When Marie Antoinette's carriage arrived at the French border, she got an extreme makeover.
Commas in Dependent Clauses

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a comma connecting two independent clauses
a comma after a dependent clause
commas surrounding nonessential information
commas separating items in a list
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Even though Marie Antoinette was visibly ill, she was thrown into prison.
a comma connecting two independent clauses
a comma after a dependent clause
commas surrounding nonessential information
commas separating items in a list
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
True or False: When a dependent clause comes at the start of a complex sentence, you need to put a comma after it.
true
false
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is a complex sentence that has the correct punctuation?
Suzanne didn’t believe in ghosts until she heard, a noise in the attic.
Until she heard a noise in the attic Suzanne didn’t believe in ghosts.
Until she heard a noise in the attic, Suzanne didn’t believe in ghosts.
Suzanne didn’t believe in ghosts until, she heard a noise in the attic.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a subordinating conjunction is in the middle of a sentence, a comma is required.
True
False
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