Editing Practice: Commas and Semicolons

Editing Practice: Commas and Semicolons

6th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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Editing Practice: Commas and Semicolons

Editing Practice: Commas and Semicolons

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Use a comma to offset __________ phrases and words. 
ultimate
ending 
conjunction 
introductory 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Use a comma between two __________ clauses when separated by a coordinating conjunction.

dependent

independent

sentences

coordinating

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Use a comma immediately ___________ a conjunctive adverb.

before

after

around

through

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Use a comma when a(n) _____________ clause comes before a(n) ______________ clause.

independent, independent

dependent, dependent

independent, dependent

dependent, independent

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Use a semicolon between two _________ clauses.

dependent

independent

non-clauses

sentences

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When using a semicolon, which type of conjunction (if any) is present in the sentence?

coordinating conjunction

subordinating conjunction

FANBOYS

no conjunction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which punctuation is correct for the following sentence?

The narrator managed to escape before the house fell down.

narrator,

escape,

managed,

no punctuation is needed

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