
"The Landlady" Comma Practice
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
“Excuse me” he said “but is there a fairly cheap hotel not too far away from here?”
“Excuse me,” he said, “but is there a fairly cheap hotel not too far away from here?”
“Excuse me,” he said “but is there a fairly cheap hotel not too far away from here?”
“Excuse me” he said, “but is there a fairly cheap hotel not too far away from here?”
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit and he was feeling fine.
He was wearing a new, navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feeling fine.
He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feeling fine.
He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit and, he was feeling fine.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2C
CCSS.L.5.2A
CCSS.L.7.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
Briskness, he had decided, was the one common characteristic of all successful businessmen.
Briskness he had decided, was the one common characteristic of all successful businessmen.
Briskness he had decided was the one common characteristic, of all successful businessmen.
Briskness, he had decided, was the one common characteristic, of all successful businessmen.
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CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
There was a vase of yellow chrysanthemums, tall and beautiful, standing just underneath the notice.
There was a vase of yellow chrysanthemums tall and beautiful, standing just underneath the notice.
There was a vase, of yellow chrysanthemums, tall and beautiful standing just underneath the notice.
There was a vase of yellow chrysanthemums, tall and beautiful standing just underneath the notice.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
The room itself so far as he could see in the half-darkness, was filled with pleasant furniture.
The room itself so far as he could see, in the half-darkness was filled with pleasant furniture.
The room itself so far as he could see in the half-darkness, was filled with pleasant furniture.
The room itself, so far as he could see in the half-darkness, was filled with pleasant furniture.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
Everything is always ready, day and night in this house, just on the off-chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along.
Everything is always ready, day and night, in this house just on the off-chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along.
Everything is always ready day and night in this house just on the off-chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along.
Everything is always ready day and night in this house, just on the off-chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
His landlady wasn’t there but, the fire was glowing in the hearth, and the little dachshund was still sleeping in front of it.
His landlady wasn’t there, but the fire was glowing, in the hearth, and the little dachshund was still sleeping in front of it.
His landlady wasn’t there, but the fire was glowing in the hearth, and the little dachshund was still sleeping in front of it.
His landlady wasn’t there, but the fire was glowing in the hearth and the little dachshund was still sleeping in front of it.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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