Common Core: 8th Grade English Language Arts › Use Punctuation to Indicate Pauses: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.2.A
Which of the following properly uses commas to structure the sentence?
Which of the following properly uses commas to structure the sentence?
Determine which choice best completes the underlined portion of the sentence below. In doing so consider grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and meaning.
Many people dislike running long _________ seems to really enjoy it.
For the following sentence, choose the answer that best expresses the underlined portion; if the original sentence is best, select “NO CHANGE.”
Angelica has a large and busy family: her father is a United States senator and former Army general; her sister, Eliza, is a New York City socialite who runs an orphanage; and her sister Peggy is married to the founder of a university.
Jupiter the largest planet in our solar system weighs more than twice as much as all the other planets in our solar system combined.
Emily’s birthday party included a scavenger hunt, a three-legged race, and a sleepover.
Determine which choice best completes the underlined portion of the sentence below. In doing so consider grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and meaning.
Kasey is a star backstroker on the swim __________ brother Kenny is scared of the water.
Determine which choice best completes the underlined portion of the sentence below. In doing so consider grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and meaning.
Kasey is a star backstroker on the swim __________ brother Kenny is scared of the water.
Kaitlyn, a star gymnast, made the national team as a sophomore, but she decided not to join until the summer so that she could finish the school year with her friends.
Which of the following sentences is NOT punctuated properly?