commas practice

What are the coordinating conjunctions (list them!)

• for, so yet

• and, but,not

• and ,but, nor

• or, yes

• or

How many commas should there be in a list of five items?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 6

Provide an example of a group of words that are treated like one item in a list, and thus are not separated by commas.

• fish and steak

• rod and reel

• butter and eggs

• rod and rest

Complete the sentence: Commas go before coordinating conjunctions when they…

• seprate two independent clauses

• join two dependent clauses

• join two independent clauses

• seprate two dependent clauses

Does a nonessential clause need commas?

• esstential does

• no

• sometimes

• yes

Does a nonessential clause need commas?

• adverb

• noun

• adjective

• subject

Provide an example of one introductory exclamation that gets a comma after it.

• why

• sometimes

• yes

• oh

What does an adverb modify?

• verb,subject,nouns

• Verb, adjective, other adverb

• nouns, ajecties and adverbs

• adverbs, other verbs and nouns

What is a participle

• A verb that acts like an adjective (modifies a noun)

• A noun that acts like an adjective (modifies a noun)

• A verb that acts like an adverbs (modifies a noun)

• A verb that acts like an adjective (modifies a subject)

What does a participle modify?

• A verb ( because it’s a noun that acts like an adjective, and adjectives modify nouns)

• A adverb ( because it’s a verb that acts like an adjective, and adjectives modify nouns)

• A noun ( because it’s a verb that acts like an adjective, and adjectives modify nouns)

• A subject ( because it’s a verb that acts like an adjective, and adjectives modify nouns)