PoP Retest 10.Di

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Lisa loves cooking her family and her dogs.

• Lisa loves cooking, her family, and her dogs.

• Lisa loves cooking her family, and her dogs.

• Lisa loves cooking, her family and her dogs.

What modification is necessary in the following sentence?

Because summer vacation had begun the eager students applauded.

• Add a comma after eager

• Add a comma after begun

• add a comma after begun, and add a comma after students.

• No change is necessary

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?

• Before we eat, my brother and I, always wash our hands.

• Before we eat my brother and I always wash our hands.

• Before we eat, my brother and I always wash our hands.

• Before, we eat my brother and I always wash our hands.

Select the sentence that best merges the following ideas into a coherent statement.

Eloise is the quietest girl I know.

She yelled at the bully.

• Eloise, the quietest girl I know, yelled at the bully.

• Eloise, the quietest girl I know yelled at the bully.

• Eloise is the quietest girl I know yelling at the bully.

• Eloise the quietest girl I know, yelled at the bully.

What is another way to write the following sentence?

Due to John running late, he decided to cancel the meeting.

• John decided, to cancel the meeting, since he was running late.

• John decided to cancel the meeting although he was running late.

• John decided to cancel the meeting since he was running late.

• John decided to cancel the meeting since he was running late.

Identify the sentence that correctly combines the two sentences into one.

Tom loves to read. He reads every night.

• Tom loves to read, he reads every night.

• Tom, who loves to read, reads every night.

• Tom loves to read he reads every night.

• Loving to read, Tom reads every night.