Darn commas and Cool Semi-Colons

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Ms. Brown decided the students needed help with commas, semi-colons, and capitalization.

• Ms. Brown, decided the students needed help with commas, semi-colons, and capitalization.

• Ms. Brown decided, that the students needed help with commas, semi-colons and capitalization.

• Ms. Brown decided that the students, needed help, with commas, semi-colons, and capitalization.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which sentence uses a semi-colon appropriately?

• The Romeo and Juliet projects were; absolutely amazing.

• The Romeo and Juliet projects were absolutely amazing; Ms. Brown was pleased.

• The Romeo and Juliet projects; were amazing; so Ms. Brown was pleased.

• The Romeo and Juliet projects were amazing; so pleasing.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• If more students turned work in on time, everyone, would be passing English.

• If, more students turned work in on time, everyone would be passing English.

• If more students, turned work in on time, everyone, would be passing, English.

• If more students turned work in on time, everyone would be passing English.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which sentence uses ALL punctuation correctly?

• Ms. Brown's dog Daisy loves to help grade student work, Daisy gets frustrated when students don't capitalize names.

• Ms. Brown's dog, Daisy, loves to help grade student work; Daisy gets frustrated when students don't capitalize names.

• Ms. Brown's dog, Daisy loves to help grade student work; but Daisy gets frustrated when students don't, capitalize names.

• Ms. Brown's dog Daisy loves to help grade students work, Daisy gets frustrated when students don't capitalize names.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is NOT a comma rule?

• Use commas between items in a list or series.

• Use a comma for a compound sentence to separate the independent clauses.

• Use a comma when making a direct address to someone

• Use a comma to separate complete sentences.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which sentence correctly separates the COORDINATING ADJECTIVES?

• The intelligent, creative students impressed Ms. Brown with their diligent, inventive work.

• The intelligent creative, students impressed Ms. Brown with their diligent inventive, work.

• The intelligent, creative students, impressed Ms. Brown with their diligent, inventive, work

• The intelligent, creative students impressed, Ms. Brown, with their diligent inventive work.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which sentence is just absolutely, perfectly punctuated correctly?

• Students I hope you are succeeding on this little quiz and I hope you are having a lucky exciting St. Patrick's Day.

• Students, I hope you are succeeding on this little quiz, and I hope you are having a lucky, exciting St. Patrick's Day.

• Students I hope you are succeeding on this little quiz and, I hope you are having a lucky, exciting, St. Patrick's Day.

• Students, I hope you are succeeding on this little, quiz, and I hope you are having a lucky, exciting St. Patrick's, Day.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

In what situation would you use a semi-colon?

• To separate items in a list.

• To emphasize extra information in a sentence.

• To separate two complete sentences that are closely related.

• To show that you are a genius.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• After a long tedious week, the students were ready for the weekend, but first they needed to turn in work.

• After a long, tedious week, the students were ready for the weekend, but first they needed to turn in work.

• After, a long tedious week, the students were ready for the weekend, but first they needed to turn in work.

• After a long, tedious, week, the students were ready for the weekend but, first they needed to turn in work.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which sentence uses COMMAS and SEMI-COLONS correctly?

• Ms. Brown, a true fan of Shakespeare, hoped her cell-phone addicted students enjoyed the play; every once in a while, it's important to take a break from social media.

• Ms. Brown a true fan of Shakespeare, hoped her cell-phone addicted students enjoyed the play, every once in a while; it's important to take a break from social media

• Ms. Brown, a true fan, of Shakespeare, hoped her cell-phone, addicted students enjoyed the play; every once in a while it's important to take a break from social, media.

• Ms. Brown, a true fan of Shakespeare hoped her, cell-phone addicted students enjoyed the play, every once in a while; it's important to take a break from social media.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A