Commas for Clarity: adjectives, phrases (intro and parenthetical

Identify the correct placement of the introductory comma in the following sentence: 'After finishing his homework John went to play outside.'

• After finishing his, homework,

• After, finishing his homework,

• After finishing his homework,

• After finishing, his homework,

Which of the following sentences use commas correctly to set off non-essential information?

• B) The movie, which was directed by Steven Spielberg, won an award.

• B) The movie which was directed by Steven Spielberg won an award.

• C) She wore a red dress, to the party.

• A) The book, that I borrowed from the library, is due tomorrow.

Add commas after the introductory adjectives in the sentence: 'The tall dark handsome man walked into the room.'

• The tall dark, handsome man walked into the room.

• The tall, dark, handsome man walked into the room.

• The tall, dark, handsome, man walked into the room.

• The tall, dark handsome man walked into the room.

In the sentence 'My best friend Sarah is coming over tonight,' where should the comma be placed?

• My best friend Sarah is coming over tonight.

• My best friend, Sarah, is coming over tonight.

• My best friend, Sarah is coming over tonight.

• My best friend, Sarah is, coming over tonight.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas to set off non-essential information:

• C) The dog, a golden retriever barks loudly.

• B) The dog barks loudly, a golden retriever.

• A) The dog, barks loudly, a golden retriever.

• B) The dog, a golden retriever, barks loudly.

Identify the correct placement of the introductory comma in the sentence: 'During the summer we like to go swimming at the lake.'

• During the summer we

• we like to go

• During the summer

• go swimming at

Add commas after the introductory adjectives in the sentence: 'A shiny silver necklace caught her eye.'

• A shiny, silver necklace, caught her eye.

• A shiny, silver, necklace caught her eye.

• A shiny silver, necklace caught her eye.

• A shiny, silver necklace caught her eye.

Where should the comma be placed in the sentence: 'The old wise owl sat on the branch'?

• The old wise owl sat, on the branch

• The old wise owl, sat on the branch

• The old wise, owl sat on the branch

• The old, wise owl sat on the branch

Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off non-essential information?

• The girl who is my cousin has a pet cat.

• The girl, who has a pet cat, is my cousin.

• The girl who is my cousin, has a pet cat.

• C) The girl, who is my cousin, has a pet cat.

Identify the introductory comma in the sentence: 'Before the storm hit, we secured all the windows.'

• Before the, storm hit

• Before the storm hit,

• Before, the storm hit

• Before the storm hit