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WorksheetsCommas and Compound Sentences
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
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1.
Which sentence reads more clearly?
a)
"I went to the movies with Shirley and Rob went home."
b)
"I went to the movies with Shirley, and Rob went home."
2.
Which compound sentence is correct?
a)
I was tired from school,I had to go to class anyways.
b)
Everyone was busy, so I went to bowling alone.
c)
I went to the store, I got chips.
d)
The storm brought heavy rain but, a tornado did the most damage
3.
Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
My sister ate my sandwich, so I kicked her.
My sister ate my sandwich, so I kicked her.
a)
Correct
b)
Incorrect
4.
Which sentence is the correct compound sentence?
a)
Mary swam in the pool, but she didn't have any of her friends with her to swim with.
b)
Jennifer ate her lunch and, went to the ice cream store.
c)
Brooke had her party but, none of her friends could sleepover.
d)
Sarah and Julie had a picnic and then rode bikes
5.
Harold is an excellent singer and he can dance all of the latest dance moves.
a)
Insert comma after the word "singer"
b)
Insert comma after the word "and"
c)
No comma needed
6.
I want Harold to show me how to dance but I’m afraid to ask him.
a)
Insert comma before the conjunction
b)
Insert comma after the conjunction
c)
No comma needed
7.
Harold is going to the prom with Kendra or Olivia.
a)
Insert comma after the word prom
b)
Insert comma before the conjunction
c)
Insert comma after the conjunction
d)
No comma needed
8.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
b)
Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
c)
Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
d)
Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.
9.
Where would a comma be inserted into this sentence?
"I have many questions and answers are being researched."
"I have many questions and answers are being researched."
a)
After the word "questions"
b)
Before the word "being"
c)
There is no way to make this a correct sentence
10.
Is a comma used in the following sentence?
"The coin was tossed and the game had begun."
"The coin was tossed and the game had begun."
a)
Yes, absolutely
b)
No, absolutely not
c)
The comma is optional, and would be inserted both before and after the word "and"
d)
The comma is optional, and would be inserted before the word "and"
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