Comma Usage Quiz

What is the rule for using commas in a series or list?

• Place a comma after the first item only.

• Place a comma after each item in a series or list.

• Do not use commas in a series or list.

• Place a comma only before the conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

When should you place a comma between adjectives?

• When the adjectives are non-coordinate.

• When the adjectives are coordinate.

• When the adjectives are at the end of a sentence.

• When the adjectives are in the middle of a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas in a series?

• The store sold groceries plants, and flowers.

• The store sold groceries, plants, and flowers.

• The store sold, groceries, plants, and flowers.

• The store sold groceries plants and flowers.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

When should you place commas around parenthetical (nonessential) words or clauses?

• When they would change the meaning of the sentence if removed.

• When they would not change the meaning of the sentence if removed.

• When they are at the beginning of a sentence.

• When they are at the end of a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas around a nonessential clause?

• Janice, an administrator at Harvard, has a PhD.

• Janice an administrator at Harvard has a PhD.

• Janice an administrator at Harvard, has a PhD.

• Janice an administrator at Harvard; has a PhD.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

When should you not place commas around words or clauses?

• When they are nonessential.

• When they are essential.

• When they are at the beginning of a sentence.

• When they are at the end of a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

When should you place a comma after introductory material?

• After introductory words or clauses such as after, although, as, because, if, since, when, while, however, furthermore, meanwhile.

• After the main part of the sentence

• After a dependent clause

• After a coordinating conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a comma after introductory material?

• After a while, we got tired of the game and stopped playing.

• After a while we got tired of the game and stopped playing.

• We got tired of the game and stopped playing after a while.

• We got tired of the game, and stopped playing after a while.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Where should you place a comma when connecting two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction?

• Before the first independent clause

• Between the first independent clause and the conjunction

• After the conjunction

• At the end of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which acronym can help you remember coordinating conjunctions?

• FANBOYS

• FANBOY

• FANS

• BOYS

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E