QUIZ: COMMA RULE #1-5 (*1st Period)

TRUE or FALSE?

The following sentence uses all of the commas correctly:

For decades, the silliest, strangest theories as to the extinction of the dinosaurs have been that mammals reduced the dinosaur population by eating their eggs, that dinosaur bodies simply became too big to support their small brains, and that a devastating plant plague led to their starvation, but several Harvard scientists, in fact, believe that an asteroid from outside our solar system is really the root cause of their extinction.

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Which comma rule is displayed in the following sentence:

Even though Lucifer Morningstar is the devil, he cannot tell a lie.

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Which comma rule is displayed in the following sentence:

The beautiful, bold stallion reared his majestic head toward the midnight sky.

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Which of the following answers is the best way to correct the following sentence using commas?

Whenever you go camping you will need to make sure to pack warm clothes rain gear protein bars and plenty of water and I also want you to take this satellite phone because obviously your cell phone won't work in the middle of the dense tangled forest.

• Whenever you go camping you will need to make sure to pack warm clothes, rain gear, protein bars and plenty of water, and I want you to take this satellite phone because obviously your cell phone won't work in the middle of the dense tangled forest.

• Whenever you go camping, you will need to make sure to pack warm clothes, rain gear, protein bars, and plenty of water, and I want you to take this satellite phone because, obviously, your cell phone won't work in the middle of the dense, tangled forest.

Which comma rule is displayed in the following sentence:

Charlotte has more of an eclectic taste in music, but Claira is more into K-Pop right now.

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Which comma rules are being used in the following sentence? Check all that apply.

The philosophy of Aristotle, Confucius, Plato, and Socrates has influenced the way many people see the world, yet if you were to ask most people who these brilliant, relevant men were they could only tell you if they studied about them in school.

• Comma Rule #1: Commas in a series of three or more items

• Comma Rule #2: Commas in between coordinate adjectives

• Comma Rule #3: Commas used to join independent clauses in a compound sentence

• Comma Rule #4: Commas with introductory phrases and clauses

• Comma Rule #5: Commas with a variety of nonessential words, phrases, and clauses

Which comma rule is being used in the following sentence:

There is nowhere you can run, no place to hide, and not one person you should trust when you become a spy for the CIA.

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Which of the following sentences uses commas 100% correctly?

• Although, there is nothing more endearing than watching Dwayne, "The Rock," Johnson who was once a famous wrestler before he became an actor, transform into his various movie roles, he is most known for his comedic movies and the most hilarious memorable movies have to be The Tooth Fairy, The Game Plan and Jumanji.

• Although there is nothing more endearing than watching Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who was once a famous wrestler, before he became an actor transform into his various movie roles, he is most known for his comedic movies, and the most hilarious memorable movies have to be The Tooth Fairy, The Game Plan, and Jumanji.

• Although, there is nothing more endearing than watching Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who was once a famous wrestler before he became an actor, transform into his various movie roles, he is most known for his comedic movies, and the most hilarious memorable movies have to be The Tooth Fairy, The Game Plan, and Jumanji.

• Although there is nothing more endearing than watching Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who was once a famous wrestler before he became an actor, transform into his various movie roles, he is most known for his comedic movies, and the most hilarious, memorable movies have to be The Tooth Fairy, The Game Plan, and Jumanji.

Which comma rule is being used in the following sentence:

The concept of spring break, which was originally created in 1938, is a week that students usually get off from school in the spring of each school year.

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Identify the comma rule being used in the following sentence by typing your answer. The letter, rule #, and explanation of that rule are all required. Repetition of the same letter means the same rule is being used. All of the rules will be used in the given sentence.

The unsinkable ship,^A also known as the Titanic,^A began her maiden voyage in April of 1912,^B but after four days into that fateful,^C doomed journey,^D she struck an iceberg that caused buckling to the starboard side,^E flooding of six compartments,^E and then the ironic sinking of the entire vessel.

List of Comma Rules:

Rule #1: Commas in a series of 3 or more items

Rule #2: Commas used between coordinate adjectives

Rule #3: Commas used to join independent clauses in compound sentences

Rule #4: Commas used in introductory phrases and clauses

Rule #5: Commas used in nonessential words, phrases, and clauses