Show Some Comma Sense - Quiz Review

How do you correctly punctuate this sentence?

When Caiden got home from practice he ate dinner.

• When, Caiden got home from practice he ate dinner.

• When Caiden got home, from practice he ate dinner.

• When Caiden got home from practice, he ate dinner.

Answer explanation

This is a complex sentence that starts with a dependent clause. Notice the subordinator, "When..."

Which sentence demonstrates the correct punctuation for a compound sentence?

• Daniela wanted s'mores yet she didn't have marshmallows.

• Daniela wanted s'mores yet, she didn't have marshmallows.

• Daniela wanted s'mores, yet she didn't have marshmallows.

Which two complex sentences are punctuated correctly?

• Since you've been gone, I can breathe for the first time.

• I can breathe, for the first time, since, you've been gone.

• Since, you've been gone I can breathe for the first time.

• I can breathe for the first time since you've been gone.

Correctly punctuate this list.

• I want to listen to music play, a video game and eat snacks.

• I want to listen, to music play a video game, and eat snacks.

• I want to listen to music, play a video game, and eat snacks.

Choose the one sentence with the dates correctly punctuated.

• Your MAP test is on Monday, February 8, 2021, at 9:30am.

• Your MAP test is on Monday, February, 8 2021 at 9:30am.

• Your MAP test is on Monday February 8, 2021 at 9:30am.

In which sentence is the appositive punctuated correctly?

• Mrs. Cook-Shultz, an 8th grade teacher, at River Bend loves to run.

• Mrs. Cook-Shultz, an 8th grade teacher at River Bend, loves to run.

• Mrs. Cook-Shultz an 8th grade teacher at River Bend loves to run.

Answer explanation

This is an example of an appositive, a word or phrase that renames the noun or pronoun that comes before it.

Which sentence is NOT correctly punctuated?

• Thankfully, Tuesday was a snow day.

• If you promise to keep a secret, I'll tell you.

• Night after night, the stars shine in the sky.

• Because Ahmad was hungry he ate Doritos.

Answer explanation

These sentences all begin with introductory elements. Only the last sentence is missing the essential comma.

Because Ahmad was hungry, he ate Doritos.

Three of these sentences need commas. Which one sentence DOES NOT need a comma?

• Since I broke my arm I can't type well.

• The Academy Awards will be announced April 25 2021.

• Gigi Natasha Belle and Ryan are all in first block English.

• Covid-19 closed schools in March 2020.

To join two compound sentences, you need a comma and a FANBOYS or coordinating conjunction. How many FANBOYS do you have to choose from?

Which sentence demonstrates the use of commas with nonessential phrases?

• Located in Sterling, River Bend is a School to Watch.

• River Bend, a School to Watch, is located in Sterling.

• River Bend is located in Sterling, and it's a School to Watch.

• River Bend is located in Sterling, it's a middle school, and it's a School to Watch.