Comma Rules and Irregular Plural Nouns

Fix the sentence: After eating a big lunch Harry wanted to take a nap.

• change After to after

• add a comma after lunch

• change Harry to harry

• change the period to a question mark

Answer explanation

After eating a big lunch, Harry wanted to take a nap.

(After-while sentence) AAAWWUBBIS

Put a comma after a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Fix this sentence:

Dear Kim I hope you have a nice day! From Sarah

• Dear Kim. I hope you have a nice day! From Sarah

• Dear Kim, I hope you have a nice day! From Sarah

• Dear Kim, I hope you have a nice day! From, Sarah

• Dear Kim, I hope you have a nice day! From. Sarah

Answer explanation

Dear Kim, I hope you have a nice day! From, Sarah

Commas go after the letter opening AND between the closing and name

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Fix this sentence:

Makayla needed to buy chips peanut butter and bread from the store.

• Makayla needed to buy chips, peanut butter and bread from the store.

• Makayla needed to buy chips, peanut, butter and bread from the store.

• Makayla needed to buy chips, peanut, butter, and, bread from the store.

• Makayla needed to buy chips, peanut butter, and bread from the store.

Answer explanation

Makayla needed to buy chips, peanut butter, and bread from the store.

Commas need to separate a list of 3 or more items.

# of items - 1 = how many commas you need

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Fix the sentence:

Both boys were born on October 28 2001.

• change boys to boy's

• change were to where

• change October to october

• add a comma after 28

Answer explanation

Both boys were born on October 28, 2001.

Comma in a date

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Fix the sentence:

There is a celebration in New Orleans LA every February.

• There is a celebration in New Orleans, LA every February.

• There is a celebration in new orleans la every february.

• There is a celebration in New, Orleans LA every February.

• There is a celebration in New Orleans LA every february.

Answer explanation

There is a celebration in New Orleans, LA every February.

Commas for city, state

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Fix the sentence:

Aaron said "That was awesome!"

• change Aaron to aaron

• change said to said,

• change That to that

• change " to ?

Answer explanation

Aaron said, "That was awesome!"

Quotations: Commas are needed to separate the tag from the quote

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Fix the sentence:

All three childs went to eat lunch together.

• change All to all

• change childs to children

• change to to too

• change eat to eat,

Answer explanation

All three children went to eat lunch together.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

Fix the sentence:

The group of man went to the museum on Saturday.

• change The to the

• change group to grewp

• change man to men

• change Saturday to saturday

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.2.4D

CCSS.L.3.1B

Fix the sentence:

It is important to get your tooths cleaned at the dentist.

• change to to too

• change your to you're

• change tooths to teeth

• change dentist to Dentist

Answer explanation

It is important to get your teeth cleaned at the dentist.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

Fix this sentence:

Aly caught eight fishes at the river last weekend.

• change caught to catched

• change eight to ate

• change fishes to fish

• change the period to a question mark

Answer explanation

Aly caught eight fish at the river last weekend.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C