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Commas and Semicolons

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word should the comma follow (come after):

The courses are organized and the instructors are excellent.

a)

organized

b)

courses

c)

instructors

d)

excellent

2.

What word should the comma follow (come after):

It was January yet the days were mild.

a)

January

b)

yet

c)

days

d)

it

3.

What word should the comma follow (come after):

We stayed an extra day in Phoenix for there were many more sites to see.

a)

Phoenix

b)

many

c)

day

d)

sites

4.

What word should the comma follow (come after):

Will Judy be your partner for the science project or are you paired with someone else?

a)

project

b)

paired

c)

Judy

d)

partner

5.

What words should the comma follow (come after); more than one answer:

Staying alert being calm and removing distractions will make you a better driver.

a)

alert

b)

calm

c)

distraction

d)

better

6.

What words should the comma follow (come after); more than one answer:

We need a screwdriver a pair of pliers and a hammer and nails for this project.

a)

screwdriver

b)

pliers

c)

hammer

d)

nails

7.

What words should the comma follow (come after); more than one answer:

Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts are famous for fall foliage.

a)

Maine

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Vermont

d)

Massachusetts

8.

What words should the comma follow (come after); more than one answer:

The trail starts in the foothills winds up the mountain and stretches along the creek.

a)

foothills

b)

mountain

c)

stretches

d)

starts

9.

What words should the comma follow (come after); more than one answer:

On the nature hike Chandra saw birds snakes wildflowers and various insects.

a)

hike

b)

birds

c)

snakes

d)

wildflowers

10.

What words should the comma follow (come after); more than one answer:

The television the CD player and the refrigerator are all new.

a)

television

b)

CD

c)

player

d)

refrigerator

11.

What words should the comma follow (come after); more than one answer:

The raccoon lumbered down the sidewalk across the road and into a drainage opening.

a)

lumbered

b)

sidewalk

c)

road

d)

drainage

12.

What word should the comma follow (come after):

My friend Serena is a thoughtful reliable person.

a)

thoughtful

b)

reliable

c)

Serena

d)

friend

13.

What word should the comma follow (come after):

The noisy slow-moving train made its way up the hill.

a)

noisy

b)

slow

c)

train

d)

up

14.

What word should the comma follow (come after):

On a damp chilly morning, we started our journey.

a)

damp

b)

chilly

c)

started

d)

we

15.

What word does the semicolon follow (come after):

I thought Brent's poem was excellent in fact, it should have won an award.

a)

excellent

b)

won

c)

poem

d)

award

16.

What word does the semicolon follow (come after):

Shakespeare created many great plays he also wrote some memorable sonnets.

a)

plays

b)

wrote

c)

created

d)

memorable

17.

What word does the semicolon follow (come after):

The team played with a lot of heart nevertheless, they could not win the championship.

a)

heart

b)

win

c)

championship

d)

nevertheless

18.

What word does the semicolon follow (come after):

Paul enjoys hiking Samuel likes fishing.

a)

hiking

b)

likes

c)

fishing

d)

enjoys

19.

What word does the semicolon follow (come after):

Josie failed to take care of her bicycle as a result, it is falling apart.

a)

bicycle

b)

result

c)

failed

d)

apart

20.

What word does the semicolon follow (come after):

Sarah's favorite sport is basketball Julia enjoys volleyball.

a)

basketball

b)

sport

c)

volleyball

d)

enjoys