Tutorials comma practice

Where should the comma(s) go?

When Alfred finally realized the gravity of the situation it was much too late.

• after "Alfred"

• after "gravity"

• after "situation"

• no comma necessary

Where should the comma(s) go?
The giant sequoia trees have been growing for hundreds of years but they have not  been cut down because the national park system protects them.  

• after "years"
• after "years" AND after "down"
• after "down"
• no comma necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Where should the comma(s) go?
Noah waxed his impressive mustache to absolute perfection and all of the ladies were impressed.

• after "impressive"
• after "perfection"
• after "Noah"
• no comma necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Where should the comma(s) go?
Mason joined the basketball team and made some awesome layups.

• after "Mason"
• after "team"
• after "awesome"
  after "Mason" AND after "team"
• no comma necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Where should the comma(s) go?
Logan committed heinous crimes against punctuation so now he's serving a life sentence in Conjunction Junction Penitentiary.  

• after "heinous"
• after "punctuation"
• after "heinous" AND after "punctuation"
• no comma necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

The comma comes after which word in the sentence below:
Before the players took the field they huddled up.

• field,
• Before,
• players,
• huddled,

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Between which two words does the comma belong in this sentence?
Walt is a tall dark-haired man.

• a, tall
• tall, dark-haired
• dark-haired, man
• Walt, is

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Between which two words does the comma belong in this sentence?
Steve Rogers, the scrawny sickly soldier, was transformed into Captain America.

• sickly, soldier
• transformed, into
• into, Captain
• scrawny, sickly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• My birthday cake was pink purple sparkly, and so delicious.
• My birthday cake was pink, purple, sparkly and so delicious. 
• My birthday cake was pink, purple, sparkly, and so delicious. 
• My birthday cake was, pink, purple, sparkly, and so delicious.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• You may have, hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
• You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate; hot tea; or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate or hot tea or coffee, to drink. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A