2022: Grammar A3

Why are commas not required before and after "Jordan Lopez" in the following sentence?

The politician Jordan Lopez gave the commencement address.

• The name is necessary to understand which politician the writer is referring to.

• The name does not initiate or end a dependent clause.

• Because names are proper nouns, they should not be offset by commas in the middle of a sentence.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• The dean asked Wayne Schiess the legal-writing teacher, to edit the manuscript.

• The dean asked Wayne Schiess the legal-writing teacher to edit the manuscript.

• The dean asked Wayne Schiess, the legal-writing teacher, to edit the manuscript.

• The dean asked Wayne Schiess, the legal-writing teacher to edit the manuscript.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is a restrictive appositive?

• A restrictive appositive adds necessary information to the sentence. (It cannot be deleted without changing the meaning of the sentence.)

• A restrictive appositive adds extra or unnecessary information to the sentence. (It can be deleted without changing the meaning of the sentence.)

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The punctuation has been removed from the following sentence. Indicate whether the underlined appositive is restrictive or nonrestrictive:

Our friend Thomas is a huge Mets fan.

• Restrictive

• Nonrestrictive

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following options is written correctly?

• Raymond wore his one collared shirt to the job interview, which was unfortunately stained with yellow mustard.

• Raymond, unfortunately stained with yellow mustard, wore his one collared shirt to the job interview.

• Unfortunately stained with yellow mustard, Raymond wore his one collared shirt to the job interview.

• Raymond wore his one collared shirt, which was unfortunately stained with yellow mustard, to the job interview.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

If given the option to choose one of the three lunches listed below, which option would Mr. Thornley most likely choose?

• A corn dog with a honey and powdered sugar glaze

• Street tacos with hot sauce and pico de gallo

• A tender steak, cooked to medium rare

Which of the following options is written correctly?

• The man spun around and began walking back to his car, with a frustrated groan, to retrieve his wallet.

• With a frustrated groan, the man spun around and began walking back to his car to retrieve his wallet.

• The man spun around and began walking back to his car to retrieve his wallet with a frustrated groan.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the following options most accurately describes the following sentence:

The kind mother handed out bologna sandwiches to all the kids in Ziploc bags.

• The sentence contains a misplaced modifier.

• The sentence contains a dangling modifier.

• The modifier in the sentence is written correctly.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What is a modifier?

• A part of speech (in addition to nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) that refers to transitional words

• Extra or unnecessary information in a sentence that should be offset with commas or dashes

• Adjectives, adverbs, adjectival phrases, or adverbial phrases that further describe or modify a noun or verb in a sentence

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the following options is the least wordy and/or redundant?

• My first class today begins at 3:00 PM this afternoon.

• My first class today begins at 3:00 PM in the afternoon.

• My first class today is this afternoon, and it begins at 3:00 PM.

• My first class today begins at 3:00 PM.