17. How is a compound sentence formed?
A. By joining a simple sentence with a dependent clause
B. By joining two simple sentences with a comma and a coordinate conjunction
C. By joining two independent clauses and one dependent clause
D. By joining a dependent and independent clause with a conjunction
B?
20. In which of these sentences are quotation marks used incorrectly?
A. "I could not believe she said, 'I never worry,'" Kate muttered.
B. Raising her hand in warning, she said, "Be gone, you wicked spirit."
C. "Neither a lender nor a borrower be," he said.
D. "What can you possibly mean by that"! she stormed.
Not sure?
A, B, and C are correct. D is incorrect.
The quotation mark goes after the punctuation.
17. A compound sentence is formed by joining two simple sentences with a comma and a coordinate conjunction. The correct answer is B. To form a compound sentence, you need to connect two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own, with a comma and one of the following coordinating conjunctions: "and," "but," "or," "nor," "for," "yet," or "so." For example, "I went to the store, and I bought some groceries." The comma helps to separate the two independent clauses, and the coordinating conjunction joins them together.
20. The sentence that uses quotation marks incorrectly is D. The correct way to write this sentence would be: "What can you possibly mean by that?" she stormed. In this case, the exclamation mark should be placed inside the quotation marks, because it is part of the dialogue being quoted. In all other options, the quotation marks are used correctly to indicate direct speech.