Commas Interrupters

A nonessential clause is set off by commas, meaning that the clause can be taken out of the sentences and the basic meaning of the sentence does not change.

• true

• false

One group that has contributed a great deal, is Hispanic Americans. What should be done to correct the sentence?

• add a comma after group

• delete the comma after deal

• no change is needed

• add a comma after Hispanic

Many Mexican Americans, answering the United States' call for migrant workers, arrived several decades ago. Is the underlined phrase or clause essential or nonessential?

• essential

• nonessential

What comma rules are being used? Choose all that apply.

Sam, the guy with the mullet, yelled, "Get me out of here!"

• Introductory element

• Quotation

• Interrupter

• All of these

Which comma rules are being used? Choose all that apply.

Helen, my aunt, explained, " I want to visit Paris, Rome, and London next summer."

• Interrupter

• quotation

• Items in a series

• city and country

• date

How should the following sentence be revised? Before long it will be difficult to complete regular tasks without technology everything relies on it.

• Put a comma after "before" and before "without"

• This sentence is correct.

• Put a comma after "Before long" and before "it"

• Put a comma and a coordinating conjunction before "everything". Put a comma after "long".

• Put a comma and a coordinating conjunction before "everything". Put a comma before "without". Put a comma after "Before".

How should the sentence be revised?

• Put a comma after "Joe" and a comma before "but"

• Put a comma before "but" and remove the comma before "because"

• Remove the comma before "because" and put a comma after "Joe".

• This sentence is correct the way it is.

How should the following sentence be revised? William read his notes quizzed his friend and finished his practice yet he only scored 78% on his math test.

• Put commas after "notes" "friend" and "practice" to use commas with items in a series and use commas with compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions.

• Put commas after "notes" "friend" and "practice" to use commas with items in a series and commas with interrupters.

• Put commas after "notes" and "friend" to use commas with items in a series.

• Put a comma after "notes" and "friend" to use commas with items in a series and use commas with compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions.

He was going to Gurnee, the home of Six Flags Great America.

• Nonessentials

• Introductory phrase/clause

• Interrupters

• Successive adjectives

Choose the correct comma usage for the underlined portion of the sentence.

It is however very difficult to learn a new language after the age of twelve.

• It is, however, very difficult to learn

• It is however, very difficult to learn

• It is however very difficult, to learn

• It is, however very difficult to learn