COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE PUNCTUATION QUIZ Unit 4 Water Scarcity

Where should the commas be placed in this sentence?

As soon as Mr. Grasso took a sip of his bottled water he realized his mistake and he promised never to buy another bottle of water again.

• After "water" and after "mistake"

• After "Grasso" and after "again"

• After "sip" and after "realized"

• No commas are needed

What rule explains the use of the comma before "and"?

Mr. Grasso realized his mistake as soon as he took a sip of his bottled water, and he promised never to buy another bottle of water again.

• A. A comma always comes before "and"

• B. It separates two independent clauses

• C. It comes before every conjunction

• D. It is optional in long sentences

Rewrite the sentence below with correct punctuation:

Until students start to care about water the crisis will continue to get worse and the world will continue to run out of water.

• Until students start to care about water, the crisis will continue to get worse, and the world will continue to run out of water.

• Until students start to care about water the crisis will continue to get worse and the world will continue to run out of water.

• Until students start to care about water, the crisis will continue to get worse and the world will continue to run out of water.

• Until students start to care about water the crisis will continue to get worse, and the world will continue to run out of water.

Read the sentence:

Since people in Beijing have not been limiting the amount of water they use the aquifers are almost completely dry and people still don’t care.

    Where should the commas go?

• Before "since" and after "dry"

• After "use" and after "dry"

• After "Beijing" and before "and"

• No commas needed

Which revision of the sentence uses punctuation correctly?

The water scarcity problem in California will continue to get worse unless people change their ways and the government stops giving money to farms.

• ...will continue to get worse, unless people change their ways, and...

• ...will continue to get worse unless people change their ways, and...

• ...in California, will continue to get worse, unless...

• No punctuation changes are needed.

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentence below:

Whenever we buy new clothes we need to consider what we like but we also need to consider the water impact the clothes have.

• Whenever we buy new clothes, we need to consider what we like, but we also need to consider the water impact the clothes have.

• Whenever we buy new clothes we need to consider what we like, but we also need to consider the water impact, the clothes have.

• Whenever we buy new clothes, we need to consider what we like but we also need to consider the water impact the clothes have.

• Whenever we buy new clothes we need to consider what we like but, we also need to consider the water impact the clothes have.

Insert commas in the correct places in the sentence below:

After the people of Cape Town avoided Day Zero they changed their relationship with water so their water scarcity issues are no longer as severe.

• ...avoided Day Zero, they changed...,so their water scarcity...

• ...avoided Day Zero they changed...so, their water...

• After, the people of Cape Town...so their water...

• ...avoided Day Zero they changed...relationship, with water so...

Choose the sentence with correct comma placement:

Because water is a limited resource we must use it wisely and encourage others to do the same.

• Because water is a limited resource, we must use it wisely, and encourage others to do the same.

• Because water is a limited resource we must use it wisely and encourage others to do the same.

• Because water is a limited resource we must use it wisely, and encourage others to do the same.

• Because water is a limited resource, we must use it wisely and encourage others to do the same.

Where should the comma be placed in this sentence?

If people continue to waste water the consequences will be severe and future generations will suffer.

• After "water" and after "severe"

• After "water" and after "generations"

• No commas are needed

• After "If" and after "suffer"

Which option correctly punctuates the following sentence?

Although the drought has ended people are still encouraged to conserve water and avoid unnecessary usage.

• Although, the drought has ended people are still encouraged to conserve water and avoid unnecessary usage.

• Although the drought has ended, people are still encouraged to conserve water and avoid unnecessary usage.

• Although the drought has ended people are still encouraged to conserve water, and avoid unnecessary usage.

• Although the drought has ended, people are still encouraged to conserve water, and avoid unnecessary usage.