Darn commas and Cool Semi-Colons

Darn commas and Cool Semi-Colons

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Darn commas and Cool Semi-Colons

Darn commas and Cool Semi-Colons

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.9-10.2, L.9-10.1, L.9-10.2A

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amelia Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Ms. Brown decided the students needed help with commas, semi-colons, and capitalization.

Ms. Brown, decided the students needed help with commas, semi-colons, and capitalization.

Ms. Brown decided, that the students needed help with commas, semi-colons and capitalization.

Ms. Brown decided that the students, needed help, with commas, semi-colons, and capitalization.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence uses a semi-colon appropriately?

The Romeo and Juliet projects were; absolutely amazing.

The Romeo and Juliet projects were absolutely amazing; Ms. Brown was pleased.

The Romeo and Juliet projects; were amazing; so Ms. Brown was pleased.

The Romeo and Juliet projects were amazing; so pleasing.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

If more students turned work in on time, everyone, would be passing English.

If, more students turned work in on time, everyone would be passing English.

If more students, turned work in on time, everyone, would be passing, English.

If more students turned work in on time, everyone would be passing English.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which sentence uses ALL punctuation correctly?

Ms. Brown's dog Daisy loves to help grade student work, Daisy gets frustrated when students don't capitalize names.

Ms. Brown's dog, Daisy, loves to help grade student work; Daisy gets frustrated when students don't capitalize names.

Ms. Brown's dog, Daisy loves to help grade student work; but Daisy gets frustrated when students don't, capitalize names.

Ms. Brown's dog Daisy loves to help grade students work, Daisy gets frustrated when students don't capitalize names.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a comma rule?

Use commas between items in a list or series.

Use a comma for a compound sentence to separate the independent clauses.

Use a comma when making a direct address to someone

Use a comma to separate complete sentences.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which sentence correctly separates the COORDINATING ADJECTIVES?

The intelligent, creative students impressed Ms. Brown with their diligent, inventive work.

The intelligent creative, students impressed Ms. Brown with their diligent inventive, work.

The intelligent, creative students, impressed Ms. Brown with their diligent, inventive, work

The intelligent, creative students impressed, Ms. Brown, with their diligent inventive work.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which sentence is just absolutely, perfectly punctuated correctly?

Students I hope you are succeeding on this little quiz and I hope you are having a lucky exciting St. Patrick's Day.

Students, I hope you are succeeding on this little quiz, and I hope you are having a lucky, exciting St. Patrick's Day.

Students I hope you are succeeding on this little quiz and, I hope you are having a lucky, exciting, St. Patrick's Day.

Students, I hope you are succeeding on this little, quiz, and I hope you are having a lucky, exciting St. Patrick's, Day.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

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