Unnecessary Commas

Unnecessary Commas

11th Grade

6 Qs

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Unnecessary Commas

Unnecessary Commas

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.2C, L.6.2A

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

6 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Tara decided she could save at least two hundred dollars a month[ ] by taking a lunch from home instead of eating in restaurants.

No Comma Required

Comma [,]

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

British Columbia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan[ ] are the three provinces my uncle has never visited.

No Comma Required

Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Everyone[ ] holding tickets to the 7:00 p.m. showing of the Rolling Stones movie should move to the front of the line.

No Comma Required

Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The long[ ] involved discussions of new statistical theories[ ] were dry and uninspiring to many of the seminar participants.

No Comma Required for first bracket

Comma for first bracket

No comma required for second bracket

comma for second bracket

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Maybe Lucy could give Ricky a lift[ ] before she goes back to town.

No comma required

Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

George and Marie stared in horror at the scratch running down the side of their new[ ] red Mercedes convertible.

No comma required

Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A