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WorksheetsComma Usage & Dialogue Review (1st hr.)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Identify the phrase or clause:
Recently scientists found the first fossils of Gigantosaurus, which means "monstrous lizard."
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Restrictive
Identify the phrase or clause:
The only part of a shark that lasts for millions of years is its teeth!
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Restrictive
Identify the phrase or clause:
Many insects become fossilized when they get stuck in amber.
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Miss Carson, who is wearing the red dress, is the winner.
Miss Carson who is wearing the red dress is the winner.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
The person, who writes the best essay, will win a prize
The person who writes the best essay will win a prize.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Every student, who sells four tickets, will earn a pizza party.
Every student who sells four trickets will earn a pizza party.
Identify the phrase or clause:
The soft cartilage that makes up sharks' skeletons dissolves over time.
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Restrictive
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.
My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.
My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.
My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
The chair, that matches my couch, is the one I want.
The chair that matches my couch, is the one I want.
The chair that matches my couch is the one I want.
The chair, that matches, my couch is the one I want.
Which sentence is written correctly?
Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat"
Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat."
Bob responded, "I think I'd like a cat."
Bob, "responded I think I'd like a cat"
Which sentence is written correctly?
Bob said, "I think I'd call it Fluffy"
Bob said, "I think I'd call it Fluffy."
Bob said "I think I'd call it Fluffy."
Bob said, I think I'd call it Fluffy."
Which sentence is written correctly?
"That movie was awful"! Complained George as he stormed out of the theater.
"That movie was awful!" complained George as he stormed out of the theater.
That movie was awful! complained George as he stormed out of the theater.
Which sentence is written correctly?
"You're not nearly fast enough to beat me in a race," Taunted Sheila.
"You're not nearly fast enough to beat me in a race." Taunted Sheila.
"You're not nearly fast enough to beat me in a race," taunted Sheila.
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?
Mason asked his friend, "Do you have a pencil that I can borrow?"
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False
The following sentence contains dialogue
My mom says that we should probably get going.
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false
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
The students, who can pass this test, will receive stickers.
The students who, can pass this test, will receive stickers.
The students who can pass this test will receive stickers.
The students who can pass this test, will receive stickers.
Combine the following sentences to form a sentence with a restrictive clause.
The computer needs a new processor. The computer is sitting on the technician's desk.
The computer that is sitting on the technician's desk, needs a new processor.
The computer, that is sitting on the technician's desk, needs a new processor.
The computer that is sitting on the technician's desk needs a new processor.
The computer needs a new processor, and is sitting on the technician's desk.
Choose the correctly written dialogue sentence.
“I don’t understand Joe whispered to his teacher why I missed this question.”
“I don’t understand.” Joe whispered to his teacher why I missed this question.
“I don’t understand” Joe whispered to his teacher “why I missed this question.”
“I don’t understand,” Joe whispered to his teacher, “why I missed this question.”
