WorksheetsIntroductory Elements
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 26mins
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1.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
Sadly James was allergic to peaches.
b)
Sadly, James was allergic to peaches.
c)
Sadly James, was allergic to peaches.
d)
Sadly James was allergic, to peaches.
2.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
After school today I will teach all my friends, how to use commas correctly!
b)
After school today, I will teach all my friends how to use commas correctly!
c)
After school today I will teach, all my friends how to use commas correctly!
d)
After school today I will teach all my friends how to use commas correctly!
3.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
In the morning will you, meet me at the store?
b)
In the morning will you meet me at the store?
c)
In the, morning will you meet me at the store?
d)
In the morning, will you meet me at the store?
4.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
b)
Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.
c)
Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
d)
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.
5.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
a)
For better or for worse we committed, to the task.
b)
For better, or for worse we committed to the task.
c)
For better or for worse, we committed to the task.
6.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
If I eat those slugs for lunch what will I have for dinner?
b)
If I eat those slugs for lunch what will, I have for dinner?
c)
If I eat those slugs, for lunch what will I have for dinner?
d)
If I eat those slugs for lunch, what will I have for dinner?
7.
Choose the answer that shows the correct punctation for this sentence: Enjoying her victory Monica jumped around wildly and threw her arms up in celebration.
a)
victory, Monica
b)
Enjoying, her
c)
wildly, and
d)
Enjoying, jumped, threw
8.
Which answer shows the correct punctuation?
Holding open the elevator doors the kind man smiled at the tired mother.
Holding open the elevator doors the kind man smiled at the tired mother.
a)
Holding,
b)
doors, the
c)
man, smiled
d)
open, the
9.
Select the participial phrase
Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots.
Preparing for the weather, Meg grabbed her raincoat and rain boots.
a)
Preparing for the weather
b)
grabbed her raincoat
c)
grabbed her raincoat and rain boots
10.
Choose the correct comma placement for the below sentence:
Placing the cookies in the hot oven Sam burned his arm.
Placing the cookies in the hot oven Sam burned his arm.
a)
cookies, in
b)
Placing, the
c)
oven, Sam
11.
Identify the participial phrase.
Placing her money on the counter, the little girl smiled at the clerk.
Placing her money on the counter, the little girl smiled at the clerk.
a)
Placing her money
b)
Placing her money on the counter
c)
smiled at the clerk
12.
Where would you put the comma? Slipping her foot into the slipper her stepsisters glared at Cinderella.
a)
Slipping, her
b)
foot, into
c)
slipper, her
13.
Where would you put the comma?
Running for the bus my book fell in the mud.
Running for the bus my book fell in the mud.
a)
bus, my
b)
Running, for
c)
book, fell
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