Sentence Composing Quick-Review, 2.14

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is extremely confident and very smart but, he often fails to consider other people's feelings.

• Jim is extremely confident and very smart, but he often fails to consider other people's feelings.

• Jim, is extremely confident and very smart but he often fails to consider other people's feelings.

• Jim is extremely confident, and very smart but he often fails to consider other people's feelings.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I went to the store and bought apples oranges and bananas.

• I went to the store and bought apples oranges, and, bananas.

• I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do. 

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
• Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
• Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
• Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.