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1
Which date is written correctly?
January, 25
January 2023
25 January, 2023
January 25 2023
2
In this impoverished region with its arid soil a typical diet may contain only 800 calories a day.
Add a comma after region and a comma after soil
Add a semicolon after soil
NO CHANGE
Add a comma after soil
3
Which is the correct version of the sentence?
The salad had walnuts, cranberries, and lettuce.
The salad had walnuts, cranberries and lettuce.
The salad had walnuts, cranberries, and, lettuce.
The salad had walnuts, cranberries and, lettuce.
4
Lakesha hopes to win the approval of her mother by switching her major from fine arts to pre-med.
Add a comma after major
NO CHANGE
Add a comma after hopes and mother
Add a comma after mother
5
Which of these is the correct version of the sentence?
Happily the kitten basked in the marshmallows.
Happily, the kitten, basked in the marshmallows.
Happily, the kitten basked in the marshmallows.
Happily, the kitten basked, in the marshmallows.
6
Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?
I read as far as Act 1 scene 4, in Macbeth last night.
I read as far as Act 1 scene 4 in Macbeth last night.
I read as far as Act 1, scene 4 in Macbeth last night.
I read as far as Act, 1 scene, 4 in Macbeth last night.
7
Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?
No I have never seen torch ginger plants, in a rain forest.
No, I have never seen torch ginger plants, in a rain forest.
No, I have never seen torch ginger plants in a rain forest.
No I have never seen torch ginger plants in a rain forest.
8
To finish her shift without spilling another hot pizza into a customer's lap, is Michelle's only goal tonight.
NO CHANGE
Add a comma after hot
Delete comma after lap
Add a comma after shift
9
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
To avoid burning his popcorn, Joe kept his nose against the microwave.
To avoid burning his popcorn Joe kept his nose against the microwave.
To avoid burning his popcorn Joe kept his nose, against the microwave.
To avoid, burning his popcorn, Joe kept his nose against the microwave.
10
Mr. Finklestein, who assigns more papers than he has time to grade, keeps student essays forever before returning them.
Incorrect
Correct
11
Which is the correct version of the sentence?
The friendly welcoming large group of students cheered.
The friendly, welcoming, large group of students cheered.
The friendly, welcoming large group of students cheered.
The friendly, welcoming, large, group of students, cheered.
12
Your girlfriend to be perfectly honest cares more for your wallet than she does for you.
Add a comma after girlfriend and honest
Add a comma after girlfriend and after wallet
NO CHANGE
Add a comma after girlfriend
13
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
He favored traditional, political institutions.
He favored traditional political, institutions.
He favored, traditional, political institutions.
He favored traditional political institutions.
14
George used War and Peace a heavy, thick, intimidating book to smash the cockroaches he found crawling on the walls.
Add a comma after Peace
Add commas after Peace, book, and crawling
NO CHANGE
Add a comma after Peace and after book
15
Which of these sentences is correct?
The students, acted differently whenever a substitute taught the class.
The students acted differently whenever a substitute taught the class.
The students acted, differently, whenever a substitute taught the class.
The students acted differently, whenever a substitute taught the class.
16
Eaten by mosquitoes we wished that we had made hotel reservations.
NO CHANGE
Add a comma after made
Add a comma after mosquitoes
Add a comma after wished
17
What is the correct version of this sentence?
While the ponies splashed, the birds, played.
While the ponies splashed the birds played.
While the ponies splashed, the birds played.
While the ponies, splashed, the birds played.
18
Mrs. Mauzy returned the quiz to Kristy who slept in class everyday.
Correct
Incorrect
19
The student who saw a spaceship land in the parking lot ran to his class.
Correct
Incorrect
20
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
Jim studied hard for his chemistry quiz, but still failed.
Jim studied hard for his chemistry quiz but still failed.
Jim studied hard, for his chemistry quiz, but still failed.
Jim studied hard for his chemistry quiz but, still failed.
21
Take this soup bone Joe and give it to the puppy before he starts chewing on our shoes.
Add a comma after bone
NO CHANGE
Add commas around Joe
Add commas around Joe and after puppy
22
Which is the correct version of this sentence?
He threw a tantrum, and his sister danced around.
He threw a tantrum and his sister, danced around.
He threw a tantrum and his sister danced around.
He threw a tantrum and, his sister danced around.
23
Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?
My home address is 4500 Timber Lane Lawrence, KS 66046.
My home address is 4500 Timber Lane, Lawrence KS 66046.
My home address is 4500 Timber Lane, Lawrence, KS, 66046.
My home address is 4500 Timber Lane, Lawrence, KS 66046.
24
"When you get hungry," my mother announced "I want you to try a bowl of this squid eyeball stew."
Add a comma after announced
NO CHANGE
Add a comma after squid
Delete the comma after hungry
