Identifying Parts of Speech and Comma Splices

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice:

• Since I love playing video games, I use them as a way to unwind after school.

• I love to play my favorite video game, Treetop Fun, after school.

• I love to play video games after school, it's a great way to unwind.

• I love to play video games after school, and I prefer to play Treetop Fun.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• There's nothing better than my mom's cheesecake, my friend Ray said it's the best he's ever tasted.

• Even though my friend, Ray, said that my mom's cheesecake is the best he's ever tasted, I already knew that.

• My mom's cheesecake, the best my friend, Ray, has ever tasted, is as delicious as he claims.

• My friend, Ray, said that my mom's cheesecake is the best he's ever tasted, and I agree that there is nothing better.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• Although I was shocked to see a giant black bear in my swimming pool, I was happy he was treating it like his own personal spa.

• I was shocked to see a giant black bear in my swimming pool, he was treating it like his own personal spa.

• I was shocked to see a giant black bear in my swimming pool, yet I was happy to see he was treating it like his own personal spa.

• I was shocked to see a giant black bear, my own personal spa guest, in my swimming pool having the time of his life.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the sentence below that uses a comma splice.

• While I enjoy going to the zoo with my friends, I love going to the water park even more.

• I enjoy going to the zoo with my friends, but I love going to the water park even more.

• Although I enjoying going to the zoo with my friends, I love going to the water park even more.

• I enjoy going to the zoo with my friends, I love going to the water park even more.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the verb(s) in this sentence: "The cactus needs water."

• cactus

• The

• needs

• water

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Select the proper noun(s) in this sentence: "The Rock and Kevin Hart keep making movies together."

• The Rock

• Kevin Hart

• movies

• together

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Select the pronoun(s) in these sentences: "We didn't know Tr. Greg owned walrus pajamas until he wore them."

• We

• Tr. Greg

• he

• them

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Select the adverb(s) in this sentence: "I rearranged my books carefully on the new shelf."

• books

• rearranged

• carefully

• new

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Select the adjective(s) in this sentence: "I found five red cards behind the tan couch."

• cards

• red

• tan

• five

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Select the adverb(s) in this sentence: "My advisory danced and sang wildly when we put Beyonce on the speakers."

• danced

• sang

• wildly

• speakers

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CCSS.L.3.1A