Commas Introductory Elements

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

• Linda do you know who invented the first computer?

• Linda; do you know who invented the first computer?

• Linda, do you know who invented the first computer?

• Linda. Do you know who invented the first computer?

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Well, there are lots of reasons I don't like hot dogs.

• Well there are lots of reasons I don't like hot dogs.

• Well there are lots of reasons, I don't like hot dogs.

• Well there, are lots of reasons I don't like hot dogs.

Which sentence is correct?

• Actually I love, mushrooms.

• Actually I, love mushrooms.

• Actually, I love mushrooms.

Which sentence is missing a comma after the introductory phrase?

• The children went to the zoo.

• While we were eating my mom packed.

• My dad went grocery shopping.

• The movie is always better with popcorn.

Put the comma in the correct spot.

Atlanta Georgia

• Atlanta Georgia,

• ,Atlanta, Georgia

• Atlanta, Georgia

Put the comma in the correct spot.

December 25 2015

• December 25, 2015

• ,December, 25 2015

• December, 25 2015

Which of these shows correct punctuation?

• My mother was born on July, 6 1961, in Houston Texas.

• My mother was born on July; 6, 1961 in Houston; Texas.

• My mother was born on July 6, 1961, in Houston, Texas.

Which sentence uses a comma correctly after an introductory element?

• A) After the rain stopped we went outside.

• B) After the rain stopped, we went outside.

• C) After, the rain stopped we went outside.

• D) After the rain, stopped we went outside.

Identify the sentence with the correct punctuation for the introductory phrase.

• A) Yes I would like some more coffee.

• B) Yes, I would like some more coffee.

• C) Yes I, would like some more coffee.

• D) Yes I would, like some more coffee.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• A) In the morning we will go for a walk.

• B) In the morning, we will go for a walk.

• C) In, the morning we will go for a walk.

• D) In the, morning we will go for a walk.