TEST REVIEW: End Marks & Commas

Which of the following is NOT a comma rule?

• Commas are used to separate items in a series or list.

• Commas are used to separate two or more adjectives before a noun.

• Commas are used before coordinating conjunctions when the join independent clauses.

• Commas are used to set off nonessential (not necessary) clauses .

• All above are comma rules.

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• Our school orchestra includes flutes, violins, violas, and cellos.

• Our school, orchestra includes flutes violins, violas and, cellos.

• Our school orchestra, includes, flutes violins violas, and cellos.

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• Would you want to live, in the harsh isolated, terrain of Alaska?

• Would you want to live in the harsh isolated terrain of Alaska?

• Would you want to live in the harsh, isolated terrain of Alaska?

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• I arrived to the event on time, but my sister and her friend arrived late.

• I arrived to the event, on time, but my sister, and her friend, arrived late.

• I arrived to the event on time but, my sister, and her friend, arrived late.

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• What a, stunning, vibrant, painting, that is!

• What a stunning vibrant painting that is!

• What a stunning, vibrant painting that is!

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• Carrie, my second cousin, is visiting me today.

• Carrie my second, cousin is visiting me today.

• Carrie, my second cousin, is visiting, me today.

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• Do you own, a thesaurus, a book of synonyms, and antonyms?

• Do you own a thesaurus, a book of synonyms and antonyms?

• Do you own a thesaurus a book of synonyms and, antonyms?

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• Although Mrs. Segar's, tests are not easy, I seem to do pretty, well on them.

• Although Mrs. Segar's tests are not easy I seem to do pretty, well on them.

• Although Mrs. Segar's tests are not easy, I seem to do pretty well on them.

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• By the end of a losing season, the team was ready for a break.

• By the end, of a losing season, the team, was ready for a break.

• By the end of a losing season the team, was ready, for a break.

Commas are used to offset direct quotations or the parts of a divided quotation.

• True

• False