Commas, Semicolons, & Colons Practice

Commas, Semicolons, & Colons Practice

10th Grade

34 Qs

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Commas, Semicolons, & Colons Practice

Commas, Semicolons, & Colons Practice

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.9-10.2A, L.9-10.2B, L.5.2A

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ruth Romero

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

34 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Part I: Place commas correctly in the following sentence. Commas are used to separate a series of items, to separate two or more modifiers, before conjunctions when they join independent clauses, and to offset nonessential phrases or clauses. Students hugged laughed and compared schedules on the first day of school.

Students hugged, laughed, and compared schedules on the first day of school.

Students hugged laughed, and compared schedules on the first day of school.

Students hugged, laughed and compared schedules on the first day of school.

Students hugged laughed and, compared schedules on the first day of school.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Place commas correctly in the following sentence. Commas are used to separate a series of items, to separate two or more modifiers, before conjunctions when they join independent clauses, and to offset nonessential phrases or clauses. Always make sure you are ready at 7:10 or you will be late for school.

Always make sure you are ready at 7:10, or you will be late for school.

Always, make sure you are ready at 7:10 or you will be late for school.

Always make sure, you are ready at 7:10 or you will be late for school.

Always make sure you are ready, at 7:10 or you will be late for school.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Are you really interested in going to that smelly dirty windowless restaurant?

Are you really interested in going to that smelly, dirty, windowless restaurant?

Are you really interested in going to that clean, bright, windowless restaurant?

Are you really interested in going to that smelly, dirty, well-lit restaurant?

Are you really interested in going to that smelly, clean, windowless restaurant?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Part I: Place commas correctly in the following sentence. Commas are used to separate a series of items, to separate two or more modifiers, before conjunctions when they join independent clauses, and to offset nonessential phrases or clauses. Jason walked all over the parking lot but he could not find his car.

Jason walked all over the parking lot, but he could not find his car.

Jason walked, all over the parking lot but he could not find his car.

Jason walked all over, the parking lot but he could not find his car.

Jason walked all over the parking lot but, he could not find his car.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Part I: Place commas correctly in the following sentence. Commas are used to separate a series of items, to separate two or more modifiers, before conjunctions when they join independent clauses, and to offset nonessential phrases or clauses. Stay close to the tour guide and be very careful where you step.

Stay close to the tour guide, and be very careful where you step.

Stay close, to the tour guide and be very careful where you step.

Stay close to the tour guide and, be very careful where you step.

Stay close to the tour guide and be, very careful where you step.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Part I: Place commas correctly in the following sentence. Commas are used to separate a series of items, to separate two or more modifiers, before conjunctions when they join independent clauses, and to offset nonessential phrases or clauses. She invited Mark Shawna Mike and Maria to her birthday dinner.

She invited Mark, Shawna, Mike, and Maria to her birthday dinner.

She invited Mark Shawna, Mike, and Maria to her birthday dinner.

She invited Mark, Shawna Mike and Maria to her birthday dinner.

She invited Mark, Shawna, Mike and Maria to her birthday dinner.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Part I: Place commas correctly in the following sentence. Commas are used to separate a series of items, to separate two or more modifiers, before conjunctions when they join independent clauses, and to offset nonessential phrases or clauses. Mr. Bassett who told us to attend the tennis match was nowhere to be found.

Mr. Bassett, who told us to attend the tennis match, was nowhere to be found.

Mr. Bassett who, told us to attend the tennis match, was nowhere to be found.

Mr. Bassett, who told us, to attend the tennis match was nowhere to be found.

Mr. Bassett who told us, to attend the tennis match, was nowhere to be found.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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