Introductory Elements

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Sadly James was allergic to peaches.
• Sadly, James was allergic to peaches.
• Sadly James, was allergic to peaches.
• Sadly James was allergic, to peaches.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• After school today I will teach all my friends, how to use commas correctly!
• After school today, I will teach all my friends how to use commas correctly!
• After school today I will teach, all my friends how to use commas correctly!
• After school today I will teach all my friends how to use commas correctly!

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• In the morning will you, meet me at the store?
• In the morning will you meet me at the store?
• In the, morning will you meet me at the store?
• In the morning, will you meet me at the store?

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do. 

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• For better or for worse we committed, to the task.
• For better, or for worse we committed to the task.
• For better or for worse, we committed to the task.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• If I eat those slugs for lunch what will I have for dinner?
• If I eat those slugs for lunch what will, I have for dinner?
• If I eat those slugs, for lunch what will I have for dinner?
• If I eat those slugs for lunch, what will I have for dinner?

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Choose the answer that shows the correct punctation for this sentence:  Enjoying her victory Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.

• victory, Monica
• Enjoying, her
• wildly, and
• Enjoying, jumped, threw

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which answer shows the correct punctuation?
Holding open the elevator doors the kind man smiled at the tired mother.

• Holding,
• doors, the
• man, smiled
• open, the

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Select the participial phrase
Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots.

• Preparing for the weather
• grabbed her raincoat
• grabbed her raincoat and rain boots

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Choose the correct comma placement for the below sentence: 
Placing the cookies in the hot oven Sam burned his arm.

• cookies, in
• Placing, the 
• oven, Sam 

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CCSS.L.8.2A