Sentence Punctuation

Front

Which of the following is punctuated correctly?
1. When I read about the human eye I learned about the optic nerve.
2. When I read about the human eye, I learned about the optic nerve.
3. When I, read about the human eye, I learned about the optic nerve.

Back

When I read about the human eye, I learned about the optic nerve.

Front

Which of the following is punctuated correctly?
Options:

An eye has a pupil to let in light, and it has a lens to focus the light.

,

An eye has a pupil to let in light and it has a lens to focus the light.

,

An eye has a pupil, to let in light, and it has a lens, to focus the light.

Back

An eye has a pupil to let in light, and it has a lens to focus the light.

Front

Which of the following is punctuated correctly?

• When the avalanche began I remembered everything I had been taught about snow emergencies.
• When the avalanche began, I remembered everything I had been taught about snow emergencies.
• When the avalanche began, I remembered everything I had been taught, about snow emergencies.

Back

When the avalanche began, I remembered everything I had been taught about snow emergencies.

Front

Which of the following is punctuated correctly?
1. After chapel, we read stories on Reading Plus.
2. After chapel we read stories, on Reading Plus.
3. After chapel, we read stories, on Reading Plus.

Back

After chapel, we read stories on Reading Plus.

Front

Which of the following is punctuated correctly?
1. While Bob read the story Joe ate lunch and Tim completed his study guide.
2. While Bob read the story, Joe ate lunch and Tim completed his study guide.
3. While Bob read the story, Joe ate lunch, and Tim completed his study guide.

Back

While Bob read the story, Joe ate lunch, and Tim completed his study guide.

Front

What type of sentence is the following?

On Thursdays, we have chapel and Reading Plus.

Options:

Simple

,

Compound

,

Complex

,

Compound-Complex

Back

Simple

Front

What sentence type is the following?

We took the posters off the wall, so we could put new pictures up.

Options:

Simple

,

Compound

,

Complex

,

Compound-Complex

Back

Compound

Front

What sentence type is the following?

Since the classroom was cold, everyone wanted their sweatshirts, yet no one put them on.

Back

Compound-Complex

Front

What type of sentence is the following? Third period will probably win the Reading Plus contest because they read the most words. Options: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

Back

Complex

Front

What type of sentence is the following?

Last Sunday, on a cold day, Bob and Mike rode their bikes through the woods, over the hills and past the mall.

Back

Simple