Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

After finishing his homework, Marcus went over to a friend's house.

Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence?

The cat sat on the mat, and the dog barked loudly.

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

Muhammad, are you going to the game tonight?

Which sentence contains the correct use of a comma?

She walked the dog, and later she went to the mall.

Which sentence contains the correct use of one or more commas?

She is a smart, talented, and hardworking student.

What is the purpose of using a comma in direct address?

To separate a person's name or title from the rest of the sentence

Which of the following options demonstrates the correct use of a comma?

The children, happy and excited, played in the park.

Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of a comma?

He went to the park, bought some snacks, and played basketball.

Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence?

They went for a walk, and they stopped to play in the park.

Which sentence correctly uses a comma with a parenthetical phrase?

The cat, which was black, sat on the windowsill.

Which of the following options correctly demonstrates the use of a comma?

After finishing his dinner, Noah went for a walk.

When do we use a comma when writing a date?

To separate the day, month, and year

Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of a one or more commas?

I like apples, oranges, and bananas.

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Comma Usage Review

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Remember, these are the uses of commas that we worked on in the practice exercise: Commas Separating Adjectives, Commas with Introductory Phrases and Clauses, Commas for Direct Address, Commas with Parenthetical Phrases, Commas to Avoid Confusion, and Commas for Clarity.

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Answers

1
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
They went swimming but, it was too cold in the water
Mrs. Vance enjoys reading books walking her dogs, and crocheting.
My dog Henry, likes to eat cheese and apples.
After finishing his homework, Marcus went over to a friend's house.
2
Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence?
The cat, sat on the mat and the dog barked loudly.
The cat sat on the mat, and the dog barked loudly.
The cat sat on the mat and, the dog barked loudly.
The cat sat, on the mat and the dog barked loudly.
3
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
Lina, please pass the salt pepper, and napkins.
After school Brittany went to the library, and studied for her final exams.
Muhammad, are you going to the game tonight?
Can you believe it, he won the championship!
4
Which sentence contains the correct use of a comma?
They played lacrosse but, they lost the game.
He went to the store, and bought bread and milk.
She walked the dog, and later she went to the mall.
I like both pizza, and hamburgers but I prefer pizza.
5
Which sentence contains the correct use of one or more commas?
Juanita likes to play soccer basketball and tennis.
They wanted pizza or macaroni and cheese for dinner.
She is a smart, talented, and hardworking student.
I went to the store but I forgot to buy milk.
6
What is the purpose of using a comma in direct address?
To separate a person's name or title from the rest of the sentence
To separate the day month and year in a date
To separate items in a list or series
To separate an interrupter in the middle of a sentence
7
Which of the following options demonstrates the correct use of a comma?
The children, happy and excited, played in the park.
Mrs. Vance my English teacher, loves teaching.
They arrived, at the airport because their flight was delayed.
The teacher explained the lesson but some students, were confused.
8
Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of a comma?
He went to the park bought, some snacks and played basketball.
He went to the park, bought some snacks, and played basketball.
He went to the park bought some snacks and, played basketball.
He went to the park, bought some snacks and played basketball.
9
Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence?
They went for, a walk and played in the park.
They went for a walk and, played in the park.
They went for a walk and played, in the park.
They went for a walk, and they stopped to play in the park.
10
What is the purpose of using commas in a list?
To separate the items listed
To separate prepositions
To separate adverbs
To separate pronouns
11
Which sentence correctly uses a comma with a parenthetical phrase?
The geese, squawking loudly chased the ball.
Maria my best friend wore a blue shirt, and black yoga pants yesterday.
The cat, which was black, sat on the windowsill.
I saw a movie, and ate popcorn, and fell asleep.
12
Which of the following options correctly demonstrates the use of a comma?
In school today we went to a college fair and collected, lots of pamphlets.
After finishing his dinner, Noah went for a walk.
My dog Cody barked loudly and, ran away.
This morning I got up early, but still had to run to catch my bus.
13
When do we use a comma when writing a date?
To separate the month and year
To separate the year from any other information
To separate the day and month
To separate the day, month, and year
14
Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of a one or more commas?
I like apples oranges, and bananas.
I like apples oranges and bananas.
I like apples, oranges, and bananas.
I like apples oranges and, bananas.

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Comma Usage Review

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Questions 14

Answers

1
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
They went swimming but, it was too cold in the water
Mrs. Vance enjoys reading books walking her dogs, and crocheting.
My dog Henry, likes to eat cheese and apples.
After finishing his homework, Marcus went over to a friend's house.
2
Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence?
The cat, sat on the mat and the dog barked loudly.
The cat sat on the mat, and the dog barked loudly.
The cat sat on the mat and, the dog barked loudly.
The cat sat, on the mat and the dog barked loudly.
3
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
Lina, please pass the salt pepper, and napkins.
After school Brittany went to the library, and studied for her final exams.
Muhammad, are you going to the game tonight?
Can you believe it, he won the championship!
4
Which sentence contains the correct use of a comma?
They played lacrosse but, they lost the game.
He went to the store, and bought bread and milk.
She walked the dog, and later she went to the mall.
I like both pizza, and hamburgers but I prefer pizza.
5
Which sentence contains the correct use of one or more commas?
Juanita likes to play soccer basketball and tennis.
They wanted pizza or macaroni and cheese for dinner.
She is a smart, talented, and hardworking student.
I went to the store but I forgot to buy milk.
6
What is the purpose of using a comma in direct address?
To separate a person's name or title from the rest of the sentence
To separate the day month and year in a date
To separate items in a list or series
To separate an interrupter in the middle of a sentence
7
Which of the following options demonstrates the correct use of a comma?
The children, happy and excited, played in the park.
Mrs. Vance my English teacher, loves teaching.
They arrived, at the airport because their flight was delayed.
The teacher explained the lesson but some students, were confused.
8
Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of a comma?
He went to the park bought, some snacks and played basketball.
He went to the park, bought some snacks, and played basketball.
He went to the park bought some snacks and, played basketball.
He went to the park, bought some snacks and played basketball.
9
Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence?
They went for, a walk and played in the park.
They went for a walk and, played in the park.
They went for a walk and played, in the park.
They went for a walk, and they stopped to play in the park.
10
What is the purpose of using commas in a list?
To separate the items listed
To separate prepositions
To separate adverbs
To separate pronouns
11
Which sentence correctly uses a comma with a parenthetical phrase?
The geese, squawking loudly chased the ball.
Maria my best friend wore a blue shirt, and black yoga pants yesterday.
The cat, which was black, sat on the windowsill.
I saw a movie, and ate popcorn, and fell asleep.
12
Which of the following options correctly demonstrates the use of a comma?
In school today we went to a college fair and collected, lots of pamphlets.
After finishing his dinner, Noah went for a walk.
My dog Cody barked loudly and, ran away.
This morning I got up early, but still had to run to catch my bus.
13
When do we use a comma when writing a date?
To separate the month and year
To separate the year from any other information
To separate the day and month
To separate the day, month, and year
14
Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of a one or more commas?
I like apples oranges, and bananas.
I like apples oranges and bananas.
I like apples, oranges, and bananas.
I like apples oranges and, bananas.