Punctuation/Grammar "Pulse" Checker

Is the following in-text citation correctly formatted?

Unterricht claims, "Coffee surely does have caffeine" (5).

• yes

• no

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What punctuation should be added to the following sentence?

Carlos drew the sword before he threw it into the water.

• a semicolon after "sword"

• a comma after "sword"

• nothing

• a comma after "before

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What could be added after the following to allow it to stand alone? (pay attention to punctuation)

After Dante saw his ex-girlfriend,

• ran away.

• he ran away.

• running away

• and ran away.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What could be added after the following to allow it to stand on it's own (pay attention to punctuation)

After, Dante saw his ex-girlfriend

• ,and ran away

• ran away

• he ran away

• and ran away

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Select everything that could be used in the space to connect the following two independent clauses:

Jon asked for pastry recommendations almost every day ____ he still hasn't tried any.

• , but

• ;

• but

• --

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

in academic writing, every sentence should have/be at least one clause. What is a clause in English?

• a unit of language with a predicate/verb.

• a sentence

• A unit of language with a subject and a predicate/verb

• a unit of language with a subject

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

If you want to list the following locations, how could you do so clearly?

London, England Milan, Italy Lisbon, Portugal Buenos Aires, Argentina

• London, England; Milan, Italy; Lisbon, Portugal; and Buenos Aires, Argentina

• London, England, Milan, Italy, Lisbon, Portugal, and Buenos Aires, Argentina

• London, England. Milan, Italy. Lisbon, Portugal. and Buenos Aires, Argentina

• London; England; Milan; Italy; Lisbon, Portugal; and Buenos Aires; Argentina

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Is the following in-text citation formatted correctly? (Assume it's a paraphrase)

According to Schmidt, the modern Italian language has it's roots in Florence. (54)

• no, the period should be after the parenthetical citation

• yes

• no, there needs to be an author's name in parentheses

• no, it need quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Is the following punctuated correctly?

I always see a cup of coffee in his hand but he never seems to be drinking it!

• yes

• no, there should be a comma after "coffee"

• no, there should be a comma after "hand"

• no, there should be a comma after "but"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Is the following punctuated correctly?

Carla, who absolutely loves pasta, makes the best Carbonara I've ever had.

• no, there shouldn't be any commas

• no, there should be an additional comma after "Carbonara"

• no, there shouldn't be a comma after "Carla"

• yes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A