Introductory Elements and Commas

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim likes to eat pizza french fries and cotton candy.

• Jim likes to eat pizza, french fries, and cotton candy.

• Jim likes to eat pizza french, fries and, cotton candy,.

A comma should go right after which word in this sentence?

Declan murmured "I think it's time for a dance party"

• Declan

• party

• think

• murmured

Which sentence requires a comma after the introductory phrase?

• The children went to the zoo.

• While we were eating my mom packed.

• My dad went grocery shopping.

• The movie is always better with popcorn.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• After, the baseball game Kate changed out of her wedding dress.

• After the baseball game, Kate changed out of her wedding dress.

• After the baseball, game Kate changed out of her wedding dress.

• After the baseball game Kate changed, out of her wedding dress.

Which of these is a comma?

• ;

• :

• ☺

• ,

Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence? 
Amanda please plug in the chromebooks for me. 

• After "please"

• After "plus"

• After "chromebooks"

• After "Amanda" 

Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence? 
On the long road across the desert the car finally broke down. 

• After "On"

• After "desert"

• After "finally"

• After "road" 

What does a comma do?

• ends a sentence

• shows ownership

• creates a pause to clarify a sentence

• hangs around being weird

Which is a comma?

• ;

• :

• '

• ,

What is the definition of a comma?

• a punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large numeral.

• a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.

• curious or inquiring

• a punctuation mark indicating.that a writer is introducing a quotation or a list of items.that a writer is separating two clauses of which the second expands or illustrates the first.