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Additional Test 1. Identifying commas with appositives and nonessential elements (BI)

Select True or False for each statement.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

West Side Story, a musical play dominated by intricate ballets and modern dances is an updated version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

   
 
End of Question 1


Question 2.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

In West Side Story, Romeo becomes Tony a sensitive idealistic young man and a reluctant member of the Jets, who respect his sensitivity but nonetheless expect him to fight when the need arises.

   
 
End of Question 2


Question 3.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

Their archrivals are the Sharks a gang of Puerto Ricans battling to own, the neighborhood "turf."

   
 
End of Question 3


Question 4.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

Juliet becomes Maria, sister to Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks.
   
 
End of Question 4


Question 5.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

Maria and Tony meet at a school dance; later the famous balcony scene of Shakespeare is transformed into the duet, "Tonight" sung by Maria on a fire escape to a lovesick Tony in the alley below.

   
 
End of Question 5


Question 6.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

Meanwhile, the Sharks invite the Jets to take part in a "rumble" an all-out street fight with the victor laying claim to, the "turf."

   
 
End of Question 6


Question 7.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

Tony is reluctant, aware that Maria's brother is the Sharks' leader.

   
 
End of Question 7


Question 8.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

However, when Bernardo kills Riff the Jets' leader and Tony's best friend, the anguished hero kills Bernardo in revenge.

   
 
End of Question 8


Question 9.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

Later that night, Tony, mistakenly informed that Maria is dead, rushes into a darkened street and asks an obliging Shark to take his life.

   
 
End of Question 9


Question 10.
The following sentence uses commas correctly:

In the last scene, as Maria cradles the dying Tony in her arms, a police siren is heard too late to prevent the tragedy.

   
 
End of Question 10





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