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Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do. 

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• No, I can't play today because my mom told me to clean my room. 
• No, I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
• No I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
• No I can't play today because my mom, told me to clean my room.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.4.3B

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 

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CCSS.L.4.3B

Which of the following is correct?

• Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out the window.

• Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out the window.

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CCSS.L.4.3B

What punctuation mark should go at the end of this sentence:
What did you eat for breakfast 

• !
• ?
• .

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CCSS.L.4.3B

What does a semicolon do?

• Separates items in a list.
• Asks a question.
• Separates two complete sentences. 

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

• The trail ahead was steep but that wasn't why I was dragging my feet.
• The trail ahead was steep but, that wasn't why I was dragging my feet.
• The trail ahead was steep, but that wasn't why I was dragging my feet.

Juanita usually prefers to work out in the morning ___________  today she intends to go to the gym after her last appointment.

• comma
• semicolon
• no punctuation

The places I like to visit are as follows: Italy, France, and Canada.
Is the colon in the correct place?

• no
• yes

When I want to add information into the middle of a sentence, I need to put _______________ around the added information. 

• apostrophes
• semi-colons
• colons
• commas