Comma Splice Errors in Celebrity Grammar

Comma Splice Errors in Celebrity Grammar

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main topic of the video?

Celebrity gossip

Grammar mistakes by celebrities

Music reviews

Movie critiques

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a comma splice error?

Misplacing a period

Using a semicolon incorrectly

Using too many commas in a sentence

Using a comma to join two independent clauses

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Katy Perry's tweet, what is the subject of the first clause?

I

Reminded

Midnight

Cinderella

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an independent clause?

A clause without a verb

A clause that cannot stand alone

A clause that can stand alone as a sentence

A clause without a subject

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a dependent clause in Katy Perry's tweet?

That all the SS at midnight

She was not thrilled

I reminded Cinderella

Cinderella was not thrilled

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one way to fix a comma splice error?

Change the verb

Remove the subject

Add a semicolon

Add a comma

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a semicolon do in a sentence?

Introduces a quote

Joins two independent clauses

Separates items in a list

Ends a sentence

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