Comma Practice

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. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is the best way to punctuate the following sentence?

The music and the colors were too loud.

• The music, and the colors were too loud.

• The music and the colors were too loud.

• The music and the colors, were too loud.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which sentence is correct?

• The girl carried the heavy, bulky box up the stairs.
• The girl carried the heavy bulky box up the stairs.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which sentence is correct?

• He was a difficult, stubborn dog.
• He was a difficult stubborn dog.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which sentence is correct?

• We bought boxes of mouth-watering, peanut-butter cookies.
• We bought boxes of mouth-watering peanut-butter cookies.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which sentence has the correct placement of the comma?

• Even though I forgot to take out the trash my mom, let me go to the party.
• Even though, I forgot to take out the trash my mom let me go to the party.
• Even though I forgot, to take out the trash my mom let me go to the party.
• Even though I forgot to take out the trash, my mom let me go to the party.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which sentence does NOT require a comma?

• Yesterday I ran in the park.
• In order to succeed you need to study.
• Through the dark I saw a light.
• Running is my favorite hobby.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Would you lend me the book, that you recommended last week?

• Would you lend me the book that you recommended last week?

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Oliver Twist, which was Dickens’s second novel, is a classic.

• Oliver Twist which was Dickens’s second novel is a classic.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C