Commas in Dependent Clauses

Commas in Dependent Clauses

10th Grade

25 Qs

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Commas in Dependent Clauses

Commas in Dependent Clauses

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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

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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

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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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