Grammar Test 2
Practice A2: Insert a comma before the coordinating conjunctions.
You may have soup or you may have salad.
Brianna did not set the table nor did she do the dishes.
The woodpecker hopped across the branches and pecked at the tree bark.
Juan missed the first train so he waited for the next one.


Practice A3: Insert a coordinating conjunction that fits the sentence.
I wanted to remember that day at the beach forever, I took lots of pictures.
I love to go birdwatching, it’s so humid during the summer.
My mother works at Best Buy, my father works at Publix.
We could go to the movies, we might want to just hang out at home.
Mohammed plays the violin very well, the guitar is his favorite instrument.
Sharon improved her use of punctuation, she worked on it all semester.

Practice A4: Correct the following fused sentences and comma splices. Choose whichever methods of correction you think are best.
The weather today will be cool it will be rainy.

My cat loves to nap on warm appliances when he sleeps on top of the TV, his tail swipes the screen.

La’Mia studied comma splices and fused sentences until she thought her brain would burst, finally, she put away her notes, convinced she would remember the rules forever.

Uncle Josiah is a real hypochondriac when his stomach hurts, he is certain that he has a bleeding ulcer, and if he has a backache, he believes that he has cancer of the spine.


Practice B1: Circle the subordinating conjunctions and double-underline the dependent clauses.
Travis sneezes when he walks out into sunlight.
I don’t want to go on social media until I watch the new season because I’m afraid of seeing spoilers.
I hired Shaniqua, whose garden design is top-notch.
Now that I feel confident with pre-calculus, I’m ready to take a Calculus I course.
As Christmas grows near, the anticipation for seeing my family grows, too.
Making up his mind quickly, Garret took a sharp right turn onto Stardew Ave.


Practice B2: If the sentence includes a fragment, rewrite it to eliminate the error.
1. The haunting of the house on the craggy hill just outside of town.

2. Because they are hairy and frightening with large pointed fangs and shiny yellow eyes.

3. Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from. It was difficult to choose which one.

4. I will call the doctor’s office during my lunch break.

5. The scene was filled with beauty. Such as the sunlight illuminating the leaves in greens, golds, and reds.


Practice B3: Box the independent clauses. Some sentences may have more than one.
After a long, rainy winter, the woman and her husband had become tired of their small apartment, so they decided to drive downtown in search of excitement.
The couple had been cruising slowly down a side street, looking for some local nightlife, when they heard music coming from a small bar on the corner.
They had just left their car when some stray cats started fighting in a side alley.

The bartender was wiping down the counter and softly whistling to himself.

A sad Billie Holiday tune had been playing softly from an old jukebox, but once the song was over, the room went silent.

Practice B4: Correct the comma errors. Some sentences may already be correct.
The sun radiating intense heat crept slowly across the sky.

Damian won’t be able to play in the game because he injured his foot.

I appreciate your hard work. In this case however, you seem to have over-exerted yourself.

Having finished the test, he left the room.

I go out to eat dinner with my friends, at the end of each semester.

This worksheet which has many practice questions will help me to understand comma usage.

Now that we’ve painted the kitchen we might as well paint the living room.

The restaurant has an exciting atmosphere. The food on the other hand is rather bland.

My friend from college who majored in biotechnology is visiting to attend the school game with me.

Unless, you’re looking for the very best kind of marble counters you can sometimes find the less expensive ones at discount stores