Commas Interrupters

Commas Interrupters

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Commas Interrupters

Commas Interrupters

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.6.2A, L.5.1A, L.7.1A

+2

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A nonessential clause is set off by commas, meaning that the clause can be taken out of the sentences and the basic meaning of the sentence does not change.

true

false

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One group that has contributed a great deal, is Hispanic Americans. What should be done to correct the sentence?

add a comma after group

delete the comma after deal

no change is needed

add a comma after Hispanic

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Many Mexican Americans, answering the United States' call for migrant workers, arrived several decades ago. Is the underlined phrase or clause essential or nonessential?

essential

nonessential

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What comma rules are being used? Choose all that apply.


Sam, the guy with the mullet, yelled, "Get me out of here!"

Introductory element

Quotation

Interrupter

All of these

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which comma rules are being used? Choose all that apply.


Helen, my aunt, explained, " I want to visit Paris, Rome, and London next summer."

Interrupter

quotation

Items in a series

city and country

date

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How should the following sentence be revised? Before long it will be difficult to complete regular tasks without technology everything relies on it.

Put a comma after "before" and before "without"

This sentence is correct.

Put a comma after "Before long" and before "it"

Put a comma and a coordinating conjunction before "everything". Put a comma after "long".

Put a comma and a coordinating conjunction before "everything". Put a comma before "without". Put a comma after "Before".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How should the sentence be revised?

Put a comma after "Joe" and a comma before "but"

Put a comma before "but" and remove the comma before "because"

Remove the comma before "because" and put a comma after "Joe".

This sentence is correct the way it is.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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