Grammar and Commas

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Fernando needs to finish his English essay, complete his Spanish homework, and study for an Italian test.
• Fernando needs to finish his English essay, complete his Spanish homework and study for an Italian test.
• Fernando needs to finish his English essay complete his Spanish homework and study for an Italian test.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Sebastian enjoys walking in the park, swimming in the pond, and dancing in the rain.
• Sebastian is enjoying walking in the park, swimming in the pond and dancing in the rain.
• Sebastian enjoys walks, in the park, swims in the pond, and dances in the rain.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• The benefits of eating a healthy breakfast are immense: it gives you energy, it quickens your metabolism, and it wakes you up.
• The benefits of eating a healthy breakfast are immense, it gives you energy, it quickens your metabolism, and it wakes you up.
• The benefits, of eating a healthy breakfast, are immense; it gives you energy, quickens your metabolism and wakes you up.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Companies that sell tomato ketchup include Heinz and Hellman’s.
• Companies that sell tomato ketchup include, Heinz, and Hellman’s.
• Companies that sell tomato ketchup include Heinz, and Hellman’s.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Exasperated, the coach threw down his clipboard and stormed out of the court.
• Exasperated, the coach threw down his clipboard, and stormed out of the court.
• Exasperated the coach, threw down his clipboard and stormed out of the court.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Inside, the family was safe and warm.
• Inside the family, was safe and warm.
• Inside the family was safe, and warm.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Until you acknowledge the excellent work I did, I will do no more.
• Until, you acknowledge the excellent work I did, I will do no more.
• Until you acknowledge the excellent work, I did, I will do no more.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• To be successful takes a lot of hard work and determination.
• To be successful, takes a lot of hard work and determination.
• To be successful takes a lot of hard work, and determination.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Daniel was seeking his pen, for he didn’t know where it lay.
• Daniel was seeking his pen for he didn’t know, where it lay.
• Daniel was seeking his pen for he didn’t know where it lay.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• He watched the Tiger King documentary on Netflix and liked it.
• On Netflix, he watched the Tiger King documentary, and he liked it.
• He watched the Tiger King documentary on Netflix, and liked it.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A