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Commas

Authored by Ryan Hagen

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Commas
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Commas are used to

separate words or groups of words in a series of three or more

set off parts of dates, addresses, and geographic names

set off a nonrestrictive appositive

separate clauses of compound sentences connected by coordinating conjunctions

separate clauses when a sentence begins with a dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give the rule that applies to the use of the comma in the following sentence.


James Madison was born on March 16, 1751.

nonrestrictive appositives

geographic names

dates

words in a series of 3 or more

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give the rule that applies to the use of the comma in the following sentence.


James Madison was from Port Conway, Virginia, a very small town.

nonrestrictive appositives

geographic names

dates

words in a series of 3 or more

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give the rule that applies to the use of the comma in the following sentence.


Madison fought against slavery, helped write the U.S. Constitution, and worked for passage of the Bill of Rights.

nonrestrictive appositives

geographic names

dates

words in a series of 3 or more

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give the rule that applies to the use of the comma in the following sentence.


Madison, an experienced statesman, became the fourth President of the United States.

nonrestrictive appositives

geographic names

dates

words in a series of 3 or more

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the correct use of commas for the sentence?

He was born on October 30 1735.

He was born, on October 30 1735.

He was born on October, 30 1735.

He was born on October 30, 1735

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the correct use of commas for the sentence?

He served as a member of the Continental Congress vice president of the United States, and president.

He served as a member of, the Continental Congress vice president of the United States, and president.

He served as a member of the Continental Congress, vice president of the United States, and president.

He served, as a member of the Continental Congress vice president of the United States, and president.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

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