Five Comma Rules

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• You may have, hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
• You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate; hot tea; or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate or hot tea or coffee, to drink. 

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?

• 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?

• Yes, I finally finished this presentation.
• Yes: I finally finished this presentation.
• Yes! I finally finished this presentation.
• Yes; I finally finished this presentation.

Which is the correct way to punctuate an address?

• 635 Paradise Lane, Tampa, Florida 98305.
• 635 Paradise Lane Tampa Florida, 98305.
• 635, Paradise Lane, Tampa, Florida, 98305.
• 635 Paradise, Lane Tampa, Florida, 98305.

Which is the correct way to punctuate a friendly letter greeting?

• Dear, Ms. Sanders;
• Dear Ms. Sanders,
• Dear, Ms. Sanders,
• Dear: Ms. Sanders,

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.
• Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of, jelly beans, cupcakes and cookies.

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. 

Where does the comma go in the following sentence?
As Brent ran to first base his helmet flew off his head.

• Brent,
• ran,
• base,
• helmet,

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Ouch; I cut my finger.
• Ouch? I cut my finger.
• Ouch, I cut my finger.
• Ouch: I cut my finger.