Commas for Pause or Separation

Use a comma to offset ________ words or phrases. 

• concluding 
• introductory
• important
• quoted

Add a comma: 
After eating all the cookies I felt sick. 

• After, 
• eating, 
• cookies, 
• felt, 

Which rule does the sentence below follow?

The address to Richland College is 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas, Texas 75243.

• Use a comma to separate parts of dates and after years in the middle of a sentence.

• Use a comma to separate the parts of a U.S. address [except between the state and the zip code when the address is in a sentence]

• Use a comma after a greeting and closing in a personal letter, and after the closing of a business letter.

Which rule does the sentence below follow?

Some Americans, however, use chopsticks when they eat Chinese food.

• Use a comma after an introductory clause or phrase.

• Use commas, to set of nonessential clauses and phrases

• Use commas and conjunctions between independent clauses.

• Use commas to set off an expression that interrupts a sentence.

Add a comma:

The tall beautiful woman sang a sad song.

• the,

• tall,

• beautiful,

• no comma necessary

Which date is written correctly within the sentence?

• This quiz is taking place on Thursday February 28th, 2019.

• This quiz is taking place on, Thursday, February 28th, 2019.

• This quiz is taking place on Thursday, February 28th, 2019.

• This quiz is taking place, on Thursday, February, 28th, 2019

Which sentence has the comma in the correct place when writing an introductory phrase?

• Wow I wish, I could, go to Disney World!

• Wow, I wish I could go to Disney, World!

• Wow, I wish I could go to Disney World!

• Wow I wish I, could go, to Disney World!

Which sentence has the commas in the right places when writing a list?

• The book was large, brown, old, and heavy.

• The book was large brown old, and heavy.

• The book was large, brown old and heavy.

• The book was large brown old and, heavy.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• I went to Chocolate World in Bangkok Thailand, when I was 10 years old.

• I went to Chocolate World in Bangkok, Thailand when I was 10 years old.

• I went to Chocolate World in Bangkok, Thailand, when I was 10 years old.

• I went to Chocolate World, in Bangkok, Thailand, when I was 10 years old.

Choose the sentence where commas are used correctly.

• Because I forgot my swimming suit I couldn't get into the lake.

• Because I forgot my swimming suit, I couldn't get into the lake.

• Because, I forgot my swimming suit, I couldn't get into the lake.

• Because, I forgot my swimming suit I couldn't get into the lake.