Commas for Clarity Review

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Despite, my best efforts I could not get her out of the bathtub.
• Despite my best efforts I could not get her, out of the bathtub.
• Despite my best efforts, I could not get her out of the bathtub.
• Despite my best efforts I could not get her out of the bathtub.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Before the storm began I latched all of the windows tight.
• Before the storm began, I latched all of the windows tight.
• Before, the storm began, I latched all of the windows tight.
• Before the storm began, I latched, all of, the windows tight.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Despite, our precautions one window ended up shattered.
• Despite our precautions, one window ended up shattered.
• Despite our precautions one window, ended up shattered.
• Despite our precautions one window ended up shattered.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• While the wind howled the dog hid in the bathroom.
• While, the wind howled the dog hid in the bathroom
• While the wind howled, the dog hid in the bathroom
• While the wind howled the dog hid, in the bathroom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which word in the following sentence is an interjection?

Finally! I can take over the entire tri-state area!

• tri-state area

• entire

• finally

• over

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

What is an interjection?

• is a word that connects words, sentences or phrases.
• a word or phrase that expresses emotion or feelings, gives a command or fills a silence.
• is a word that shows a relationship among other words in the sentence
• a person, place or thing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

"_____! You're stepping on my foot."

• Ah

• Oh

• Ouch

• Well

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following in an example of an interjection?

• Sure

• And

• Oops!

• Also

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which sentence is correct?

• A long, metal pole stuck out of the ground.

• A long metal pole stuck out of the ground.

• A long metal pole, stuck out of the ground.

• A long metal, pole stuck out of the ground

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Is this sentence correct?

The classroom was stocked with new thin paper for the test.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E