Using Commas with Appositives

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
+1
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which option below contains an appositive?
Cajun food includes spicy rice dishes. Cajun food is a Louisiana trademark.
Cajun food is a Louisiana trademark with spicy rice dishes.
Cajun food, a Louisiana trademark, includes spicy rice dishes.
Spicy rice dishes are part of Louisiana's cajun food trademark.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Petey my pet snake has only bitten one person.
Petey, my pet snake, has only bitten one person.
Petey, my pet snake has only bitten one person.
Petey my pet snake, has only bitten one person.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where do the commas belong in the following sentence? Roald Dahl, a famous children's author, wrote many of his books in pencil on yellow legal pads.
Roald Dahl,
, a famous children's author,
, wrote many of his books,
, yellow legal pads
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the appositive.
Mr. Riley, our neighbor, is moving to a different city.
Mr. Riley
moving to a different city
Mr. Riley, our neighbor
our neighbor
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
My mom, a nurse drives a red car.
My mom, a nurse, drives a red car.
My mom a nurse drives a red car.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the appositive.
The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.
the owner
and they became lost
no appositive
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where do the commas belong in the following sentence?
, my sisters hamster,
, Marcus my sisters,
, hamster likes to run,
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
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