Comma Pretest

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

• Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence contains correct comma placement?

• The Suez Canal which was completed in 1869 is 107 miles long.

• The Suez Canal, which was completed in 1869 is 107 miles long.

• The Suez Canal which was completed in 1869, is 107 miles long.

• The Suez Canal, which was completed in 1869, is 107 miles long.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas. 

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas. 

• I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas. 

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

What sentence uses the comma correctly?

• The ground is snowy, wet and cold.

• The ground is snowy wet and cold.

• The ground is snowy, wet, and cold.

• The ground is, snowy, wet, and cold.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

The __________ comma comes before the "and" in a list. 

• Oxford

• Harvard

• Stanford

• UCSB

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

In a compound sentence, the comma comes ______________ the coordinating conjunction.

• after

• before

• there is no comma

• during

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

When I join two independent clauses together with a comma, I also need a _________________________.

• verb

• FANBOYS word

• noun

• adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the correct replacement for the underlined portion:

If I eat eggs I get really sick.

• eggs, I

• No change

• eggs; I

• eggs: I

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• A) The book, that I borrowed from the library is overdue.

• B) The book that I borrowed from the library, is overdue.

• C) The book, that I borrowed from the library, is overdue.

• D) The book that I borrowed from the library is overdue.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence contains correct comma placement?

• 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.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A