Act Comma Rules

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• After we go, to school, we should play at my house.

• After, we go to school we should play at my house.

• After we go to school, we should play at my house.

• After we go to school we should, play at my house.

Which LIST is written correctly?

• Please get rice, noodles, and chips.

• Please get, rice noodles and chips.

• Please get rice, noodles, and, chips.

• Please get rice noodles and, chips.

Fix the sentence:

I love dogs, cats, horses.

• I love dogs, cats and horses.

• I love dogs, cats, and horses.

• I love dogs, cats, horses.

Fix the sentence:

It was a long difficult test.

• It was a long and difficult test.

• It was a long difficult test.

• It was a long, difficult test.

Fix the sentence:

After the long school day I took a nap.

• After the long school day I took a nap.

• After the long school day, I took a nap.

Jake was excited to bring home his sweet adorable puppy.

You need a comma between sweet and adorable.

• True

• False

Match the following comma rules with their correctly punctuated sentence.

• You need a pencil, scratch paper, and dictionary for your STAAR test.

• List

• Nonessential Appositive

• Most of us dislike the STAAR test, but we still are required to take it anyway.

• Before the STAAR test, you must turn your phone into the teacher.

• Lunch is served, usually around 11:30, in the classroom you take the test.

• Compound Sentence

• Introductory Phrase

Which sentence shows commas seperating items in a list? 

• Carlos wants to visit Paris, Italy, Germany, and China.

• My favorite colors are blue, red and pink.

• I like, to go hiking fishing swimming and camping during summer

• I have to clean my room, walk the dog and take out the trash.

Which sentence shows a comma seperating a quotation from the rest of the sentence?

• The boy watched his mother, and wondered "Could I ever be that strong?"

• "Today, will be rainy" the weatherman said with a frown.

• "I hope we have time for snack" said, the child.

• "Okay," spoke the teacher excitedly, "Time's up!"

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• A) After we go, to school, we should play at my house.

• B) After, we go to school we should play at my house.

• C) After we go to school, we should play at my house.

• D) After we go to school we should, play at my house.