Grammar Review—Comma Usage

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: Fernando needs to finish his English essay, complete his Spanish homework, and study for an Italian test. Fernando needs to finish his English essay, complete his Spanish homework and study for an Italian test. Fernando needs to finish his English essay complete his Spanish homework and study for an Italian test.

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Fernando needs to finish his English essay, complete his Spanish homework, and study for an Italian test.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: Sebastian enjoys walking in the park, swimming in the pond, and dancing in the rain.; Sebastian is enjoying walking in the park, swimming in the pond and dancing in the rain.; Sebastian enjoys walks, in the park, swims in the pond, and dances in the rain.

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Sebastian enjoys walking in the park, swimming in the pond, and dancing in the rain.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: The benefits of eating a healthy breakfast are immense: it gives you energy, it quickens your metabolism, and it wakes you up., The benefits of eating a healthy breakfast are immense, it gives you energy, it quickens your metabolism, and it wakes you up., The benefits, of eating a healthy breakfast, are immense; it gives you energy, quickens your metabolism and wakes you up.

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The benefits of eating a healthy breakfast are immense: it gives you energy, it quickens your metabolism, and it wakes you up.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: Companies that sell tomato ketchup include Heinz and Hellman’s., Companies that sell tomato ketchup include, Heinz, and Hellman’s., Companies that sell tomato ketchup include Heinz, and Hellman’s.

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Companies that sell tomato ketchup include Heinz and Hellman’s.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: Exasperated, the coach threw down his clipboard and stormed out of the court., Exasperated, the coach threw down his clipboard, and stormed out of the court., Exasperated the coach, threw down his clipboard and stormed out of the court.

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Exasperated, the coach threw down his clipboard and stormed out of the court.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: Inside, the family was safe and warm.; Inside the family, was safe and warm.; Inside the family was safe, and warm.

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Inside, the family was safe and warm.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: Until you acknowledge the excellent work I did, I will do no more. / Until, you acknowledge the excellent work I did, I will do no more. / Until you acknowledge the excellent work, I did, I will do no more.

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Until you acknowledge the excellent work I did, I will do no more.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: To be successful takes a lot of hard work and determination., To be successful, takes a lot of hard work and determination., To be successful takes a lot of hard work, and determination.

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To be successful takes a lot of hard work and determination.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: Daniel was seeking his pen, for he didn’t know where it lay. Daniel was seeking his pen for he didn’t know, where it lay. Daniel was seeking his pen for he didn’t know where it lay.

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Daniel was seeking his pen, for he didn’t know where it lay.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: He watched the Tiger King documentary on Netflix and liked it., On Netflix, he watched the Tiger King documentary, and he liked it., He watched the Tiger King documentary on Netflix, and liked it.

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He watched the Tiger King documentary on Netflix and liked it.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A