Show Some Comma Sense - Quiz Review

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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Martha Rombach
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11 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you correctly punctuate this sentence?
When Caiden got home from practice he ate dinner.
When, Caiden got home from practice he ate dinner.
When Caiden got home, from practice he ate dinner.
When Caiden got home from practice, he ate dinner.
Answer explanation
This is a complex sentence that starts with a dependent clause. Notice the subordinator, "When..."
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence demonstrates the correct punctuation for a compound sentence?
Daniela wanted s'mores yet she didn't have marshmallows.
Daniela wanted s'mores yet, she didn't have marshmallows.
Daniela wanted s'mores, yet she didn't have marshmallows.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two complex sentences are punctuated correctly?
Since you've been gone, I can breathe for the first time.
I can breathe, for the first time, since, you've been gone.
Since, you've been gone I can breathe for the first time.
I can breathe for the first time since you've been gone.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Correctly punctuate this list.
I want to listen to music play, a video game and eat snacks.
I want to listen, to music play a video game, and eat snacks.
I want to listen to music, play a video game, and eat snacks.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2C
CCSS.L.5.2A
CCSS.L.7.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the one sentence with the dates correctly punctuated.
Your MAP test is on Monday, February 8, 2021, at 9:30am.
Your MAP test is on Monday, February, 8 2021 at 9:30am.
Your MAP test is on Monday February 8, 2021 at 9:30am.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.2B
CCSS.L.3.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which sentence is the appositive punctuated correctly?
Mrs. Cook-Shultz, an 8th grade teacher, at River Bend loves to run.
Mrs. Cook-Shultz, an 8th grade teacher at River Bend, loves to run.
Mrs. Cook-Shultz an 8th grade teacher at River Bend loves to run.
Answer explanation
This is an example of an appositive, a word or phrase that renames the noun or pronoun that comes before it.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is NOT correctly punctuated?
Thankfully, Tuesday was a snow day.
If you promise to keep a secret, I'll tell you.
Night after night, the stars shine in the sky.
Because Ahmad was hungry he ate Doritos.
Answer explanation
These sentences all begin with introductory elements. Only the last sentence is missing the essential comma.
Because Ahmad was hungry, he ate Doritos.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
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