PSSA ELA Review

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

• After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The winds dispersed.
The rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist.
The clouds fell apart.
The sun shone through.

• The winds dispersed, the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.
• After the winds dispersed and the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.
• The winds dispersed, and the rain slackened to a drizzle.  The clouds fell apart and sun shone through.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated sentence?

• As, for Jeff Eaton, he was alive when emergency workers arrived at the MegaRamp, but his injuries were grave. 
• As for Jeff Eaton, he was alive when emergency workers arrived at the MegaRamp but his injuries were grave. 
• As for Jeff Eaton, he was alive when emergency workers arrived at the MegaRamp, but his injuries were grave. 

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following is the best way to punctuate this sentence?

• I was tired because I worked all day.
• I was tired, because I worked all day.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

• My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.
• My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.
• My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.
• My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• You may have, hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
• You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate; hot tea; or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate or hot tea or coffee, to drink. 

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

All the children ________ to school at 8 am.

• go

• goes

• is

• is going

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Physics ________ my favorite subject in school.

• become

• is become

• becoming

• is

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

The Japanese ________ friendly people.

• be

• is

• are

• was

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

Most of the coffee ________ sugar.

• have

• having

• has

• are having

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D