Comma Rules

Which sentence has a correctly placed comma?

• If you proofread your work, you'll have fewer errors.

• While my aunt was making dinner I did, all of my homework.

• Ever since you asked my opinion I've been thinking about it.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which adjectives need commas between them (more than one correct answer)?

• My niece received a new pink sweater for Hanukkah.

• A cold heavy snow began to fall.

• The large gray squirrel ran up the tree.

• The witch lived in an old dilapidated house.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence correctly uses the comma?

• I wanted to pass my class but, I didn't want to do homework.

• I wanted to pass my class, but I didn't want to do homework.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Does this sentence need a comma? I don’t plan to go to the party nor do I expect that anyone will have fun.

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Where should the comma be placed in the sentence?

• We hiked through the green forested area.

• We hiked through the green, forested area.

• We hiked through, the green forested area.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which adjectives need commas between them (more than one correct answer)?

• Shakeem has an old red car.

• Last Saturday was a beautiful sunny day.

• The student wrote a long argument essay.

• She had a pink fuzzy coat.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Are the commas used properly in this quotation? John Green asserted, “You should be passionate about nerdy things.”

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

In which of the following scenarios should I use a comma? Check all that apply.

• To indicate a pause in a sentence

• Before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence

• To separate coordinate adjectives

• To indicate a direct quote from a source

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A