STAYING AT HOME, ..... DO I LIKE GOING TO SCHOOL." A) AND. B) YET. C) NOR. D) OR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NOR. 29. She realized hat she had missed her bus, so she sat down on a bench and cried. A) Keep comma. B) Delete comma. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keep comma. 30. Which SWABI would NOT fit in the blank? ..... you eat all your dinner, you can have dessert. A) After. B) When. C) If. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 31. She put on a sweater, ..... it was cold outside.Which FANBOYS is the best to use to complete theses two sentences? A) For. B) And. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 32. Find the coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) in the sentence below:You can have pizza for lunch, or you can eat nachos. A) Eat. B) Can. C) Or. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 33. Select the sentence that correctly uses a FANBOYS conjunction with a comma. A) We can go to the beach or, we can stay home. B) We can go to the beach or we can stay home. C) We can go to the beach, or we can stay home. D) We can, go to the beach or we can stay home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We can go to the beach, or we can stay home. 34. Choice 1 FANBOYS A) Forever. B) Chair. C) Mask. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) But. 35. Is this an independent clause?Flew to Florida. A) Yes, independent. B) No, not independent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, not independent. 36. How should the sentence correctly be completed?I enjoy visiting many different countries ..... I wouldn't want to live anywhere else but Australia. A) And. B) , and. C) But. D) , but. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , but. 37. Are you comfortable ..... shall I turn the heat down? A) Or. B) But. C) And. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Or. 38. It is raining outside, ..... we should stay inside. Which FANBOYS is the best to use to complete theses two sentences? A) For. B) And. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 39. Does this sentence have correct punctuation?Does she plan to go to college or start working? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 40. My sister felt sick, ..... she stayed home. A) So. B) Or. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So. 41. What is the BEST way to combine these sentences?The chocolate icing is creamy. The vanilla icing is too stiff. A) The chocolate icing is creamy or the vanilla icing is too stiff. B) The chocolate icing is creamy, but the vanilla icing is too stiff. C) The chocolate icing is creamy, the vanilla icing is too stiff. D) The chocolate icing is creamy bu the vanilla icing is too stiff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chocolate icing is creamy, but the vanilla icing is too stiff. 42. Sophia tried hard, ..... she only got a C in science. A) Or. B) But. C) So. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But. 43. Where should the comma be placed in a FANBOYS sentence? A) At the end of the sentence. B) No comma needed. C) After the FANBOY. D) Before the FANBOY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before the FANBOY. 44. Bill refuses to eat peas, or will he touch carrots. A) And. B) But. C) Yet. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nor. 45. 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. 46. Jane tried her best, ..... she couldn't solve her problem A) So. B) Yet. C) And. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 47. 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. 48. 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. 49. 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. 50. 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. 51. Which FANBOYS matches the meaning below:expresses an exception A) So. B) For. C) But. D) Nor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 52. How do you use a semicolon correctly? A) A semicolon is used to connect a dependent clause to an independent clause. B) 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.'. C) A semicolon is used to introduce a quotation. D) A semicolon is used to separate items in a list that already contains commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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.'. 53. 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. 54. 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. 55. 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. 56. 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. 57. 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. 58. Identify the subject in the following simple sentence:Some snakes give off a terrible smell. A) Smell. B) Give off. C) Terrible. D) Snakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snakes. 59. 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. 60. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFanboys Quiz 1Fanboys Quiz 2Fanboys Quiz 3Fanboys Quiz 4Fanboys Quiz 5Fanboys Quiz 6Fanboys Quiz 7Fanboys Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books