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Nuts and Bolts Test

Put the correct punctuation in each sentence below. Select the rule from the rule bank below that applies to each sentence and label the sentence by writing the rule on the line provided.

1.  LB,S Because the roof leaks on the old building, the ceiling sags.

2.  S;sc,S(var) Fred is a good friend; I, still, do not want to date him.

3.  ,embed, My uncle, although he acts like a kid, is sixty-five years old.

4.  ,embed, The ceiling, because the roof leaks on the old building, sags.

5.  ,embed, I cannot, until I get better grades, leave my house.

6.  ,embed, I, whenever I see a sad movie, cry.

7.  ,embed, The ceiling, because the roof leaks on the old building, sags.

8.  LB,S After Alice spilled the coffee, I burned the toast this morning.

9.  ,embed, Alice, after I burned the toast this morning, spilled the coffee.

10. None I burned the toast after Alice spilled the coffee this morning.

11. LB,S Although my uncle is sixty-five years old, he acts like a kid.

12. LB,S Although he acts like a kid, my uncle is sixty-five years old.

13. LB,S Since I didn’t see him, he must have left early.

14. ,embed, He must have, since I didn’t see him, left early.

15. LB,S Whenever I see a sad movie, I cry.

16. LB,S After I burned the toast this morning, Alice spilled the coffee.

17. S;sc,S(var) I knew it was Mary’s fault; I did, moreover, make it worse.

18. LB,S Until I get better grades, I cannot leave my house.

19. S;sc,S The book is interesting; to be sure, it is about my favorite subject.

20. S;sc,S(var) I do not want to fail; I do not, on the other hand, need to make the honor roll.

21. S;sc,S(var) It was still raining; we had the picnic, nevertheless, at Tom Brown Park.

22. S;sc,S I studied all night; however, I failed the test.

23. S;sc,S(var) I studied all night; I failed, however, the test.

24. S;sc,S I knew it was Mary’s fault; moreover, I did make it worse.

25. S;sc,S It was still raining; nevertheless, we had the picnic at Tom Brown Park.

26. S;sc,S I do not want to fail; on the other hand, I do not need to make the honor roll.

27. S;sc,S(var) The book is interesting; it is, to be sure, about my favorite subject.

28. S;sc,S Fred is a good friend; still, I do not want to date him.