Commas with Nonessential Elements

Quiz

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English

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7th - 10th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

L.6.2A, L.4.2C, L.7.1A

+1

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I just finished reading Gary Soto’s story “The Jacket” which describes a painful time in his early life.

Essential - no commas needed

Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We need a girl who can speak with a Southern accent to play the part.

Essential - no commas needed

Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We lived on Oxford Drive which is close to the airport.

Essential - no commas needed

Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Many Scottish names begin with the prefix “Mac” which means “the son of.”

Essential - no commas needed

Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Grasshoppers which are one of our most destructive insect pests can leap nearly twenty times the length of their bodies.

Essential - no commas needed

Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The store pays the parking fee of any customer who makes a purchase of twenty dollars or more.

Essential - no commas needed

Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Buffalo Bill whose real name was William F. Cody was a famous frontier scout.

Essential - no commas needed

Non-essential - add commas around the highlighted part

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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