How should the sentence below be changed to correct the problem of spelling? Losing the football game by fifty points was a great embarassment to the coaching staff and all of the players.

Change embarassment to embarrassment .

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.

I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.

I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.

Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.

Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.

Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking.

Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.

Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.

Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

Which of these sentences is correctly written?

It's difficult to know what effect the new president's policies will have on the economy.

Its difficult to know what effect the new president's policies will have on the economy.

It's difficult to know what effect the new president's policies will have on the econimy.

It's difficult to know what effect the new president's policys will have on the economy.

Spelling and Punctuation

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English

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7th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.3.1A, L.3.2D, L.4.2C

+19

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

His mom's shoes are expensive.

His mom's shoe's are expensive.

His moms shoe's is expensive.

His moms shoes is expensive.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

It is Mary's sons ball.

It's Marys son's ball.

Its Mary's son's ball

It is Mary's son's ball.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

__ a nice day.

Its

It's

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

__ a fine bunch of pups.

They're

Their

There

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How should the sentence below be changed to correct the punctuation error? The knight's horse tripped on a rock and fell during the joust fortunately, neither the horse nor the knight received injuries.

add a semicolon after fell

add a semicolon after joust

add a comma after joust

change the comma after fortunately to a semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which sentence is written correctly?

Aimee has lived in several different cities, including Fort Worth, Texas Atlanta, Georgia Walnut Creek, California and Des Moines, Iowa.

Aimee has lived in several different cities, including Fort Worth, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia, Walnut Creek, California, and Des Moines, Iowa.

Aimee has lived in several different cities, including Fort Worth Texas Atlanta Georgia Walnut Creek California and Des Moines Iowa.

Aimee has lived in several different cities, including Fort Worth, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Walnut Creek, California; and Des Moines, Iowa.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

__ be so sure!

Dont

Do'nt

Don't

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

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Which sentence is correct?

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

__ a nice day.

__ a fine bunch of pups.

How should the sentence below be changed to correct the punctuation error? The knight's horse tripped on a rock and fell during the joust fortunately, neither the horse nor the knight received injuries.

Which sentence is written correctly?

__ be so sure!

Put the book __.

__ too nice!

It's __ car.

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