Conjunctions/Colons
This is what the "A" in FANBOYS stands for.
What is "and"?
The corrected version of this sentence: "I stayed up studying until late last night I am very tired".
What is "I stayed up studying until late last night, so I am very tired"?
Other answers will be accepted if they are correct.
The corrected version of this sentence: "I finished reading a book, I put the book down".
What is "I finished reading a book, then I put the book down"?
Other answers will be accepted if they are correct.
The corrected version of this sentence: "They smiled at me and I laugh".
What is "They smiled at me and I laughed"?
Other answers will be accepted if they are correct.
Dynamite
What is "Dynamite"?
This is what the "N" in FANBOYS stands for.
What is "nor"?
The corrected version of this sentence: "I went to the mall, Jane was there, with her friends".
What is "I went to the mall. Jane was there with her friends"?
Other answers will be accepted if they are correct.
The corrected version of this sentence: "She takes the boy's cookies away while I watch, which was mean".
What is "She takes the boy's cookies away while I watch, which is mean"?
Other answers will be accepted if they are correct.
What is forty-five?
When I went grocery shopping, I picked up some things for dinner eggs, milk, and cheese.
What is "when I went grocery shopping, I picked up some things for dinner: eggs, milk, and cheese".
The tired man.
What is "the tired man fell asleep"? (Any other reasonable responses will receive points)
The reason why this sentence: "I love going to the movies, it's so fun" is a comma splice and the corrected sentence.
What is "I love going to the movies. It's so fun"?
The clauses before and after the comma can both function as independent sentences.
Other answers will be accepted if they are correct.
The corrected version of this sentence: "Yesterday I went to the garden, where I can see tulips, water the flowers, and pick fresh vegetables".
What is "Yesterday I went to the garden, where I saw tulips, watered the flowers, and picked fresh vegetables"?
Other answers will be accepted if they are correct.
200
What is two hundred?
The corrected version of this sentence, using a conjunction: "He won the battle, he lost the war".
What is "He won the battle, but he lost the war"?
Other answers will be accepted if they are correct.
When the snow falls.
What is "when the snow falls it means winter is here"? (Any other reasonable responses will receive points)
When I grow up I would like to become a professional chef.
What is "When I grow up, I would like to become a professional chef"?
Shes about to tell them about what happened to that dog of theirs.
What is "she's about to tell them about what happened to that dog of theirs".
1984 (the novel)
What is 1984?
He learned a valuable lesson how to use colons.
What is "he learned a valuable lesson: how to use colons".
The corrected version of this sentence: "For a while there, it was rough but lately Ive been doing better than the last four cold Decembers I recall and I see my family every month I found a girl my parents love she'll come and stay the night and I think I might have it all".
What is "For a while there, it was rough. But lately, I've been doing better than the last four cold Decembers I recall. I see my family every month. I found a girl my parents love. She'll come and stay the night, and I think I might have it all"?
Other answers will be accepted if they are correct.
I need to buy carrots potatoes and ham for dinner.
What is "I need to buy carrots, potatoes, and ham for dinner"?
Were both invited to Jonas party.
What is "we're both invited to Jonas' party".
the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
What is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?