Commas in Sentences

Quiz
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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
+6
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence is the correct compound sentence?
Mary swam in the pool, but she didn't have any of her friends with her to swim with.
Jennifer ate her lunch and, went to the ice cream store.
Brooke had her party but, none of her friends could sleepover.
Sarah and Julie had a picnic and then rode bikes
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Harold is an excellent singer and he can dance all of the latest dance moves.
Insert comma after the word "singer"
Insert comma after the word "and"
No comma needed
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I want Harold to show me how to dance but I’m afraid to ask him.
Insert comma before the conjunction
Insert comma after the conjunction
No comma needed
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Harold is going to the prom with Kendra or Olivia.
Insert comma after the word prom
Insert comma before the conjunction
Insert comma after the conjunction
No comma needed
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where would a comma be inserted into this sentence?
"I have many questions and answers are being researched."
After the word "questions"
Before the word "being"
There is no way to make this a correct sentence
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is a comma used in the following sentence?
"The coin was tossed and the game had begun."
Yes, absolutely
No, absolutely not
The comma is optional, and would be inserted both before and after the word "and"
The comma is optional, and would be inserted before the word "and"
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What punctuation is missing in the following compound sentence?
I don't like my meat overcooked and tough nor do I like my milk warm.
semicolon
comma
period
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.7.1B
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