Comma Usage Quiz

Identify the sentence with correct comma usage in a list:

• A) For the camping trip, we packed tents, sleeping bags and pillows, flashlights, and insect repellent.

• B) For the camping trip we packed tents sleeping bags and pillows, flashlights, and insect repellent.

• C) For the camping trip, we packed tents sleeping bags and pillows flashlights, and insect repellent.

• D) For the camping trip we packed tents, sleeping bags, and pillows, flashlights, and insect repellent.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Identify the sentence with correct comma usage in a list:

• A) I need to buy eggs bread and milk from the store, remembering to also pick up some fresh fruit for breakfast.

• B) I need to buy, eggs, bread, and milk, from the store, making sure not to forget any items on the grocery list.

• C) I need to buy eggs, bread, and milk, from the store, while also grabbing a few snacks for movie night with friends.

• D) I need to buy eggs bread, and milk from the store, as well as some vegetables to complete tonight's dinner menu.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence shows the correct placement of commas?

• A) Jake, who was an avid reader, often spent hours lost in the pages of his favorite novels.

• B) Jake who was an avid reader often spent hours lost in the pages of his favorite novels.

• C) Jake, who was an avid reader often spent hours lost in the pages of his favorite novels.

• D) Jake who was an avid reader, often spent hours lost in the pages of his favorite novels.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the sentence with correct comma usage:

• A) After the rain stopped, we went outside to play in the puddles, laughing as we jumped from one puddle to another.

• B) After the rain stopped we went outside to play, in the puddles, hoping to catch a glimpse of a rainbow in the sky.

• C) After the rain stopped we went outside, to play in the puddles, feeling the warmth of the sun on our faces.

• D) After, the rain stopped we went outside to play in the puddles, taking our time to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the sentence with correct comma usage:

• A) In the quiet of the night, the owl hooted softly, breaking the silence with its eerie call.

• B) In the quiet of the night the owl hooted softly, breaking the silence with its eerie call.

• C) In the quiet of the night the owl hooted softly breaking the silence with its eerie call.

• D) In the quiet of the night, the owl, hooted softly, breaking the silence with its eerie call.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of a comma?

• A) Running late for the train, Tim sprinted through the crowded station hoping to catch the departing locomotive.

• B) Running late for the train Tim sprinted through the crowded station hoping to catch the departing locomotive.

• C) Running late for the train, Tim sprinted through the crowded station, hoping to catch the departing locomotive.

• D) Running late for the train Tim sprinted through the crowded station, hoping to catch the departing locomotive.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of a comma?

• A) As the sun began to set, the sky turned shades of pink, orange, and purple, creating a breathtaking view.

• B) As the sun began to set the sky turned shades of pink, orange and purple, creating a breathtaking view.

• C) As the sun began to set the sky turned shades of pink, orange, and purple creating a breathtaking view.

• D) As the sun began to set the sky turned shades of pink, orange, and purple creating a breathtaking view.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence with correct comma usage:

• A) Sarah loves to read but, she doesn't enjoy writing, finding it more challenging than she expected.

• B) Sarah loves to read, but she doesn't enjoy writing, preferring to lose herself in the pages of a book rather than creating her own stories.

• C) Sarah loves to read but she doesn't enjoy, writing, struggling to find the right words to express her thoughts on paper.

• D) Sarah loves to read but she doesn't, enjoy writing, often feeling frustrated by the blank page staring back at her.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence shows the correct placement of commas?

• A) The students gathered in the schoolyard after class, discussing their plans for the weekend, and enjoying the warm spring weather.

• B) The students gathered in the schoolyard after class discussing their plans for the weekend, and enjoying the warm spring weather.

• C) The students gathered, in the schoolyard after class, discussing their plans for the weekend and enjoying the warm spring weather.

• D) The students gathered, in the schoolyard after class discussing their plans for the weekend, and enjoying the warm spring weather.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence with correct comma usage:

• A) Despite the heavy rain Maria decided to go for a run she loved the feeling of raindrops against her skin.

• B) Despite the heavy rain, Maria decided to go for a run, she loved the feeling of raindrops against her skin.

• C) Despite the heavy rain, Maria decided to go for a run she loved the feeling of raindrops against her skin.

• D) Despite, the heavy rain Maria decided to go for a run, she loved the feeling of raindrops against her skin.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A