C: Top 3 Comma Rules Practice

Which sentence uses commas to correctly separate items in a list?

• Thomas wants to be a novelist editor and publisher.

• Thomas wants to be a novelist, editor and publisher.

• Thomas wants to be a novelist editor, and publisher.

• Thomas wants to be a novelist, editor, and publisher.

Which sentence correctly uses a comma before a conjunction in a compound sentence?

• Nex writes poetry and they also design book covers.

• Nex writes poetry but also design book covers.

• Nex writes poetry, and they also design book covers.

• Nex writes poetry but, they also design book covers.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas in a series.

• Killian is interested in journalism screenwriting and marketing.

• Killian is interested in journalism, screenwriting, and marketing.

• Killian is interested in journalism, screenwriting and, marketing.

• Killian is interested, in journalism, screenwriting, and marketing.

Which sentence correctly uses a comma after an introductory phrase?

• After realizing the power of words Killian started writing every day.

• After realizing the power of words, Killian started writing every day.

• After realizing, the power of words Killian started writing every day.

• After, realizing the power of words Killian started writing every day.

Which sentence correctly uses commas and a conjunction to combine two ideas?

• Elijah loves writing letters, he rarely sends them.

• Elijah loves writing letters but, he rarely sends them.

• Elijah loves writing letters, but he rarely sends them.

• Elijah loves writing letters but he, rarely sends them.

Choose the sentence that correctly places all commas in a list.

• Writing can improve focus creativity and empathy.

• Writing can improve focus, creativity, and empathy.

• Writing can improve, focus creativity, and empathy.

• Writing can, improve focus creativity and empathy.

Which sentence shows proper comma use after an introductory clause and before a conjunction?

• Because writing helps us reflect we grow as people and find our voices.

• Because writing helps us reflect, we grow as people, and find our voices.

• Because writing helps us reflect we grow as people, and find our voices.

• Because writing helps us reflect we grow, as people and find, our voices.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Rome is a storyteller and he wants to write graphic novels.

• Rome is a storyteller, and he wants to write graphic novels.

• Rome is a storyteller and, he wants to write graphic novels.

• Rome is a storyteller and he, wants to write graphic novels.

Which version correctly uses commas in a complex sentence?

• Although Ken writes mostly for fun, he hopes to publish a memoir someday.

• Although Ken writes mostly for fun he hopes, to publish a memoir someday.

• Although Ken, writes mostly for fun he hopes to publish a memoir someday.

• Although Ken writes mostly for fun he hopes to publish, a memoir someday.

Which sentence correctly combines all three comma rules?

• Yacub edits, his stories often and he shares them with teachers.

• Yacub edits his stories often, and, he shares them with teachers.

• After editing, Yacub reads his stories aloud, and he shares them with teachers.

• After editing Yacub, reads his stories aloud and he shares them with teachers.