Warm-Up Sentence Revision

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

• Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Amanda can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?

• Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener and a piece of paper?

• Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?

• Amanda can you please bring me the, pencil, sharpener and a piece of paper?

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

It was really cold last week ___ however, it's been in the 60's the last few days.

• Semicolon

• Colon

• Comma

• Period

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

After leaving the Capitol _______ Senator Dubitsky returned to her office to work on a speech, answer some letters, and meet with her staff.

• comma
• semicolon
• no punctuation

We ______________ a bike.

• have rode
• have readen
• have ride
• have ridden

I felt terrible because I had ______ all about the surprise party for Robert.

• forgoted
• forgot
• forgotten
• forget

Janet's bike has been _________ and she hopes to locate it soon.

• stoollen
• stealed
• steal
• stolen

Which sentence is correct?

• On her way to school, Marissa found a green woman's purse.
• On her way to school, Marissa found a woman's green purse.
• A green woman's purse was found by Marissa on her way to school.
• Marissa, on her way to school, was found by a woman's green purse.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which is the best way to write the sentence?

• Before I rewound the tape. We returned it to the store.

• I rewound the tape, before we returned it to the store.

• Before we returned it to the store; I rewound the tape.

• Before we returned it to the store, I rewound the tape.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4