WorksheetsComma Rules (ACT Prep)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
After which word should you place a comma?
His mind functioned without flaw trying to calculate his surroundings and predicament.
functioned
flaw
calculate
surroundings
After which word should you place a comma?
He screamed called for help pounded on the walls with his fists.
called
screamed
walls
screamed and help
After which word should you place a comma?
He felt a worrying shudder in his chest as if his heart wanted to escape to flee his body.
chest
escape
shudder
chest and escape
After which word should you place a comma?
A straight line of light appeared across the ceiling of the room and Thomas watched as it expanded.
appeared
room
watched
ceiling
After which word should you place a comma?
Thomas looked back at his captors feeling awkward but desperate to ask questions.
back
captors
awkward
captors and awkward
Which comma rule is present here?
One boy's eyes, flared with hatred, stopped him cold.
Afterthought
Commas in a list
Interrupter
Coordinate adjectives
Which comma rule is present here?
Shaken, Thomas stared at the boy's back until he turned and took a seat.
Afterthought
Introducer
Interrupter
Comma + conjunction
Which comma rule is present here?
He paused, and Thomas realized his face must've whitened even more when heard that last part.
Afterthought
Introducer
Interrupter
Comma + conjunction
Which comma rule is present here?
Alby spread his arms out, palms up.
Afterthought
Introducer
Interrupter
Comma + conjunction
Which comma rule is present here?
Thomas folded his arms, closed his eyes, took a deep breath.
Comma + conjunction
Commas in a list
Interrupter
Afterthought
Which TWO comma rules are present here?
Thomas said nothing, his eyes staring at the cracked, rocky ground.
Commas in a list & Coordinate adjectives
Commas in a list & Afterthought
Afterthought & Coordinate adjectives
Introducer & Interrupter
Which TWO comma rules are present here?
He'd reached the door, an ugly slab of sun-faded wood, and he pulled it open to see several stoic-faced boys standing at the foot of a crooked staircase.
Interrupter & Comma + conjunction
Comma + conjunction & Introducer
Introducer & Afterthought
Coordinate adjectives & Commas in a list
Which TWO comma rules are present here?
No one made a move to stop him from doing as Gally asked, except for Chuck, who stood at the front door, shaking his head.
Introducer & Afterthought
Interrupter & Afterthought
Commas in a list & Afterthought
Comma + conjunction & Afterthought
Which TWO comma rules are present here?
At least twenty feet across, the break in the wall went all the way to the top, far above.
Introducer & Afterthought
Interrupter & Afterthought
Commas in a list & Afterthought
Comma + conjunction & Afterthought
Which of these is a RULE about COMMAS?
Introducer
Interrupter
Afterthought
Coordinate adjectives
Commas in a list
