Comma Usage - Worksheet 2

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• Mr. Brown who teaches English Literature is also the coach of the football team.

• Mr. Brown, who teaches English Literature is also the coach, of the football team.

• Mr. Brown who teaches English Literature, is also the coach of the football team.

• Mr. Brown, who teaches English Literature, is also the coach of the football team.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• Akilah, are you okay?

• Akilah, are you, okay?

• Akilah are, you okay?

• Akilah are you okay?

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• If he misses his appointment today he'll have to wait another 6 months to reschedule.

• If he misses his appointment today, he'll have to wait another 6 months to reschedule.

• If he misses his appointment today, he'll have to wait another 6 months, to reschedule.

• If, he misses his appointment today he'll have to wait another 6 months to reschedule.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• Go to the bookstore and purchase glue crayons a craft knife and cartridge paper.

• Go to the bookstore, and purchase glue crayons a craft knife and cartridge paper.

• Go to the bookstore and purchase glue, crayons, a craft knife and cartridge paper.

• Go to the bookstore, and purchase glue, crayons, a craft knife and cartridge paper.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• It was an unfortunate situation; however, the outcome could've been much worse.

• It was an unfortunate situation; however, the outcome, could've been much worse.

• It was an unfortunate situation; however the outcome could've been much worse.

• It was an unfortunate situation; however the outcome, could've been much worse.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• Firstly, let me begin by welcoming all of you to the event.

• Firstly let me begin, by welcoming all of you to the event.

• Firstly, let me begin, by welcoming all of you to the event.

• Firstly let me begin by welcoming all of you to the event.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In hindsight she would have given a much better performance if she'd just practiced.

• In hindsight, she would have given a much better performance, if she'd just practiced.

• In hindsight, she would have given a much better performance, if she'd just practiced.

• In hindsight, she would have given a much better performance if she'd just practiced.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• I have been calling you for hours, Simone where have you been?

• I have been calling you for hours Simone, where have you been?

• I have been calling you for hours, Simone, where have you been?

• I have been calling you for hours Simone where have you been?

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• After completing my chores I'll spend the rest of the day working on my SBA.

• After completing my chores, I'll spend the rest of the day working on my SBA.

• After completing my chores, I'll spend the rest of the day, working on my SBA.

• After, completing my chores I'll spend the rest of the day working on my SBA.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• Students in my opinion, should be held accountable for their poor academic performance.

• Students in my opinion should be held accountable for their poor academic performance.

• Students, in my opinion, should be held accountable for their poor academic performance.

• Students in my opinion should be held accountable, for their poor academic performance.