Punctuations

One use of a comma is to separate items in a list.

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• False

The Comma

In which sentence are the commas used correctly?

• Daniel, purchased a salad a bottle of water, and an apple pie

• Daniel purchased, a salad, a bottle of water, and an apple pie

• Daniel purchased a salad, a bottle of water, and an apple pie

Continue identifying the sentences in which the commas are used correctly.

• Martha, Anne Dillon and the kids all travelled to Paris to see the Eiffel tower.

• Martha, Anne, Dillon, and the kids all travelled to Paris to see the Eiffel tower.

• Martha, Anne Dillon, and the kids all travelled, to Paris to see the Eiffel tower.

A comma is placed in front of a conjunction that connects two complete sentences/independent clauses.

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• False

In which sentence is the comma used correctly?

• A, brown humongous, stray pit bull was running wild in the neighborhood.

• A brown humongous, stray, pit bull was running wild in the neighborhood.

• A brown, humongous, stray, pit bull was running wild in the neighborhood.

In which sentence is the comma used correctly?

• We can go to the museum or, we can go to the arcade.

• We can go to the museum, or we can go to the arcade.

In which sentence is the comma used correctly?

• I do not want pizza nor do I want a salad, for lunch.

• I do not want a dog nor, do I want a salad for lunch.

• I do not want a dog, nor do I want a salad for lunch.

In which sentence is the comma used correctly?

• Warren plans to go to the University, of the West Indies but he does not have the proper funds.

• Warren plans to go to the University of the West Indies, but he does not have the proper funds.

• Warren plans to go to the University of the West Indies but, he does not have the proper funds.

A comma is used to separate a dependent and independent clause only when the sentence begins with the dependent clause.

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• False

In which sentence is the dependent clause and independent clause correctly separated by a comma?

• After studying, so rigorously I plan to take a day off.

• After studying so rigorously, I plan to take a day off.

• After, studying so rigorously I plan to take a day off.