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Savvas Learning

Pearson Longman: Sentence Resources for Writers: Commas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A grammar activity/assessment for the high school student on using commas correctly. With ten multiple choice questions that can be submitted to be scored and an essay question.
Handout
The Tongue Untied

University of Oregon the Tongue Untied: Punctuation: Comma

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features a list of eleven simple rules for comma usage. Come and sharpen your grammar skills when you visit this educational resource.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: A Gap Fill Exercise: Whatever Happened to the News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this exercise, students read the article "Whatever Happened to the News?", and stop wherever boxes are provided to add commas if needed or small x if none is necessary. When finished, they check answers. Hints are also available. Java...
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quiz on Comma Usage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this comma quiz, students read each of two paragraphs and insert necessary commas. When finished with both paragraphs, they click "Explanations" to see the correct comma placements. Java is required. Links are also provided to "Guide...
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Harvard University

Harvard Writing Center: Tips on Grammar, Punctuation and Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rather than lists of rules, this site provides practical advice on the use of commas, semicolons, dashes, hyphens, abbreviations, acronyms, split infinitives, "this," "that," italics, and underlining. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Combining Skills

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Students sometimes have difficulty learning to combine sentences correctly and effectively. This site discusses several methods and provides practice opportunities and quizzes.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Commas: Exercise 2

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice comma usage by correcting any comma errors in these 20 sentences.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Commas With Nonessential Elements Exercise 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with placing commas in sentences that have nonessential elements in them.
Activity
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Commas After Introductions Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with adding commas to introductory phrases in sentences.
Activity
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Commas With Nonessential Elements Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with identifying essential and nonessential phrases and clauses. Students will complete the sentences and provide commas where necessary.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Commas After Introductions Exercise 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides practice with writing and punctuating sentences with introductory elements.
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Expansion Learning

Expansion Learning: Is This a Correct Use of a Comma?

For Students 3rd Standards
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of using commas correctly. Immediate feedback is given.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Interjections Worksheet

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Learn about interjections and how to punctuate them, and then practice with some example sentences.