Commas: interrupters and quotation marks

What is the purpose of an appositive?

• to complete a sentence
• to further describe a noun
• to show action
• to start a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How does an appositive phrase function?

• renames the noun
• gives more information about the noun
• is a concise way to define a noun
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When do you need two commas with an appositive?

• when the appositive is necessary to the sentence
• when the appositive finishes the sentence
• when the appositive is in the middle of the sentence
• when the appositive begins a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

• My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.
• My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.
• My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.
• My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.
• We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
• We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
• We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Layla my sister is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.
• Layla, my sister is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.
• Layla my sister, is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.
• Layla, my sister, is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• My sister Layla is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.
• My sister, Layla is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.
• My sister Layla, is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.
• My sister, Layla, is having a party for Cinco de Mayo.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• My cousin, John, is my favorite cousin.
• My cousin John is my favorite cousin.
• My cousin John, is my favorite cousin.
• My cousin, John is my favorite cousin.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The chair, that matches my couch, is the one I want.
• The chair that matches my couch, is the one I want.
• The chair that matches my couch is the one I want.
• The chair, that matches, my couch is the one I want.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Petey my pet snake has only bitten one person.
• Petey, my pet snake, has only bitten one person.
• Petey, my pet snake has only bitten one person.
• Petey my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A