CHS: LA11 Comma Rules Quiz 2

Use a comma to offset ________ words or phrases. 

• concluding 
• introductory
• important
• quoted

Add a comma: 
After eating all the cookies I felt sick. 

• After, 
• eating, 
• cookies, 
• felt, 

Which rule does the sentence below follow?
The address to Richland College is 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas, Texas 75243.

• Use a comma to separate parts of dates and after years in the middle of a sentence.
• Use a comma to separate the parts of a U.S. address [except between the state and the zip code when the address is in a sentence]
• Use a comma after a greeting and closing in a personal letter, and after the closing of a business letter.

Which rule does the sentence below follow?

Some Americans, however, use chopsticks when they eat Chinese food.

• Use a comma after an introductory clause or phrase.

• Use commas, to set of nonessential clauses and phrases

• Use commas and conjunctions between independent clauses.

• Use commas to set off an expression that interrupts a sentence.

Add a comma:

The tall beautiful woman sang a sad song.

• the,

• tall,

• beautiful,

• no comma necessary

Which date is written correctly within the sentence?

• This quiz is taking place on Friday April 27th, 2018.

• This quiz is taking place on, Friday, April 27th, 2018.

• This quiz is taking place on Friday, April 27th, 2018.

• This quiz is taking place, on Friday, April, 27th, 2018.

Which sentence has the comma in the correct place when writing an introductory phrase?

• Wow I wish, I could, go to Disney World!

• Wow, I wish I could go to Disney, World!

• Wow, I wish I could go to Disney World!

• Wow I wish I, could go, to Disney World!

Which sentence has the commas in the right places when writing a list?

• The book was large, brown, old, and heavy.

• The book was large brown old, and heavy.

• The book was large, brown old and heavy.

• The book was large brown old and, heavy.

Which rule is comma rule #2?

• Commas are used with coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) to connect two independent clauses.

• Commas come after introductory words, phrases, or prepositional phrases longer than 5 words.

• Commas are used to separate items in a list or series.

• A comma should come between two adjectives when it replaces a conjunction (FANBOYS).

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• I went to Hershey' Chocolate World in Hershey Pennsylvania, when I was 10 years old.

• I went to Hershey' Chocolate World in Hershey, Pennsylvania when I was 10 years old.

• I went to Hershey' Chocolate World in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when I was 10 years old.

• I went to Hershey' Chocolate World, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when I was 10 years old.