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question 1(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(lc)select the correctly punctuated sentence.
ricardo screamed as he spilled, his frozen pineapple slushy
ricardo screamed as he spilled his frozen, pineapple slushy.
ricardo screamed as he spilled his frozen pineapple slushy.
ricardo screamed, as he spilled his frozen, pineapple slushy.
question 2(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(lc)select the correctly punctuated sentence.
she walked down the long winding road.
she walked down the long, winding road.
she walked down the long winding, road.
she walked down the long, winding, road.
question 3(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(lc)select the correctly punctuated sentence.
school began on a cold september morning.
school began on a cold, september morning.
school began on a cold september, morning.
school began on a cold, september, morning.
question 4(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(mc)the next question refers to the following passage. the sentences have been numbered to you identify them more easily.
(1) as she was driving to visit her twin, jayla had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen.
(2) meanwhile, kayla had the same exact premonition.
(3) worried about her sister, kayla called jayla's cell phone.
(4) because she took her eyes off the road to answer the phone call, jayla lost control of her car and crashed through the front of kayla's house.
what is the function of the introductory word in sentence 2?
it refers to the person being addressed.
it is a transition word.
it provides a short answer.
it creates a short delay.
question 5(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(hc)the next question refers to the following passage. the sentences have been numbered to you identify them more easily.
(1) as she was driving to visit her twin, jayla had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen.
(2) meanwhile, kayla had the same exact premonition.
(3) worried about her sister, kayla called jayla's cell phone.
(4) because she took her eyes off the road to answer the phone call, jayla lost control of her car and crashed through the front of kayla's house.
which sentence features an introductory phrase that explains why the main action happened?
sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4
question 6(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(hc)the next question refers to the following passage. the sentences have been numbered to you identify them more easily.
(1) as she was driving to visit her twin, jayla had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen.
(2) meanwhile, kayla had the same exact premonition.
(3) worried about her sister, kayla called jayla's cell phone.
(4) because she took her eyes off the road to answer the phone call, jayla lost control of her car and crashed through the front of kayla's house.
with sentence features an introductory clause that explains when the main action happened?
sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4
question 7(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(hc)the next question refers to the following passage. the sentences have been numbered to you identify them more easily.
(1) as she was driving to visit her twin, jayla had a strange feeling that something bad was going to happen.
(2) meanwhile, kayla had the same exact premonition.
(3) worried about her sister, kayla called jayla's cell phone.
(4) because she took her eyes off the road to answer the phone call, jayla lost control of her car and crashed through the front of kayla's house.
which sentence features an introductory clause that explains why the main action happened?
sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4
question 8(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(mc)select the correctly punctuated sentence.
after six hours the bright hot sun became unbearable.
after six hours, the bright hot sun became unbearable.
after six hours the bright, hot sun became unbearable.
after six hours, the bright, hot sun became unbearable.
question 9(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(mc)select the correctly punctuated sentence.
sparky you are one sweet puppy!
sparky you are one, sweet puppy!
sparky, you are one, sweet, puppy!
sparky, you are one sweet puppy!
question 10(multiple choice worth 5 points)
(lc)select the correctly punctuated sentence.
under the tree angel found three gold coins.
under the tree, angel found three gold coins.
under the tree, angel found three, gold coins.
under the tree, angel found three gold, coins.