Grammar Midterm

Where should the comma go in this sentence?

Mr. Day do we have to stay the whole day for midterms?

• Mr,

• Day,

• stay,

• This sentence doesn't need a comma.

Where should the comma go in this sentence?

Have you always lived in Struthers Ohio?

• always,

• Struthers,

• Ohio,

• This sentence doesn't need a comma.

Where should the comma go in this sentence?

I'm really looking forward to a long break this summer.

• really,

• long,

• this,

• This sentence doesn't need a comma.

Where should the semicolon go in this sentence?

She plays varsity basketball she is probably going to start every game this year.

• plays;

• varsity;

• basketball;

• this;

Where should the semicolon go in this sentence?

Winter isn't always cold sometimes, it's actually pretty warm.

• cold;

• sometimes;

• actually;

• This sentence doesn't need a semicolon.

Where should the semicolon go in this sentence?

Most students wish that it was the end of the school year however, it's only the end of the 2nd quarter.

• that;

• school;

• year;

• This sentence doesn't need a semicolon.

Create one sentence that uses both a semicolon and a comma correctly.

What is the difference between a misplaced and a dangling modifier?

• there's no difference; they are exactly the same

• a misplaced modifier isn't next to what it's describing, but a dangling modifier is describing someone/something that isn't even named in the sentence

• a dangling modifier changes an independent clause to a complete sentence, but a misplaced modifier can't do that

What is the modifier "with extreme focus" describing in this sentence?

The whole class completed their Quill do now with extreme focus.

• the whole class

• Quill do now

• completed

Match each word to its definition!

• comma

• punctuation with many functions; can separate words in a list, a city from a state/country, etc.

• colon

• a word or phrase that is placed next to and changes the meaning of the wrong word

• misplaced modifier

• a word or phrase that gives information about a word not clearly stated in the sentence

• dangling modifier

• two dots stacked on top of each other; can introduce a list or quotation

• semicolon

• a dot with a comma underneath; brings together two independent clauses