Question

10 qeustions please help

1. Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?
For the past two years, Frank has played basketball for the YMCA's 12 and under league.
For the past two years Frank has played basketball, for the YMCA's 12 and under league.
For the past two years Frank has played basketball for the YMCA's 12 and under league.
For the past two years, Frank has played basketball, for the YMCA's 12 and under league.

Answer 1

Which do you think?

Answer 2

c

Answer 3

No, there's a comma between "years" and "Frank." Try again. :)

Answer 4

d

Answer 5

Yup that is correct!

Answer 6

No, you don't need a comma between "basketball" and "for." Again?

Answer 7

Wait sorry I just brain washed you lol

Answer 8

Now I see the mistake

Answer 9

XD

Answer 10

a

Answer 11

lol

Answer 12

Yup! :)

Answer 13

thanks

Answer 14

Which sentence below uses commas correctly?
Melissa and Amy went shopping, at the mall and bought two, video games, three new books and a puzzle.
Melissa and Amy, went shopping at the mall, and bought two video games three new, books and a puzzle.
Melissa, and Amy went shopping at the mall, and bought, two video games three new books, and a puzzle.
Melissa and Amy went shopping at the mall and bought two video games, three new books, and a puzzle.

Answer 15

Which do you think? (remember, commas go between items in a list)

Answer 16

i think b

Answer 17

Nope

Answer 18

No, those commas aren't needed.

Answer 19

So your left with one

Answer 20

Its A. :)

Answer 21

o sorry my phone laged

Answer 22

Oh its alright give Lee the medal if you want not me. :)

Answer 23

it was d

Answer 24

Oh oops wrong question ye

Answer 25

Its D.

Answer 26

Many movies have been made about the fate of the Titanic. Some scientists have even videotaped their trip to the ocean floor where the large ship now rests.

Why is the word Titanic underlined in the sentences above?
It is the name of a ship.
It is the title of an article.
It is the title of a TV show.
It is the name of a plane.

Answer 27

Well, is the Titanic a ship, an article, a show, or a plane?

Answer 28

so a

Answer 29

Yep!

Answer 30

Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Raj, when you are done practicing piano, do you want to go, to the movies?
Raj, when you are done practicing piano, do you want to go to the movies?
Raj when you are done, practicing piano, do you want to go to the movies?
Raj when you are done, practicing piano do you want, to go to the movies?

Answer 31

Which do you think? Remember, commas go where you would pause when you said the sentence out loud. So try saying the sentence out loud and seeing which sounds best.

Answer 32

b

Answer 33

Yup!

Answer 34

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?
Doris and Enid went to their weekly writer's group and both gave stunning readings to the class.
Doris and Enid went to their weekly writer's group, and both gave stunning readings to the class.
Doris and Enid went to their weekly writer's group, and both, gave stunning readings, to the class.
Doris and Enid went to their weekly writer's group, and both, gave stunning readings to the class.

Answer 35

And which do you think?

Answer 36

c

Answer 37

No, there's no comma between "both" and "gave."

Answer 38

a

Answer 39

No, there is a comma in the right answer.

Answer 40

o b

Answer 41

Yes.

Answer 42

@markchernioglo is that right? It's either that or A, but I'm pretty sure it's B?

Answer 43

The following is a rough draft of a student's story, which may contain errors.

A Winter Night

(1) It's freezing out here, Rebecca said to her brother. (2) She was jumping up and down trying to stay warm despite the cold night breeze. (3) She and the rest of her family were standing in front of a one-story, red-brick house that was just down the street from their house.
(4) Rebecca's father rang the doorbell. (5) A light turned on in the foyer. (6) "All right, everyone," he said in a hushed voice. (7) Get ready to sing when the door opens.
(8) Rebecca cleared her throat. (9) As soon as the door cracked, the family started singing Jingle Bells at the top of their lungs.
(10) The neighbor stood in the doorway with an amused look on her face. (11) It was the first time she had carolers come to her house. (12) She just relaxed and enjoyed the song.

6. Which is the correct way to punctuate sentence 1?
It’s freezing out here, "Rebecca said to her brother."
"It’s freezing out here, Rebecca said to her brother."
"It’s freezing out here," Rebecca said to her brother.
"It’s freezing" out here, "Rebecca" said to her brother.

Answer 44

Which do you think? Remember, what she said would have quotation marks around it, and commas and periods always go inside, not outside, quotation marks. (Assuming you're from America, they do it differently in England I think.)

Answer 45

c @LeeEtchison

Answer 46

Yes!

Answer 47

The following is a rough draft of a student's story, which may contain errors.

A Winter Night

(1) It's freezing out here, Rebecca said to her brother. (2) She was jumping up and down trying to stay warm despite the cold night breeze. (3) She and the rest of her family were standing in front of a one-story, red-brick house that was just down the street from their house.
(4) Rebecca's father rang the doorbell. (5) A light turned on in the foyer. (6) "All right, everyone," he said in a hushed voice. (7) Get ready to sing when the door opens.
(8) Rebecca cleared her throat. (9) As soon as the door cracked, the family started singing Jingle Bells at the top of their lungs.
(10) The neighbor stood in the doorway with an amused look on her face. (11) It was the first time she had carolers come to her house. (12) She just relaxed and enjoyed the song.

7. Which is the correct way to punctuate sentence 7?
"Get ready to sing when the door opens."
Get ready to sing when "the door opens."
Get ready to "sing" when the door opens.
"Get ready" to sing when the door opens.

Answer 48

Remember what I said earlier. Which do you think?

Answer 49

a

Answer 50

Yes.

Answer 51

Andrew and Allison froze when they saw the lamp crash to the floor. Mrs. Woods had told them time and time again, "Don't rough house in the living room! You'll break something!" And sure enough they did.
"Look what you did, Allison," Andrew shrieked already thinking of the lecture he would get from Mrs. Woods.
"Me?! I didn't do anything wrong! I'm certainly not taking the blame! It was both of our faults!"

Why are the words "Me" and "both" italicized in the passage above?
To emphasize the words
Because they are titles
To show Allison's thoughts
Because they are being spoken

Answer 52

Why do you think?

Answer 53

c

Answer 54

No, not quite. The words are being spoken, not thought.

Answer 55

d

Answer 56

They're being spoken, but so are the words that aren't italicized. Again?

Answer 57

o a

Answer 58

Yup!

Answer 59

Where does the comma belong in the sentence below?

Anuja's father looks like George Clooney doesn't he?
after Clooney
after Anuja's
after father
after like

Answer 60

And where would you pause if you were saying the sentence out loud?

Answer 61

a

Answer 62

Yep!

Answer 63

Directions: Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?
Physical properties are features that we can observe or measure without changing the object. Some physical properties Each material or object has a group of properties that make it different from others.

Answer 64

What are the answers?

Answer 65

thanks i got 90

Answer 66

Good job! Can I have a medal? :)