Comma Commandments

Front

Which of the following sentences contains properly punctuated coordinate adjectives?

• My father brought home a new set of golf clubs, a red visor, and a dozen golf balls.
• My sweet, sassy sister turns eighteen in September.
• My babbling brother, Ben, is the best at breaking bones.
• Micah made a massive mess of the materials.

Back

My sweet, sassy sister turns eighteen in September.

Front

When crafting compound sentences using a coordinating conjunction, the comma appears after the coordinating conjunction.

Back

False

Front

When constructing complex sentences that begin with the independent clause, you place a comma before the subordinate/dependent clause.

Back

False

Front

Which of the following sentences contains a comma error?

• If you don't start doing your work, you'll be moving to Duluth, Minnesota with your "favorite" grandma, Pearl.
• Marie, where are you going for Spring Break?
• On Monday, March, 18, there shouldn't be any students roaming the halls of Walker Middle Magnet, an IB World School.
• Walker Middle Magnet, an IB World School, is located in Odessa, Florida.

Back

On Monday, March, 18, there shouldn't be any students roaming the halls of Walker Middle Magnet, an IB World School.