Comma Practice

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Absolutely, John Davis I think you should bring bug spray on the camping trip.

• Absolutely, John Davis, I think you should bring bug spray on the camping trip.

• Absolutely John Davis, I think you should bring bug spray on the camping trip.

• Absolutely, John Davis, I think, you should bring bug spray on the camping trip.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Standing on the edge of the curb Mary began to wave her arms and pretend she was a bird that was ready to take flight.

• Standing on the edge of the curb, Mary began to wave her arms and pretend she was a bird that was ready to take flight.

• Standing on the edge of the curb, Mary began to wave her arms, and pretend she was a bird, that was ready to take flight.

• Standing on the edge of the curb Mary began to wave her arms, and pretend she was a bird, that was ready to take flight.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Sarah, will you go to the dance with me on Friday July 12?

• Sarah, will you go to the dance with me on Friday, July 12?

• Sarah, will you go to the dance with me on Friday July, 12?

• Sarah will you go to the dance with me on Friday, July 12?

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

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

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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,

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

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

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

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

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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.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

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. 

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CCSS.L.6.2A

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. 

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CCSS.L.6.2A