Comma Usage
Read this sentence.
“What’s the plan for tomorrow? the
teacher asked his students.
In this sentence, tomorrow? the should be
written —
F tomorrow”? The
G tomorrow?” The
H tomorrow?” the
J as it is
H. tomorrow?" the
Read this sentence.
In this sentence, day" should be written —
Nancy says to her best friend, "I like eating ice cream on a hot summer day"
A day.
B day."
C day".
D as it is
B. day."
I never not imagined that there would be so many people at the hockey game.
In this sentence, not never should be written--
never
(25)The air got more colder.
In sentence 25, more colder should be written —
F colder
G coldest
H cold more
J as it is
F. colder
Read the sentence.
In this sentence, baddest score should be written —
Out of everyone in his group, Trevor received the baddest score on the science test.
F worst score
G bad score
H badder score
J as it is
F. worst score
22)“You are out of your mind if you think I am going on the most difficult trails!” exclaimed Addony.
In sentence 22, "You are out of your mind should be written—
A "You are out of your mind"
B "You" are out of your mind
C "You are out" of your mind
D as it is
D. as it is
Read this sentence.
In this sentence, before, Mary should be written —
"I have never been to another country before, Mary sadly said.
F as it is
G before," Mary
H before" Mary
J before", Mary
G. before," Mary
In this sentence, does not should be written--
as it is
Make "good" comparative
better
Read the sentence.
In this sentence, more colorful painting should be written —
The artist got an award for having the more colorful painting of all.
A most colorful painting
B as it is
C colorfuller painting
D colorfullest painting
A. most colorful painting
(21)"Who’s ready for the black diamonds.” I asked.
In sentence 21, “Who’s ready for the black diamonds.” should be written —
F “Who’s ready for the black diamonds!”
G “Who’s ready for the black diamonds”?
H “Who’s ready for the black diamonds?”
J as it is
H. "Who's ready for the black diamonds?"
Read this sentence.
In this sentence, today? asked should be written —
"How are you today? asked Mrs. Turner, "I hope you are ready for your test!"
A today"? asked
B as it is
C today?" asked
D today" asked
It hardly never rains where I live.
In this sentence, hardly never should be written--
hardly ever
Make "hot" comparative
Read this sentence.
A giraffe runs slowest than a
rhinoceros, but a cheetah is the fastest
of all.
In this sentence, runs slowest than should
be
written —
F runs slower than
G runs more slow than
H runs more slowest than
J as it is
F. runs slower than
Read this sentence.
In this sentence, Sylvia my oldest sister, plays should be written —
Sylvia my oldest sister, plays on a softball team at her school.
A Sylvia, my oldest sister, plays
B as it is
C Sylvia, my oldest sister plays
D Sylvia my oldest sister plays
A. Sylvia, my oldest sister, plays
Read this sentence.
In this sentence, shoes" should be written —
"Henry, come and pick up your shoes" demanded Henry's mother.
F shoes,"
G shoes",
H as it is
J shoes,
Which sentence is an example of a double negative?
F She was not going to see anything because the lenses were dirty.
G I couldn't wait to look through the high-powered lenses.
H I didn't see nothing when I used the binoculars.
J She didn't have a telescope, so she used binoculars.
H. I didn't see nothing when I used binoculars.
more amazing
Make "ugly" superlative
Read this sentence.
“Where did you come from David?”
In this sentence, from David?” should be
written —
F from, David?”
G from David”?
H from, David”?
J as it is
F. from, David?"
Read this sentence.
When your mother looks at you with a
stern face, points her finger, and
says “You get over here this minute!”
you know you are in trouble.
Which correction should be made to this
sentence?
A Change looks to look.
B Delete the comma after face.
C Insert a comma after says.
D Change are to is.
C. Insert a comma after says
Read this sentence.
In this sentence, did not look like no should be written —
The painting did not look like no master piece I had ever seen before.
A as it is
B did not look like any
C did not look like none
D did look like no
Make "favorite" comparative
Make "intelligent" superlative