SC READY Writing/Language Arts Review Middle School

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• No, I can't play today because my mom told me to clean my room. 
• No, I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
• No I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
• No I can't play today because my mom, told me to clean my room.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• My tenth birthday cake was pink purple sparkly, and so delicious.
• My tenth birthday cake was, pink purple sparkly and so delicious.
• My tenth birthday cake was pink, purple, sparkly, and so delicious. 
• My tenth birthday cake was pink, purple, sparkly and so delicious. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

We all went to the game, and we went to the movies after.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Before I went to school, I had a big cup of coffee.

• dependent clause
• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Please identify the sentence structure for the following sentence:
I really love candy, but I would rather eat cake.

• complex
• simple
• compound
• compound/
  complex

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B