Comma Usage Quiz Review 3/29

Which type of conjunction joins two independent clauses?

• correlative

• subordinating

• dependent

• coordinating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

When do you use a comma with a coordinating conjunction?

• Always

• When the conjunction joins two independent clauses

• When the dependent clause comes before an independent clause

• Never

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which type of clause is the underlined portion of the sentence?

As my sister ran across the street I yelled for her to watch out.

• Independent

• Comma splice

• Dependent

• Subordinating

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which type of clause is the underlined portion of the sentence?

Before I go to bed I always brush my teeth.

• Dependent

• Coordinating

• Appositive

• Independent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When do you use a comma with a subordinating conjunction?

• Always

• When the dependent clause comes before the independent clause

• When the independent clause comes before the dependent clause

• Never

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

When using multiple words to describe something, the commas only go between adjectives.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

When using commas with a list, where do the commas go?

• after each list item, but not before the word "and"

• before each list item

• nowhere - they aren't needed

• after each list item and before the word "and"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

When using appositive phrases, where do the commas go?

• They separate the appositive phrase from the rest of the sentence

• between each word of the appositive phrase

• At the beginning and end of the sentence

• Nowhere - they aren't needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Extra information about the topic of the sentence is called an ________________ phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Are commas needed in the following sentence?

My family members who all grew up in New York are all massive Giants and Mets fans.

• Yes: before "and"

• Yes: after "members" and before "and"

• Yes: after "members" and "York"

• No commas are needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A