Punctuation

Which sentence is written correctly?

• We ate chicken, rice, carrots.
• We ate chicken, rice, and carrots.
• We ate chicken, rice, and, carrots.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which sentence is written correctly?

• May 5 2016
• May, 5 2016
• May 5, 2016

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Fix this sentence!
Let's eat grandma! 

• Let's eat, grandma!
• Let's, eat grandma!

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Which sentence includes the correct use of commas?

• Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.
• Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.

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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.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the difference between a hyphen and a dash?

• The length of a hyphen is shorter than the length of a dash.
• Hyphens are typically used in compound adjectives, while dashes can be used to indicate an interruption, or a substitute for parentheses. 
• There are two types of dashes (em and en) but there is only one type of hyphen.
• All of the above.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the sentence below:

Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

• Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else - in the department.

• Mr. Lee suits the job—he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

• Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else — in the department.

• Mr. Lee suits the job - he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the sentence below:

There are fewer Italian American communities these days.

• There are fewer Italian-American communities these days.

• No change necessary.

• There are fewer Italian—American communities these days.

• There are fewer Italian —American communities these days

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the sentence below:

She has stopped buying 2 liter bottles and has started buying 0.5 liter bottles, instead.

• No change necessary.

• She has stopped buying 2—liter bottles and has started buying 0.5—liter bottles, instead.

• She has stopped buying 2-liter bottles and has started buying 0.5-liter bottles, instead.

• She has stopped buying 2 liter bottles and has started buying 0.5 liter bottles - instead.

He who shall not be named is coming up the stairs. 

• He-who-shall-not-be-named is coming up the stairs. 
• He — who — shall — not — be —named is coming up the stairs. 
• He who shall not be named — is coming up the stairs. 
• No change necessary.

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CCSS.L.8.2A