Mastering Comma Usage

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly? A) I like apples oranges and bananas. B) I like apples, oranges, and bananas. C) I like apples, oranges and bananas.

• I like apples oranges, and bananas.

• B) I like apples, oranges, and bananas.

• I like apples oranges and, bananas.

• I like apples, and oranges, bananas.

Identify the correct use of commas in this sentence: My brother who lives in New York is visiting us.

• My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us.

• My brother, who lives in New York is visiting us.

• My brother who lives in New York is visiting, us.

• My brother who, lives in New York, is visiting us.

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement: A) After dinner we went for a walk. B) After dinner, we went for a walk. C) After, dinner we went for a walk.

• D) After, we went for a walk dinner.

• C) After dinner we, went for a walk.

• A) After dinner we went for a walk,

• B) After dinner, we went for a walk.

Which sentence is correct? A) She said she would come, but she didn't. B) She said she would come but, she didn't. C) She said, she would come but she didn't.

• She said she would come but she doesn't.

• She said she would come, but she doesn't.

• She said she would come; but she didn't.

• A) She said she would come, but she didn't.

Select the sentence that uses commas correctly: A) The tall, dark, and handsome stranger walked in. B) The tall dark and handsome stranger walked in. C) The tall, dark and handsome stranger walked in.

• The tall, dark and, handsome stranger walked in.

• A

• The tall, dark, handsome stranger walked in.

• The tall dark, and handsome stranger walked in.

Identify the correct sentence: A) I need to buy milk eggs and bread. B) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread. C) I need to buy, milk eggs, and bread.

• A) I need to buy milk, eggs and bread.

• D) I need to buy milk eggs, and bread.

• B) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread.

• C) I need to buy milk eggs and, bread.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A) The dog, barked loudly. B) The dog barked, loudly. C) The dog barked loudly.

• The dog, barked loudly,

• C) The dog barked loudly.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The dog barked loudly,

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: A) Yes I would love to go. B) Yes, I would love to go. C) Yes I would, love to go.

• Yes I would, love to, go.

• B) Yes, I would love to go.

• Yes I would love, to go.

• Yes, I would love to, go.

Identify the sentence with correct comma usage: A) My favorite colors are blue green and red. B) My favorite colors are blue, green, and red. C) My favorite colors, are blue green and red.

• A) My favorite colors are blue, green and red.

• B) My favorite colors are blue, green, and red.

• D) My favorite colors, are blue, green and red.

• C) My favorite colors are blue green, and red.

Which sentence is correct? A) The meeting is scheduled for Monday, at 10 AM. B) The meeting is scheduled for Monday at 10 AM. C) The meeting is scheduled for, Monday at 10 AM.

• The meeting is scheduled for Monday, 10 AM.

• B) The meeting is scheduled for Monday at 10 AM.

• The meeting is scheduled for Monday at 10, AM.

• The meeting is scheduled for Monday at, 10 AM.