Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Venice, Italy, the setting of this tale, is full of labyrinths and crypts.

Which sentences are NOT punctuated correctly?

The crypts of: Venice, Paris, and other European cities are full of bones., The crypts of Venice, Paris and other European cities, are full of bones., The crypts of Venice, Paris, and other European cities; are full of bones.

Find the complex sentences.

Fortunato falls for Montresor's lies because he has been drinking., As they descend into the family catacombs, Fortunato mocks Montresor.

Which sentence has used a semicolon correctly?

Montresor and his victim have a long history; it's a past with many wounds.

Which sentences best telescope the idea that Montresor gets revenge.

In the story The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor gets revenge on his friend., Montresor gets revenge by lying to Fortunato, then luring him to his death.

Find the compound sentences.

Their torches grow dim as they descend, and the air is harder to breathe., Montresor warns Fortunato's of the cold, but Fortunato insists they go on.

Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?

Montresor is a vindictive man; after all these years, he is still bitter.

Complex sentences contain dependent clauses. Find the complex sentence below:

When the Duke describes his last duchess, he shows digust at her kindness.

Which sentence below is NOT a simple sentence?

Though we don't know how she died, the speaker implies that he killed her.

A sentence with two independent clauses is compound. Find the compound sentence below.

Writers characterize figures, and readers visualize those characters.

Which of the following is a complete sentence, otherwise known as an independent clause?

Readers can sense the believability of a fictional character.

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1
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Venice, Italy, the setting of this tale is full of labyrinths and crypts.
Venice, Italy, the setting of this tale, is full of labyrinths, and crypts.
Venice, Italy the setting of this tale, is full of labyrinths and crypts.
Venice, Italy, the setting of this tale, is full of labyrinths and crypts.
2
Which sentences are NOT punctuated correctly?
The crypts of: Venice, Paris, and other European cities are full of bones.
The crypts of Venice, Paris and other European cities, are full of bones.
The crypts of Venice, Paris, and other European cities; are full of bones.
The crypts of Venice, Paris, and other European cities are full of bones.
3
Find the complex sentences.
Fortunato falls for Montresor's lies because he has been drinking.
All of Montresor's servants have disobeyed his orders to stay home.
Carnivale in Venice, Italy is a crowded and boisterous event.
As they descend into the family catacombs, Fortunato mocks Montresor.
4
Which sentence has used a semicolon correctly?
The speaker, Montresor; doesn't disclose Fortunato's sins against him.
Montresor is the speaker; but he never says what Fortunato did to him.
The speaker never explains the thousand injuries; why he wants revenge.
Montresor and his victim have a long history; it's a past with many wounds.
5
Which sentences best telescope the idea that Montresor gets revenge.
Revenge happens in Edgar Allan Poe's short story.
Fortunato dies after his "friend" Montresor gets revenge on him.
In the story The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor gets revenge on his friend.
Montresor gets revenge by lying to Fortunato, then luring him to his death.
6
Dependent clauses represent complete thoughts.
True
False
7
Semicolons can combine two or more independent clauses.
False
True
8
Find the compound sentences.
Their torches grow dim as they descend, and the air is harder to breathe.
Nitre on catacomb walls results from the seawater seeping into the rock.
Montresor offers his victim wine more than once during their descent.
Montresor warns Fortunato's of the cold, but Fortunato insists they go on.
9
Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
Poe wrote several tales involving methodical, premeditated murder and pain.
Montresor is a vindictive man; after all these years, he is still bitter.
Fortunato, an unfortunate character, scoffs at Montresor's family heritage.
Both of these men reside in Venice, Italy even though one's name is French.
10
Complex sentences contain dependent clauses. Find the complex sentence below:
The duke keeps the portait of his young wife hidden behind a heavy curtain.
When the Duke describes his last duchess, he shows digust at her kindness.
The poem My Last Duchess is written in the first person POV.
Fifteen year old Lucrezia de Medici married Duke Alfonso III of Ferrara.
11
Which sentence below is NOT a simple sentence?
Lucrezia de Medici was the Duchess of Ferrara.
Duke Alfonso II of Ferrara was engaged to Lucrezia's older sister.
Though we don't know how she died, the speaker implies that he killed her.
My Last Duchess was written by poet Robert Browning.
12
A sentence with two independent clauses is compound. Find the compound sentence below.
The speaker in the poem "My Last Duchess" is an unreliable narrator.
Writers characterize figures, and readers visualize those characters.
Writers routinely take inspiration from historical people and events.
Although characters are often complex, they often don't feel real.
13
Which of the following is a complete sentence, otherwise known as an independent clause?
Reading a short story or novel, and analyzing a character's motives.
All of the tools authors use to create complex characters in fiction.
Readers can sense the believability of a fictional character.
A character's words, thoughts, actions, effects on others, and looks.
14
"Telescoping" a sentence refers to adding detail to enrich and extend the sentence's meaning.
False
True
15
A comma is all that is needed to join two or more independent clauses.
True
False

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