English Language Arts Grade 10 45 min

Commas with direct addresses, introductory words, interjections, interrupters, and antithetical phrases

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Where does the comma go in: 'David please close the door'?

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Where does the comma go in: 'This book by the way is a bestseller'?

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Where does the comma go in: 'The key is persistence not genius'?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
0.Maria, can you help me?
1.Maria can you help me?
2.Maria can, you help me?
3.Maria can you, help me?
Easy
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
0.The car is of course brand new.
1.The car is, of course brand new.
2.The car is of course, brand new.
3.The car is, of course, brand new.
Easy
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
0.We need action not words.
1.We need action, not words.
2.We need, action not words.
3.We need action not, words.

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