8th Grade Grammar Final

What is the correct edit for this sentence?
James the paperboy arrived early this morning

• James the paperboy arrived early this morning.
• James, the paperboy arrived early this morning.
• James, the paperboy, arrived early this morning.
• James, the paperboy arrived, early this morning.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

What is the correct edit for this sentence?
Team you won

• Team you won!
• Team, you won!
• Team you, won!
• Team, you won?

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CCSS.L.8.2A

What is the correct edit for this sentence?
The boy who sits behind me leaves for Alaska tomorrow

• The boy who sits behind me leaves for Alaska tomorrow.
• The boy, who sits behind me leaves for Alaska tomorrow.
• The boy, who sits behind me, leaves for Alaska tomorrow.
• The boy who sits behind me, leaves for Alaska tomorrow.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

What is the correct edit for this sentence?
My best friend who moved away last summer visited over spring break

• My best friend who moved away last summer visited over spring break.
• My best friend, who moved away last summer visited over spring break.
• My best friend, who moved away last summer, visited over spring break.
• My best friend who moved away last summer, visited over spring break.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

What is the correct edit?
The game unfortunately went into overtime

• The game unfortunately went into overtime.
• The game, unfortunately went into overtime.
• The game, unfortunately, went into overtime.
• The game unfortunately, went into overtime.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

What is the correct edit?
All creatures in the animal world depend on plants and each other for survival

• All creatures in the animal world depend on plants and each other for survival.
• All creatures, in the animal world depend on plants and each other for survival.
• All creatures, in the animal world, depend on plants and each other for survival.
• All creatures in the animal world depend on plants, and each other for survival.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.5

What is the correct edit?
Pug an adorable but naughty puppy chews on everything

• Pug an adorable but naughty puppy chews on everything.
• Pug, an adorable but naughty puppy chews on everything.
• Pug, an adorable, but naughty puppy chews on everything.
• Pug, an adorable but naughty puppy, chews on everything.

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CCSS.L.8.2A

What is the correct edit?
Wow that dog barks loudly

• Wow that dog barks loudly!
• Wow, that dog barks loudly!
• Wow, that dog, barks loudly!
• Wow that dog barks, loudly!

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CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.5

Correct COMMA usage? 

Hurricanes Harvey, and Irma threatened the Gulf Coast.

• YES
• NO

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CCSS.L.8.2A

Which properly uses the DIRECT ADDESS COMMA?

• Graduates you've, worked hard, to get to this moment.

• Graduates you've worked hard, to get to this moment.

• Graduates, you've worked hard to get to this moment.

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CCSS.L.8.2A