grammar review

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Tyler, an avid reader, loves the Warrior  Cats series.
• After he ate his vegetables Antone got dessert.
• She wanted to play basketball, because she loved the sport
• Once you are done; turn in your paper.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is written in active voice?

• The students worked hard to study for their test.
• The students were given help by the teachers.
• Good grades were earned by everyone who paid attention.
• Everyone who received an A+ was given candy by the teachers.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Which sentence is written in active voice?

• Mr. Naftzger threw his sandwich at Mrs. Hall.
• The muffins were made by Mrs. Hall for Mr. Naftzger's birthday.
• The soup was spilled on the floor by the careless students.
• The pizza was devoured within seconds!

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

The sad, lonely bus riders sat in silence as they traveled through the city.

• Correct

• Incorrect

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The cute little boy in the light blue shirt waved at us.

• Correct

• Incorrect

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY?

• Because we are leaving early, we must check with our teachers about missing homework.
• We must check with our teachers about missing homework, because we are leaving early. 
• Because, we are leaving early, we must check with our teachers about missing homework. 

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

We packed the car with supplies for our trip _____ food, tent, and camping gear. 

• semicolon
• comma
• colon

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

My dad has a surprise trip planned for us during Spring Break _____ we have to wait until Friday to find out where he is taking us. 

• colon
• comma
• semicolon

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Margaret who has been my best friend for, like, forever is the best candidate.

What punctuation mark should be used to break off the words in bold print?

• dashes

• commas

• ellipses

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C