Comma Practice Quiz

Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly?

• When we get to school, can you lend me a pencil?

• When we get to school; can you lend me a pencil?

• When we get, to school can you lend me a pencil?

• No idea

Which is the correct way to use a comma in an address?

• Idaho Falls Idaho 
• Idaho, Falls Idaho
• Idaho Falls, Idaho

Charlie Brown, 123 Peanuts Street, Snoopyville, PA

• correct commas

• incorrect commas

Choose the sentence that uses the comma correctly.

• I; am terrified of bees, though.

• I am terrified of bees; though.

• I am terrified of bees, though.

• I am, terrified of bees though.

Which commas rule was used?

Let's go to the store, and then we can go swimming.

• Items in a Series

• Compound Sentence

• Introductory Element

• Parenthetical Expression

Which is the correct way to write the following sentence?
Elmyra could work on her homework or she could play with her pet mice.

• Elmyra could work on her homework or she could play with her pet, mice.
• Elmyra could work on her homework, or she could play with her pet mice.
• Elmyra could work on her homework or, she could play with her pet mice.
• Elmyra could work on her homework or she could play with her pet mice.

Choose the sentence that uses a colon correctly.

• He wanted to see three cities: in Italy Rome, Florence, and Venice.

• He wanted to see: three cities in Italy Rome, Florence, and Venice.

• He: wanted to see three cities in Italy: Rome, Florence, and Venice.

• He wanted to see three cities in Italy: Rome, Florence, and Venice.

What is the acronym used to recall which conjunctions require a comma before the conjunction word?

• FANBOYS
• SOYBEANS
• FORK
• There is no acronym.

Which is the correct way to write the following sentence?
She is the head of the cheerleading squad and she just started soccer practice.

• She is the head, of the cheerleading squad, and, she just started, soccer practice.
• She is the head of the cheerleading squad and she just started soccer practice.
• She is the head of the cheerleading squad, and she just started, soccer practice.
• She is the head of the cheerleading squad, and she just started soccer practice.

Which sentence is correct?

• The dogs, and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The dogs and, cats, ate bowls of pet, food at the shelter.
• The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The, dogs, and, cats, ate, bowls of, pet food at, the shelter.