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Sentence CORE for Final
Sentence CORE for Final
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Why do we punctuate sentences?
To make sure nothing is confusing.
To separate ideas.
The media says so.
To help the reader see the core among the other phrases and clauses.
2
Punctuation does not have specific rules for where you need to place commas.
False
True
3
Is this correct?
"Adding punctuation to a sentence affects where other punctuation will be placed."
False
True
4
Is this correctly written?
"Apples, a very sweet fruit, are one of people's favorite things to eat!"
True
False
5
What is wrong with this sentence?
"Spanish which is a new language that I am learning is very hard to understand."
No colon.
No lowercase letters.
No commas to set off the clause that interrupts the core.
No capitol letters.
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Is this correctly written?
"Under the bed, I saw a mouse!"
True
False
7
Is this correct?
"Adding punctuation affects the meaning of a sentence."
True
False
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What do you do when something interrupts the core of a sentence?
Set off the start and end of the clause or phrase with commas.
Set off the end of the clause or phrase with a comma.
Set off the beginning of the clause or phrase with a comma.
Sandwich it with commas
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Is this sentence correct?
"I can’t go to the baseball game but you should go without me."
False
True
10
What is the CORE of a sentence?
The main verb of a sentence
Not part of a sentence
The smallest statement that could be a sentence.
The main noun of a sentence
11
Which is punctuated correct?
The answer, I think is 10
The answer I think, is 10
The answer, I think, is 10
The answer I think is 10
12
Why do we create sentences?
To use punctuation.
To communicate the message of a core sentence.
Because we want to.
13
More details makes a sentence more clear.
True
False
14
Is this correctly written?
"Sarah a girl you know, studied."
True
False
15
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
After, she set her goals Alexa Canady was determined to succeed.
After she set her goals Alexa Canady was determined to succeed.
After, she set her goals, Alexa Canady was determined to succeed.
After she set her goals, Alexa Canady was determined to succeed.
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Is this correct? "Tigers are the most powerful, dangerous, and threatening of all animals."
No
Yes and a tiger isn't the scariest.
Yes
No and a tiger is the scariest.
17
Where in this sentence is the phrase that isn't part of the core?
"The party, which got a little out of hand, went well."
Before the CORE
After the CORE
Nowhere in the sentence.
In between the subject and predicate.
18
Which is correct
James flunked his history class.
James failed his test, homework and history class
James failed his test, homework, and his history class.
James failed his history class and his history final.
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It's inappropriate to put commas where you pause.
False
True
20
Does this sentence need commas?
"Shelby was reading her book while the sink was overflowing."
No additional punctuation required.
Add a colon.
It does not need commas.
It needs commas.
