Commas for Pause

For the Thanksgiving reunion, relatives were sitting in the dining room, on the porch, and in the carport.

• Thanksgiving, reunion

• were, sitting

• porch and

• No error

Lydia seems to be a kind, considerate girl.

• seems, to

• considerate, girl

• kind considerate

• No error

What is a comma?

• a punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or separating items in a list.

• a minute interval or difference of pitch.

• a punctuation mark indicating a pause, typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.

After the death of Blackbeard, the famous pirate, piracy disappeared from the coast of the American colonies.

• the famous pirate

• after the death,

• coast, of

• No error

Which one of these sentences is correct?

• My friend Cleo, is a wonderful singer.

• My friend Cleo is a wonderful singer.

• None

• My friend Cleo is a, wonderful singer.

“The boy in the kayak,” whispered Sue “is the new football captain.”

• boy, in the

• new, football

• whispered Sue,

• No error

Which one of these answers are correct?

• I took Angie, the one with the freckles to the movie last night.

• I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie last night.

• I took Angie the one with the freckles, to the movie last night.

• I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie, last night.

Which one of these is the correct answer?

• Please Sasha, come home as soon as you can.

• Please, Sasha, come home as soon as you can.

• Please, Sasha come home as soon as you can.

• Please Sasha, come home, as soon as you can.

Lydia seems to be a kind, considerate girl.

• seems, to

• considerate, girl

• kind considerate

• No error

Chelsea's paintings always include lots of red orange yellow and purple.

• Chelsea's paintings always include lots of red, orange yellow and purple.

• Chelsea's paintings always include lots of, red orange yellow and purple.

• Chelseas paintings always include lots of red, orange, yellow, and purple.