Comma Practice

Where should the comma(s) go?
When Alfred finally realized the gravity of the situation it was much too late.

• after "Alfred"
• after "gravity"
• after "situation"
• no comma necessary

Where should the comma(s) go?
Noah waxed his impressive mustache to absolute perfection and all of the ladies were impressed.

• after "impressive"
• after "perfection"
• after "Noah"
• no comma necessary

Where should the comma(s) go?
Mason joined the basketball team and made some awesome layups.

• after "Mason"
• after "team"
• after "awesome"
  after "Mason" AND after "team"
• no comma necessary

Where should the comma(s) go?
Logan committed heinous crimes against punctuation so now he's serving a life sentence in Conjunction Junction Penitentiary.  

• after "heinous"
• after "punctuation"
• after "heinous" AND after "punctuation"
• no comma necessary

The comma comes after which word in the sentence below:
Before the players took the field they huddled up.

• field,
• Before,
• players,
• huddled,

Nobody knows Harold can dance because he refuses to dance in public.

• Insert comma before because
• Insert comma after because
• Insert comma after the word refuses
• No comma needed

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do. 

Where should the comma go in this sentence?

My birthday is on January 16th 1987.

• My birthday is on January, 16th, 1987.

• My birthday is on January, 16th 1987.

• My birthday is on January 16th, 1987.

• My birthday, is on January 16th, 1987.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I live in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

• I live in, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

• I live in Harrisonburg Virginia.

• I live, in Harrisonburg, Virginia.