
comma / semicolon use
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do(es) the comma(s) belong? A glass of milk a cup of tea or a mug of coffee will be fine.
after "milk"
after "milk and after "tea"
After "milk", after "tea", and after "coffee".
No comma is necessary
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the comma rules being used in the following passage:
Under my son's bed, I found six dollars cash, his "missing" airbuds, and a black banana peel, artifacts from his midnight snack the night before.
items in a series
coordinate adjectives
compound sentence with FANBOYS
introductory words
non-essential phrase
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which option is NOT grammatically correct?
Oscar does not get enough sleep; consequently, he will probably do poorly in school.
Because Oscar does not get enough sleep, he will probably do poorly in school.
Oscar will probably do poorly in school, for he does not get enough sleep.
Oscar will probably do poorly in school, because he does not get enough sleep.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do(es) the comma(s) belong? A college scout seeking candidates for the University of Washington rowing crew will visit the Detroit boat club on Thursday.
After "scout"
After "scout" and after "crew"
after "crew"
no comma necessary
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is a comma splice?
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is correctly punctuated?
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of these correctly uses a conjunction to join two sentences?
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
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