Grammar and punctuation

Which of these sentences has a comma in the correct place after the introductory phrase?

• Because of his death, Bob went to the Underworld.

• Because of his death Bob, went to the Underworld

• Because, of his death Bob went to the Underworld.

• Because of his , death Bob went to the Underworld.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses the semi-colon correctly?

• Joe loves to eat; cookies snicker-doodles are his favorite.

• Joe loves to eat cookies; snicker-doodles are his favorite.

• Joe loves to eat cookies snicker-doodles; are his favorite.

• Joe loves to eat cookies snicker-doodles are his favorite.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is a simple sentence?

• Romeo drank poison and died in a tomb.

• Romeo drank poison because he wanted to die.

• Romeo drank poison.

• Romeo drank poison; he felt that life was not worth living.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

What is the correct use of FANBOYS

• I really like this house, yet the other house has more space.

• I really like this house, but the other house has more space.

• I really like this house, and the other house has more space.

• I really like this house, so the other house has more space.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which sentence is a complex sentence.

• I really like this class, but I do not like math class.

• I really like this class but not math class.

• I really like this class, but math class.

• I really like this class, but not math class.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

What option is a dependent clause.

• Bananas grow on apple trees.

• Although I like bananas

• Maanasi is awesome.

• I like bananas.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What sentence uses active voice?

• A dog Thomas was bitten by.

• Hard math is done by Thomas.

• Thomas does hard math.

• By a dog the math was eaten.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What sentence uses passive voice?

• Please be one with the force.

• You must be one with the force.

• One with the force you must be.

• You will be one with the force.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What sentence has correct parallel structure?

• I bought the banana, apple, and pineapple.

• I bought bananas, the apples, and the pineapples.

• I bought the banana, the apple, and the pineapple.

• I bought the banana, an apple, and the pineapple.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which of these combines the following sentences correctly:

The boy ran to the park.

The girl ate an apple.

• The boy ran to the park and the the girl ate an apple.

• The boy ran to the park, the girl ate an apple.

• The boy ran to the park while the girl ate an apple.

• The boy ran to the park that the girl ate an apple.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A