Is the sentence below correct? Why or why not?

"I'm too excited to sleep." said Andrew.

• Yes, because it contains dialogue with quotation marks around it.

• Yes, because Andrew's name is capitalized.

• No, because there should be a comma after sleep instead of a period

• No, because "too" should be spelled "to"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Is the below sentence correct?

On my birthday, I'm going to have dinner at Bricco.

• Yes, because there's a comma after the dependent clause "On my birthday"

• Yes, because Bricco pizza is delicious!

• No, because "I'm" should be "I am"

• No, because the sentence should end with a question mark.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Is this sentence correct?

My brother got a new: job.

• Yes, because you need to pause before the words "new" and "job"

• Yes, because the words are spelled correctly.

• No, because you don't need a pause between "new" and "job"

• No, because "job" needs to be capitalized.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Is this sentence correct?

Javon, a responsible student, always has his Chromebook charged.

• Yes, because the extra information is offset by commas on both sides

• Yes, because it sounds correct

• No, because Chromebook should be lowercase

• No, because the commas should be replaced by long dashes

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Is this sentence correct?

I'm sick and tired of your obnoxious giggling, said Miss Whitman

• Yes, because there's a speaker tag at the end

• Yes, because it uses the correct "your"

• No, because there should be quotation marks around the words Miss Whitman is saying

• No, because "Miss" should be "Madame"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Is this sentence correct?

Were not going to make it to the concert on time.

• Yes, because people are often late to concerts.

• Yes, because it ends with a period.

• No, because there should be quotes around the sentence.

• No, because an apostrophe is needed in the word "were"

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Is this sentence correct?

My phone (a Google Pixel) has a really great camera.

• Yes, because the sentence is an appropriate length.

• Yes, because the parentheses are being used to offset clarifying information

• No, because "Google Pixel" should be written as "google pixel"

• No, because the parenthese should be replaced by brackets.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Is this sentence correct?

My dad, a former accountant--likes to help people manage their finances.

• Yes, because it uses a comma and a long dash to offset extra information

• Yes, because the words are all spelled correctly

• No, because you have to use either two commas or two long dashs when offsetting extra information

• No, because the sentence needs to include the dad's name

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CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Is this sentence right?

I love rabbit stew, my favorite place to eat it is Sapori.

• Yes, because the name of the restaurant is capitalized

• Yes, because it contains two complete thoughts

• No, because you need a conjunction after the comma

• No, because rabbit stew is disgusting

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Is this sentence correct?

My sisters husband works in a private investment firm.

• Yes, because it contains a subject and a verb

• Yes, because the information is true

• No, because you need an apostrophe before the final "s" in "sisters"

• No, because you need an apostrophe after the final "s" in "sisters"

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D