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Exercise 9: Parenthetical Commas

The sentences in this exercise are taken from R. Waterfield's translation of Plutarch's Life of Themistocles (Oxford 1998).

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 228 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025

Sample Question 1
As soon as Themistocles had taken up the command, which he had been given, he set about getting his fellow citizens to board their triremes.

Delete comma after "command"

Delete comma after "given"

Correct as is

Delete both commas

Sample Question 2
He tried to persuade them to abandon their city, Athens, and meet the Persians at sea as far away as possible from Greece.

Correct as is

Delete comma after "city"

Delete comma after "Athens"

Delete both commas

World Literature First Semester Final Part 1

Part 1 – Grammar & Punctuation Directions: Read the question under each punctuation or grammar topic. On a separate sheet of paper, pick the answer choice that best answers the question.

Questions: 36 | Attempts: 426 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025

Sample Question 1
Which of the following sentences uses a period correctly?

A) Working on his homework all afternoon. a) Working on his homework all afternoon. Working on his homework all afternoon.

The dog would have to be put outside while the house was fumigated.

Sample Question 2
Which of the following sentences uses a period correctly?

He finished all of his chores, even though they weren’t supposed to be done until tomorrow.

Because she was new in town and had not met any of her neighbors.