Unit 2 ELA Practice Quiz #1

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which is a comma?

• ;
• :
• '
• ,

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What change needs to be made to this sentence?

Either blueberries, grapes or cherries stained the front of the new jacket.

• Remove the comma after blueberries

• Add a comma after grapes

• Add a comma after plums

• No change needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?

Jessica _ Brittany's younger sister _ was always causing mischief.

• commas

• dashes

• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?

When the car was finally delivered _ nearly three months after she ordered it _ she decided she no longer wanted it.

• commas

• dashes

• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?

My great grandfather _ born in 1917_ is turning 100 this year.

• commas

• dashes

• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which part of the following sentence is the "extra information" that requires punctuation (either commas, dashes, or parentheses)?

Our cat a tabby named Princess loves to lay out in the sun.

• Our cat

• a tabby named Princess

• loves to lay out

• in the sun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?

Our cat _ a tabby named Princess _ loves to lay out in the sun.

• commas

• dashes

• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B