Commas & apostrophes

Which of these sentences uses commas correctly?

• The students are required to bring, their textbooks, pencils and Zip disks to class.

• The students are required to bring their textbooks, pencils, and Zip disks to class.

• The students are required to bring their textbooks pencils and Zip disks to class.

• The students are required to bring their textbooks, pencils and Zip disks to class.

Which of these sentences uses commas correctly?

• The war is finally over and, all of the troops will be coming home.

• The war is finally over, and all of the troops will be coming home.

• The war is finally over and all of the troops will be coming home.

• The war is finally over and all of the troops will be coming, home.

Add a comma to the following sentence.

Unimpressed by their antics Mom told Kevin and Alma to go inside.

• Unimpressed by their antics Mom told Kevin and Alma, to go inside.

• Unimpressed, by their antics Mom told Kevin and Alma to go inside.

• Unimpressed by their antics, Mom told Kevin and Alma to go inside.

Choose the correct placement for the comma in this sentence.

Let’s hear what fun interesting things happened on your summer vacation.

• Let’s hear what fun interesting things, happened on your summer vacation.

• Let’s hear, what fun interesting things happened on your summer vacation.

• Let’s hear what fun, interesting things happened on your summer vacation.

Choose the correct placement for commas in this sentence.

After the dust settled we saw that the town was completely empty.

• After the dust settled we saw, that the town was completely empty.

• After the dust settled, we saw that the town was completely empty.

• After the dust, settled we saw that the town was completely empty.

Hiking through mud, wind, and rain, is an uncomfortable way to see the mountains.
Which comma is unnecessary in the sentence?

• The comma separating the subject and the verb is incorrect

• The comma after wind is incorrect.

• There is no error

Margo saw the lady, who entered the hall, and smiled.
Who smiled?

• Margo

• The lady

choose the correct sentence.

• Her husbands wallet was full of curious items

• Her husband’s wallet was full of curious items.

• Her husbands’ wallet was full of curious items.

Choose the correct sentence.

• You may not enter Mr. Harris's office without his permission.

• You may not enter Mr. Harris office without his permission.

• You may not enter Mr. Harrises office without his permission.

• You may not enter Mr. Harrises' office without his permission.

Choose the correct sentence.

• What are your childrens names?

• What are your children's names?

• What are your childrens' names?