Comma Use

Because she could never remember her appointments her father insisted she set reminders on her phone.

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The three children stayed home because none of them enjoyed going to yard sales.

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In the event that Freddy comes home from college we'll have fresh strawberries on hand.

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An eager young alligator snatched the golf ball before Lisa went to putt.

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Which sentence below includes the correct use of commas?

• Missy Elliott, the five-time Grammy Award-winning rapper ,songwriter and ,producer ,is making history as the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

• Missy Elliott, the five-time Grammy Award-winning rapper, songwriter, and producer, is making history as the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

• Missy Elliott the five-time Grammy Award-winning rapper songwriter and producer, is making history as the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

• The sentence is fine as is.

Where should a comma be added to the sentence below?

• Elliott has been a dominating force in hip-hop for three decades, delivering classics such as “Get Ur Freak On," "Work It," and “Lose Control.”

• Elliott, has been a dominating force in hip-hop for three decades delivering classics such as “Get Ur Freak On," "Work It," and “Lose Control.”

• Elliott has been a dominating, force in hip-hop for three decades, delivering classics such as “Get Ur Freak On," "Work It," and “Lose Control.”

• This sentence is fine as is.

Where should a comma be added to the sentence below?Elliott is the third rapper to be inducted joining Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z.

• Elliott is the third rapper to be inducted, joining Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z.

• Elliott is the third rapper to be inducted, joining Jermaine Dupri, and Jay-Z.

• Elliott, is the third rapper to be inducted joining Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z.

• This sentence is fine as is.

Where should a comma be added to the sentence below? Not only is Elliott a Grammy Award-winning artist responsible for monumental hits from the early 2000s like “Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It” but she’s also the only female rapper to have six studio albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

• Not only is Elliott a Grammy Award-winning artist responsible for monumental hits from the early 2000s like “Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It,” but she’s also the only female rapper to have six studio albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

• Not only is Elliott a Grammy Award-winning artist responsible for monumental hits from the early 2000s like “Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It”, but she’s also the only female rapper to have six studio albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

• Not only is Elliott a Grammy Award-winning artist responsible for monumental hits from the early 2000s like “Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It” ,but she’s also the only female rapper to have six studio albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

• This sentence is fine as is.

Where should a comma be added to the sentence below? The cat sat on the mat and watched the birds fly by.

• A) The cat sat on the mat, and watched the birds fly by.

• B) The cat sat on the mat and watched, the birds fly by.

• C) The cat sat on the mat and watched the birds, fly by.

• D) This sentence is fine as is.

Which sentence below includes the correct use of commas?

• A) My brother who is a doctor, lives in New York.

• B) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York.

• C) My brother who is a doctor lives, in New York.

• D) My brother who is a doctor lives in, New York.