Commas--Series, FANBOYS, Dialogue

Where should there be a comma: Penelope added glitter ribbons and buttons to her science fair display.

• glitter, ribbons and buttons

• glitter ribbons, and buttons

• glitter, ribbons, and buttons,

• glitter, ribbons, and buttons

Which of these is considered a comma?

• ;

• .

• ,

• "

Which uses the comma correctly?

• Dana has requested that we wipe our feet, remove our shoes, and make sure our socks are clean before entering the kitchen.

• Dana's dinner parties are strange, and incredibly long.

• My friend Dana serves sugar cubes, celery sticks, peanut butter dip, and ham, at all her dinner parties.

• Dana won a cooking show for her recipe with gravy, chocolate and peas all mixed together.

The rule says a comma is necessary in a list that contains

• more than two items

• more than three items

• less than three items

• more than four items

In this sentence, a comma is missing. Where should it go? Several puppies fell out of the box, waddled through the grass and nipped at our toes.

• after "puppies"

• after "waddled"

• after "grass"

• after "and"

The words "for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so" belong to a group of words known as the...

• PEMDAS

• POTUS

• SCUBA

• FANBOYS

The FANBOYS are words that...

• follow the names of famous musicians

• separate the names of professional ball teams

• begin sentences

• join words or groups of words together

Which sentence containing a FANBOYS needs a comma?

• Pickles are always in our refrigerator and no one in our house likes them.

• Jess picked the apples and baked them into a pie for the carnival.

• We have room for Betsy and Helga on the boat we've rented for tomorrow.

• The Wilson family rode their horses into the forest and camped for the weekend.

When a FANBOYS needs a comma, where should it be placed?

• to the right of the FANBOYS

• on both sides of the FANBOYS

• to the left of the FANBOYS

• FANBOYS never require commas.

Which of the following uses a comma incorrectly? (Use the FANBOYS rule)

• The weather forecaster called for rain, but we planned our hiking trip anyway.

• The giraffes will eat the leaves from the trees, or they will be very hungry.

• The vacuum cleaner motor overheated, so dust exploded everywhere.

• The holidays are a special time of year and, families should try to spend time together.