wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

SAT Conventions (Commas) (3E, 3M, 4H)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I have to __________ confused.

a)

say, Jim that you sound

b)

say Jim, that you sound

c)

say, Jim, that you sound

d)

say, Jim, that you sound,

2.

The _____________________ tasted very bad.

a)

pancakes which I had gotten up early to make for my mother,

b)

pancakes, which I had gotten up early to make, for my mother

c)

pancakes, which I had gotten up early to make, for my mother,

d)

pancakes, which I had gotten up early to make for my mother,

3.

_____________________ rock walls that rise up from the valley floor below.

a)

Upon entering Yosemite National Park, visitors are greeted by spectacular views of the towering majestic

b)

Upon entering Yosemite National Park, visitors are greeted by spectacular views of the towering, majestic

c)

Upon entering Yosemite National Park, visitors are greeted by spectacular views of the towering, majestic,

d)

Upon entering, Yosemite National Park visitors are greeted by spectacular views of the towering, majestic,

4.

Surrounded by smart devices, modern humans find it ______________________________ that a mental health crisis is looming.

a)

difficult; to unplug from technology, this causes worry among experts

b)

difficult, to unplug from technology; this causes worry among experts

c)

difficult to unplug from technology, worrying experts

d)

difficult to unplug from technology that causes experts to worry

5.

Hermine "Miep" Gies, an Austrian-born Dutch citizen, sheltered Anne Frank and her family, along with four other Dutch Jews, from the Nazis during World War II. Employed by Jewish businessman Otto ________________ Anne Frank's diary after their arrest. Gies stored the papers, hoping to return them to Anne, but gave them to Otto Frank upon his return from Auschwitz in 1945. She co-authored "Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family" in 1987 with Alison Leslie Gold. Gies died in 2010, a month before her 101st birthday.

a)

Frank - Gies, along with colleague Bep Voskuijl - retrieved

b)

Frank, Gies, along with colleague Bep Voskuijl - retrieved

c)

Frank. Gies, along with colleague Bep Voskuijl, retrieved

d)

Frank, Gies, along with colleague Bep Voskuijl, retrieved

6.

Researchers suggest that Earth's inner core may have recently stopped rotating relative to the mantle and surface. This apparent standstill might be part of a cyclic reversal in the inner core's rotation, occurring approximately every 70 years, influencing Earth's day length and magnetic field. Some skepticism __________ differing views on the inner core's rotation and the need for further research to understand the underlying mechanisms and implications.

a)

exists - within the scientific community - with

b)

exists within the scientific community with

c)

exists within the scientific community, with

d)

exists, within the scientific community, with

7.

What is the CORE SUBJECT/VERB pair of the following sentence:

The missing caravan of covered wagons, including the 259 people traveling with it, was last seen departing Soda Springs, Idaho in 1843.

a)

covered wagons . . . traveling

b)

covered wagons . . . departing

c)

people . . . traveling

d)

caravan . . . was

8.

What is the CORE SUBJECT/VERB pair of the following sentence:

For generations, the secret had remained unknown to everyone outside of a small family of brave sea otters who dared to explore the shipwreck.

a)

generations . . . had remained

b)

secret . . . had remained

c)

everyone . . . dared

d)

sea otters . . . dared

9.

What is the CORE SUBJECT/VERB pair of the following sentence:

Historically, an unpopular incumbent, a sitting governor with an approval rating that hovers at or below 44%, has not fared well in seeking reelection.

a)

incumbent . . . has not fared

b)

governor . . . has not fared

c)

rating . . . hovers

d)

governor . . . seeking

10.

As a member of the Soyuz TM-6 _____________ to reach out space.

a)

crew, astronaut Abdul Ahad Mohmand became the first Afghan and fourth Muslim

b)

crew, astronaut, Abdul Ahad Mohmand became the first Afghan and fourth Muslim

c)

crew, astronaut, Abdul Ahad Mohmand became the first Afghan and fourth Muslim,

d)

crew, astronaut, Abdul Ahad Mohmand, became the first Afghan, and fourth Muslim,