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#English #10thgrade #grammar #commas
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1
Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement
"Yes," Ting said "I saw the baby panda at the zoo today."
"Yes," Ting said, "I saw the baby panda at the zoo today."
"Yes" Ting said "I saw the baby panda at the zoo today."
2
I wanted to go to the beach but I had to go to school.
No change
beach, but
beach; but
beach but,
3
Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement
You will, never listen to rules, will you?
You will never listen to rules. Will you?
You will never listen to rules will you?
You will never listen to rules, will you?
4
Where does the comma go?
No comma needed
We, have a lot of rain in June, but not in May.
We have a lot of rain in June but, not in May.
We have a lot of rain in June, but not in May.
5
Before we leave class we have to finish this Quiz.
have to finish, this Kahoot.
class, we have to
No change
leave, class we
6
No matter how fast he ran he couldn't win the race.
ran; he
fast, he
correct
ran, he
7
Tokyo is the capital of japan.
capitol of Japan
Japan.
Tokyo is the capitol,
Tokyo, is the capital of Japan.
8
Which comes first? Quotation marks or period (full stop)?
Period
Quotation marks
9
"I really love vocab quizzes" Karly said.
quizzes." Karly said.
No change
'I really love: vocab quizzes," Karly said.
quizzes," Karly said.
10
Which of these should have a semi-colon?
London is a great capital; the free museums are amazing.
The architecture of Berlin is dramatic; frankfurters are delicious.
Once you've been to Copenhagen; everywhere else pales in comparison.
Paris is a beautiful city; wide streets and fabulous food.
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Well, that's a wrap.
No change
Well that's, a wrap.
Well, thats a wrap.
Well that's a wrap,
12
Which one is using the semi-colon correctly?
I think beavers are so cute; and everyone should own one
The beaver is very industrious; it builds dams on its own.
The noble beaver, however; will bite your arm off.
The magnificent beaver tail; helps the beaver swim.
13
Which one is using the semi-colon correctly?
My cat, who has long fur; frequently gets hairballs.
Finley is a very fluffy cat; he gets lots of hairballs.
After my cat had a hairball; I had to clean the rug.
My cat had a giant hairball; and I had to clean the rug.
14
I need you to do these things be positive have fun and try hard.
things; be positive have fun and try hard.
No change
things: be positive, have fun, and try hard.
things, be positive, have fun, and try hard.
15
I will however take three days to grade it.
No change
will, however,
will; however
however, take three days, to grade
16
Which sentence correctly uses MLA format and punctuation?
"The plague killed 1.5 million people" (Jones 7).
"The plague killed 1.5 million people (Jones 7)".
17
Do you know why he's absent today
absent, today.
absent, today?
today
today?
18
Which of these should NOT be connected with a semi-colon?
The stock exchange fell sharply _I would wait before selling your shares.
The stock exchange fell sharply _ investor confidence is very low.
The stock exchange fell sharply _many investors sold their shares.
The stock exchange fell sharply _ a difficult day for everybody.
19
Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement
She finished her work, and then, took a long lunch.
She finished her work, and then took a long lunch.
She finished her work and then, took a long lunch.
She finished her work and then took a long lunch.
20
Did you know that undersea earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides can cause tsunamis.
comma after know
needs a question mark at the end
remove comma after landslides
correct
21
Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement
"We need to buy more sugar" she said "before it runs out!"
"We need to buy more sugar," she said, "before it runs out!"
"We need to buy more sugar," she said "before it runs out!"
22
The friends ordered their food individually so it took a long time.
individually, so,
individually, so
individually; so
No change
23
You did well on this test, right?
LOL NO
test, right.
on this test right?
No change
