Complex Corrections

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

• Whales are known to be the largest living animals in the world.

• The blue whale is the largest existing whale weighing 130 tons, and measuring 115 feet in length.

• Imagine the length of approximately three school buses parked end to end and you will have the size of a whale.

• Blue whales are known to be larger than any other dinosaur, that lived years ago.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the two sentences that are punctuated correctly.

• It was a cloudy stormy afternoon. Two children walked along a twisty narrow country road.

• Suddenly, a tall woman with black hair and brown eyes ran up to the children.

• The children were surprised to see, that it was their mother. She urged, the children, to hurry.

• She explained that a cold driving rain was coming.

• The children quickly headed toward their warm, dry house.

Choose the sentence with no errors in spelling.

• I like to put cookies or chocolate syrup in my milkshakes.

• I like to put cookies or chocolate syrrup in my milkshakes.

• I like to put cookies or choclate syrup in my milkshakes.

• I like to put cookies or chocolate syrop in my milkshakes.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

A student wrote a sentence that contains errors in punctuation. Which two words should be followed by a comma in this sentence:

Although the teacher planned a fun creative lesson using technology the Internet connection was down that day.

• Although

• fun

• creative

• technology

• Internet

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the two sentences that are correctly punctuated.

• Robert Frost, a famous American poet, wrote a poem for President John F. Kennedy's presidential inauguration in 1961.

• Frost spent the first ten years of his life, in San Francisco, California.

• After several years as a teacher, Frost moved to New England he wrote many poems there and lived on a farm.

• He published his first book of poems, at the age of forty. He won the Pulitzer Prize four times, he was very proud of that accomplishment.

• One of Frost's most famous poems, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," is often studied in school.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

• The sun (which is very strong today) will burn you, put on some sunblock.

• The sun which is very strong today, will burn you. So put on some sunblock.

• The sun (which is very strong today) will burn you, so put on some sunblock.

• The sun which is very strong today will burn you (so put on some sunblock).

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence with correct capitalization.

• "The only way to get to the top," said Tom, "is by aircraft."

• "the only way to get to the top," said Tom, "is by aircraft."

• "The only way to get to the top," said Tom, "Is by aircraft."

• "The only way to get to the top," Said Tom, "Is by aircraft."

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.

• The mother adored her daughter's performance in Romeo and Juliet.

• The Mother adored her daughter's performance in Romeo and Juliet.

• The Mother adored her Daughter's performance in Romeo and Juliet.

• The mother adored her daughter's performance in Romeo And Juliet.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

A student is writing a story for class. Read the sentences from her story and answer the question that follows.

My friend, Jessica, and I were excited about the upcoming school winter dance to be held next week. We plan to meet at the nearby mall on Friday around 4:00pm to do some shopping. While we shop at our favorite clothing store, Jessica saw her friend Elisha. She decides to shop with Elisha instead of me. I was so disappointed that I walk home without buying anything. I cannot believe I miss my sixth grade winter dance because I didn't have anything new to wear.

Choose one way the underlined words could be changed to keep the verb tense the same.

• plan, shopped, decides, walked, miss

• plans, shops, decides, walks, misses

• planned, shopped, decided, walked, missed

• did plan, were shopping, then decided, began walking, missed

Choose the sentence that has no errors in grammar usage.

• Siberian huskies is known for its thick, furry coat, which help to keep them warm in the winter.

• Siberian huskies is known for its thick, furry coats, which help to keep them warm in the winter.

• Siberian huskies are known for their thick, furry coat, which help to keep them warm in the winter.

• Siberian huskies are known for there thick, furry coat, which help to keep them warm in the winter.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D