Commas

Which of the following is correct?

• This, my friend, is not your best effort.

• This my friend is not your best effort.

• This, my friend is not your best effort.

• This my friend, is not your best effort.

Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

•   In the summer I will be staying at 2420 Haftrey Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202.

•   In the summer, I will be staying at 2420 Haftrey Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202.

•   In the summer, I will be staying at 2420 Haftrey Avenue Evanston, IL 60202.

Which sentence is correct?

• The dogs, and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The dogs and, cats, ate bowls of pet, food at the shelter.
• The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The, dogs, and, cats, ate, bowls of, pet food at, the shelter.

Harold is an excellent singer and he can dance all of the latest dance moves.

• Insert comma before the conjunction (,and)
• Insert comma after the conjunction (and,)
• No comma needed

I want Harold to show me how to dance but I’m afraid to ask him.

• Insert comma before the conjunction
• Insert comma after the conjunction
• No comma needed

Harold likes Olivia he is going to ask her to prom.

• Harold likes Olivia; he is going to ask her to prom.

• Harold likes Olivia, so he is going to ask her to prom.

• Harold likes Olivia, he is going to ask her to prom.

• No punctuation needed.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas. 
• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas. 
• I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas. 
• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas. 

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do. 

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
• Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
• Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
• Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.