Question 1

Which of the following is the correct placement of a comma in a compound sentence?

Accepted Answer

I studied for my exam, and then I went to bed early.

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I studied for my exam and then, I went to bed early.

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I studied for my exam and, then I went to bed early.

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I studied for my exam and then I went to bed early.

Question 2

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?

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Sheila walked to the store, bought some groceries, and returned home.

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Sheila walked to the store bought some groceries and returned home.

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Sheila walked, to the store bought some groceries, and returned home.

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Sheila walked to the store bought some groceries, and returned home.

Question 3

Which of the following sentences uses proper comma placement?

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After dinner, I went for a walk.

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After dinner I went for a walk.

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After dinner; I went for a walk.

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After dinner I went for a walk,

Question 4

Which of the following sentences shows an example of a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

I went to the store, I bought some groceries.

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I went to the store, and I bought some groceries.

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I went to the store and, I bought some groceries.

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I went to the store. I bought some groceries.

Question 5

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct parallel structure?

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She enjoys hiking, swimming, and cycling.

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She enjoys hike, swimming, and cycling.

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She enjoys hiking, swim, and cycling.

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She enjoys to hike, swimming, and cycling.

Question 6

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct punctuation for a complex sentence?

Accepted Answer

Although it was raining, the children went outside to play.

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Although it was raining the children went outside, to play.

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Although it was raining the children went outside to play.

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Although it was raining the children went outside to play.

Question 7

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct use of commas in a series?

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I bought apples, bananas, and oranges at the grocery store.

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I bought apples, bananas, and oranges at, the grocery store.

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I bought apples bananas and oranges at the grocery store.

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I bought apples&#44; bananas&#44; and oranges&#44; at the grocery store.

Question 8

Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?

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The students wrote essays, created presentations, and gave speeches.

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She enjoys to sing, dancing, and painting.

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They were reading, writing, and played games.

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He played soccer, basketball, and swimming.

Question 9

When do you put a comma before a conjunction?

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when the conjunction joins two independent clauses

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when the conjunction comes after the verb

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when the conjunction comes before the subject

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when the conjunction joins two dependent clauses

Question 10

Which of the following sentences contains an appositive?

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My dog, a loyal companion, loves to go for walks.

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She was excited to receive the award.

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I enjoy reading books.

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The car needs to be fixed.

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