Basic Comma Rules

Open Ended

Fix this sentence:

I have called the guests bought the food and warned the neighbors.

Open Ended

Fix this sentence:

With very little money she left home to spend a day in the city.

Open Ended

Fix this sentence:

The hours ticked away but the phone never rang.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Please get rice, noodles, and chips.

• Please get, rice noodles and chips.

• Please get rice, noodles, and, chips.

• Please get rice noodles and, chips.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

I love dogs cats horses.

• I love dogs, cats and horses.

• I love dogs, cats, and horses.

• I love dogs, cats, horses.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that correctly applies a comma correctly.

• I wanted to go swimming but the pool was closed.

• I wanted to go swimming, but the pool was closed.

• I wanted to go swimming but, the pool was closed.

• I wanted to go swimming, but, the pool was closed.

Multiple Choice

Which, if any, change should be made to the sentence to punctuate it correctly? 

Tired from her trek she slowly made her way to the cottage.

• Tired, from her trek she slowly made her way to the cottage.

• Tired from her, trek she slowly made her way to the cottage.

• Tired from her trek, she slowly made her way to the cottage.

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