End of week Quiz - 1/09-1/13

Where do you place the comma in this sentence:

Before Syria gained independence in 1946 the country was controlled by France.

• Before Syria gained independence in 1946 the country, was controlled by France.

• Before Syria ,gained independence in 1946 the country was controlled by France.

• Before Syria gained independence in 1946, the country was controlled by France.

• Before Syria gained independence in 1946 the country was controlled, by France.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Where do you place the comma in this sentence?

Americans toss out 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour and approximately fifteen hundred bottles wind up in landfills and and the ocean every second.

• Americans toss out 2.5 million plastic bottles, every hour and approximately fifteen hundred bottles wind up in landfills and the ocean every second.

• Americans toss out 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour, and approximately fifteen hundred bottles wind up in landfills and the ocean every second.

• Americans toss out 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour and approximately fifteen hundred bottles, wind up in landfills and the ocean every second.

• Americans toss out 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour and approximately fifteen hundred bottles wind up in landfills, and the ocean every second.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Where do you place the comma in this sentence?

Akira might enroll directly in a four-year college after high school or she might save some money by starting at a community college.

• Akira might enroll directly in a four-year college after high school, or she might save some money by starting at a community college.

• Akira might enroll directly in a four-year college, after high school or she might save some money by starting at a community college.

• Akira might enroll directly in a four-year college after high school or she might save some money, by starting at a community college.

• Akira might enroll directly in a four-year, college after high school or she might save some money by starting at a community college.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Using Quotations: Which answer corrects this sentence?

Sir Francis Bacon remarked, "In charity there is no excess".

• Sir Francis Bacon remarked ",In charity there is no excess."

• Sir Francis Bacon remarked, "In charity there is no excess."

• Sir Francis Bacon remarked ",In charity there is no excess".

• Sir Francis Bacon remarked, ",In charity there is no excess."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Using Quotations: Which answer corrects this sentence?

"A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning", said NFL coach Chuck Noll.

• "A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning!" said NFL coach Chuck Noll.

• "A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning" said NFL coach Chuck Noll.

• "A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning." Said NFL coach Chuck Noll.

• "A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning," said NFL coach Chuck Noll.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which answer removes the redundant word of this sentence?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about approximately one in six Americans gets sick with foodborne illnesses each year.

• The Centers for Disease Control estimates that about approximately one in six Americans gets sick with foodborne illnesses each year.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about approximately one in six Americans gets sick each year.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about approximately one in six gets sick with foodborne illnesses each year.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately one in six Americans gets sick with foodborne illnesses each year.

Using Quotations: Which answer corrects this sentence?

"Children." Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "are likely to live up to what you believe of them".

• "Children." Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "Are likely to live up to what you believe of them".

• "Children," Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "are likely to live up to what you believe of them."

• "Children." Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "are likely to live up to what you believe of them."

• "Children," Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "are likely to live up to what you believe of them".

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

When looking for Coordinating Conjunctions, what does FANBOYS stand for?

• For,And,Not,But,Or,Yes,So.

• Finally,Also,Nor,But,Or,Yet,So.

• For,Also,Not,But,Or,Yellow,So.

• For,And,Nor,But,Or,Yet,So.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What figure of speech uses a comparison using "like or as"?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Pun

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What figure or speech gives human characteristics to something nonhuman?

• Pun

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4