Comma Rules - Mastery (By RAD)

Select the correct comma rule for the sentence below.

The Leo Club of St. George's completed three activities this week a membership drive, a fundraiser, and a retreat.

• Separate items in a list

• Tell us more about the noun

• After the first independent clause in a compound sentence

Select the correct comma rule for the sentence below.

The Registrar, at St. George's University, selects the courses for each student.

• Separate items in a list

• Tell us more about the noun

• After the first independent clause in a compound sentence

Select the correct comma rule for the sentence below.

Most Grenadians catch a cold after carnival, for there are many people in close proximity several hours a day.

• Separate items in a list

• Tell us more about the noun

• After the first independent clause in a compound sentence

Select the correct comma rule for the sentence below.

"It is incredibly hot these days, don't you think?" asked the man standing next to me at the bus terminal.

• To separate the words of the speaker from the rest of the sentence.

• After the dependent clause in a complex sentence.

• After the first independent clause in a compound sentence

Select the correct comma rule for the sentence below.

Although it is no longer mandatory, some people still wear masks.

• To separate the words of the speaker from the rest of the sentence.

• After the dependent clause in a complex sentence.

• After the first independent clause in a compound sentence

Select the correct comma rule for the sentence below.

Conversely, those same foods that are marked sugar-free actually have sugar-fructose corn syrup.

• Placed after a transitional word or phrase

• After the dependent clause in a complex sentence.

• After the first independent clause in a compound sentence

Select the correct comma rule for the sentence below.

The deadline for the research project is April 16, 2024.

• Placed after a transitional word or phrase

• After the dependent clause in a complex sentence.

• To separate the year when formally writing the date in APA Style

Select the correct comma rule for the sentence below.

Grand Anse Beach is beautiful, in all its glory.

• Placed after a transitional word or phrase

• To create a pause

• To separate the year when formally writing the date in APA Style