Comma Rules/Sentence Types

An independent clause has a ...

• subject and an adjective

• subject and a verb

• subject and an adverb

• subject and a preposition

A phrase has

• a subject and a verb

• a subject and a noun

• a subject or a verb

• a subject or a noun

coordinate adjectives must

• be near each other in a sentence

• be next to each other in a sentence

• describe two different nouns

• describe an adverb

Lists require how many items in order to need commas?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

A compound sentence is composed of

• an independent clause and a phrase

• an independent clause and a dependent clause

• two independent clauses

• two dependent clauses

Which of the following needs a comma for coordinate adjectives.

• I ate a crisp Washington apple.

• I drove a shiny pickup truck.

• I tripped over the twisted power cord.

• I whistled a soothing quite tune.

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated list?

• My sister, father and brother were late to my soccer game.

• Cherries, grapes, and pinapple are my favorite fruits

• We walked a chubby pug a skinny greyhound and a mean chihuahua.

• We washed six cars, and three trucks, and two motorcycles.

Which of these is a simple sentence?

• The vicious, terrible storm and the flood that followed was devastating to the community, so we are raising money.

• People often give up on their new year's resolutions by February, for most people don't have much self-control.

• Sherry and Faye were running quite fast, but they still couldn't catch up with me.

• We walked through the dense, dark forest and wondered how lost we were.

Which of these should not have a comma for coordinate adjectives?

• The bustling, crowded city streets were a nightmare to navigate.

• The train sped past rows of tall, green corn.

• Several screechy, tabby cats meowed annoyingly all night long.

• I decorated the room with pricey, beautiful works of art.

Where should a comma be added to ... "My grumpy old neighbor is getting a new roof today.

• betweeen grumpy and old

• between old and neighbor

• between new and roof

• between roof and today