comma/semi-colon rules

Which sentence needs to be proofread to be punctuated correctly?

• I dislike the weather in February, yet I do enjoy skiing, iceskating, and snowball fights.

• My dream vacation, a cruise to Hawaii, is too expensive for my pocketbook.

• People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

• Jack who used to be a firefighter won the 5K.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated?

• To afford college, students often work part-time jobs.

• Before I moved to Chicago, I lived in Denver for 5 years.

• During the winter, on Sunday afternoons, we visited my grandmother in the nursing home.

• Pulling weeds in the garden, my mother discovered an injured rabbit.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated?

• I found a job easily, because I went to college.

• The police arrived at the scene late; meanwhile, the criminal escaped.

• The science test has been postponed until Thursday, so now I have three tests on that day.

• I want to be a doctor; the problem, however, is that I faint at the sight of blood.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated?

• Until I owned a house, I never fixed a broken sink.

• Walking in the hallway, I found a pair of keys, so I brought them to the main office.

• I never fixed a broken sink, until I owned a house.

• Because I enjoy children, I decided to become a pre-school teacher, and I had four children of my own after I married.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated?

• The airlines were booked so we decided to take a train; however, the train ride will add five more hours to our travel plans.

• Whenever I am bored, I play video games; meanwhile, my mom gets angry because I am wasting my time.

• My brother dislikes going to school in Ohio; therefore, he decided to transfer at the semester.

• The guest speaker, a survivor of the Holocaust, shared her inspiring story.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

How would you correct this sentence?

This computer doesn't make sense to me it came without a manual.

• NO CHANGE

• add a comma after me

• add a semicolon after me

• add a semicolon after sense

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

A comma can join two sentences.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence has an error?

• The football coach, the man in red, will retire next year.

• Whenever I eat ice cream, I get a stomach ache.

• I like cooking, however, I hate doing the dishes.

• The wet, slippery puppy wiggled out of my dad's hands.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C