Q4 W2 Friday Quiz

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

• In the dead of night, clever Prometheus stole a spark from the everlasting fire.

• In the dead of night clever Prometheus, stole a spark from the everlasting fire.

• In the dead of night clever Prometheus stole a spark, from the everlasting fire.

• In the dead, of night clever Prometheus stole a spark from the everlasting fire.

What change, if any, needs to be made to the underlined word?

The tiny flame flickered like starlight, for humans crowded around to get a good look.

• and

• yet

• but

• no change

What change, if any, needs to be made to the underlined word?

The tiny flame flickered like starlight, and humans crowd around to get a good look.

• no change

• crowded

• will crowd

• will have crowded

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Humanity was now cursed with hard work, pain, sickness, and death.

• Humanity was now cursed with hard, work pain, sickness, and death.

• Humanity was now cursed with hard work pain sickness, and, death.

• Humanity was now cursed with hard, work, pain, sickness, and, death.

What change, if any, should be made to the underlined word?

At the end of each day, whatever the eagle had eaten would grow back during the night.

• no change

• will have eaten

• has eaten

• have eaten

What change, if any, should be made to the underlined word?

Prometheus cried and begged for mercy, and Zeus turned his back and walked away.

• but

• for

• no change

• nor

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

• Finally, the mighty hero Hercules freed Prometheus from his pain.

• Finally, the mighty hero, Hercules freed Prometheus from his pain.

• Finally the mighty hero Hercules, freed Prometheus, from his pain.

• Finally, the mighty hero, Hercules freed Prometheus, from his pain.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Meanwhile, humans were burning their wood, cooking their food, and staying warm near the flames.

• Meanwhile, humans were burning their wood cooking, their food and staying, warm near the flames.

• Meanwhile, humans were burning their wood, cooking their food, and, staying warm near the flames.

• Meanwhile, humans were burning their wood, cooking their food and, staying warm near the flames.

What change, if any, needs to be made to the underlined word?

Humans were happy and grateful because they had the most precious gift of all.

• no change

• greatful

• gratefull

• gratefuller

What change, if any, should be made to the underlined word?

Prometheus gives a precious gift to humans and pays a painfull price.

• painful

• paneful

• panefull

• painfullness