Commas

Use the passage in your packet to respond to the following question.

Read sentence 25 from the report -- "Write-in Candidates Should Be Allowed in Election Debates":

"One candidate asked Marilyn Lopez a leading candidate for city council if she would support a new sports stadium funded by the city."

Which is the correct way to punctuate the underlined part of this sentence?

• One candidate, asked Marilyn Lopez a leading candidate for city council,

• One candidate asked, Marilyn Lopez a leading candidate for city council,

• One candidate asked Marilyn Lopez, a leading candidate, for city council,

• One candidate asked Marilyn Lopez, a leading candidate for city council,

Select all of the sentences that contain a punctuation error.

• The actor, who was once described as a dismal failure won the coveted prize.

• The player kicking the soccer ball now is a senior at Delta Jackson High School.

• Ms. Contreras, the director of the nature center led the tour for high school students.

• Speaking as loudly as he could, Mr. Garibaldi tried to get the attention of the audience.

Use the passage in your packet to respond to the following question.

Read the sentence from paragraph 4 of the report -- "I Always Wanted to Be Somebody":

"He took her to the Harlem River Tennis Courts where she played so well the first time out that other players and coaches noticed her."

Which revision of the underlined part of the sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Harlem River Tennis Courts, where she played so well

• Harlem River Tennis Courts; where she played so well

• Harlem River Tennis Courts: where she played so well

• Leave as is.

Use the passage in your packet to respond to the following question.

Read the sentence from paragraph 11 of the report -- "I Always Wanted to Be Somebody":

“She simply changed the landscape of tennis”, said Alan Schwartz, president of the U.S. Tennis Association.

Which revision is punctuated correctly?

• “She simply changed the landscape of tennis.” said Alan Schwartz, president of the U.S. Tennis Association.

• “She simply changed the landscape of tennis,” said Alan Schwartz, president of the U.S. Tennis Association.

• “She simply changed the landscape of tennis”; said Alan Schwartz, president of the U.S. Tennis Association.

• Leave as is.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• We got lost on our way to the airport: as a result; we almost missed our flight.

• We got lost on our way to the airport, as a result, we almost missed our flight.

• We got lost on our way to the airport as a result: we almost missed our flight.

• We got lost on our way to the airport; as a result, we almost missed our flight.

During practice, we thought about the coming game and every player, whether new or experienced, was filled with expectation. How should the underlined part of this sentence be punctuated?

• game; and every player,

• game, and every player,

• game and every player;

• Leave as is.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• After Veronica finished her homework; she went to the mall with her friends.

• After Veronica finished her homework, she went to the mall, with her friends.

• After Veronica finished her homework, she went to the mall with her friends.

• After Veronica finished her homework she went to the mall with her friends.

After she turned off the television we went outside to admire the stars.

What is the correct way to punctuate the underlined part of the sentence?

• television; we went

• television: we went

• television, we went

• television—we went