Comma Rules

What comma rule is being used in the sentence?

Stan, can you bring me something to read?

• Introductory element

• Introductory clause

• Quotation

• Compound sentence with a coordinating conjunction

What comma rules are being used? Choose all that apply.

Sam, the guy with the mullet, yelled, "Get me out of here!"

• Introductory element

• Quotation

• Interrupter

• All of these

Which comma rule is being used?

Fred likes his hotdogs with mayonnaise and mustard, so we need to get some before the party.

• Compound sentence with coordinating conjunction

• Compound sentence with subordinating conjunction

• Complex sentence with introductory dependent clause

• Items in a series

Which comma rules are being used? Choose all that apply.

Helen, my aunt, explained, " I want to visit Paris, Rome, and London next summer."

• Interrupter

• quotation

• Items in a series

• city and country

• date

How should the sentence be revised?

Joe attempted to explain himself but his mother refused to listen, because she had witnessed the incident.

• Put a comma after "Joe" and a comma before "but"

• Put a comma before "but" and remove the comma before "because"

• Remove the comma before "because" and put a comma after "Joe".

• This sentence is correct the way it is.

How should the following sentence be revised?

Before long it will be difficult to complete regular tasks without technology everything relies on it.

• Put a comma after "before" and before "without"

• This sentence is correct.

• Put a comma after "Before long" and before "it"

• Put a comma and a coordinating conjunction before "everything". Put a comma after "long".

• Put a comma and a coordinating conjunction before "everything". Put a comma before "without". Put a comma after "Before".

Which comma rules are being used in the sentence?

After Greg mows the lawn, he will still need to clean the gutters, water the garden, and pressure wash the porch.

• Use commas with interrupters.

  Use comas with items in a series.

• Use commas with introductory dependent clauses.

  Use commas with items in a series.

• Use commas for compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions.

  Use commas with items in a series.

• Use commas with introductory elements.

  Use commas with quotations.

How should the following sentence be revised?

Choose all that apply.

William read his notes quizzed his friend and finished his practice yet he only scored 78% on his math test.

• Put commas after "notes" "friend" and "practice" to use commas with items in a series and use commas with compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions.

• Put commas after "notes" "friend" and "practice" to use commas with items in a series and commas with interrupters.

• Put commas after "notes" and "friend" to use commas with items in a series.

• Put a comma after "notes" and "friend" to use commas with items in a series and use commas with compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions.