Commas, Sentence Fragments, and MLA Citations

Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?

• I bought apples oranges, and bananas.

• I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

• I bought, apples oranges and bananas.

• I bought apples oranges and, bananas.

Identify the correct use of a comma in this sentence: "After dinner we went for a walk."

• After, dinner we went for a walk.

• After dinner, we went for a walk.

• After dinner we, went for a walk.

• After, dinner, we went for a walk.

Which option is correct?

• My brother, who is a great cook makes dinner every Sunday.

• My brother who is a great cook, makes dinner every Sunday.

• My brother who is a great cook makes dinner, every Sunday.

• My brother, who is a great cook, makes dinner every Sunday.

Select the sentence that correctly uses commas to separate items in a list:

• We need to buy milk eggs, bread and cheese.

• We need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and cheese.

• We need to buy milk eggs bread, and cheese.

• We need to buy, milk, eggs bread and cheese.

Where should the comma go in this sentence? "I want to go to the movies but I have too much homework."

• I want to go to the movies, but I have too much homework.

• I want to go to the movies but, I have too much homework.

• I want to go to, the movies but I have too much homework.

• I want to go to the movies but I, have too much homework.

Which element is NOT included in an MLA citation for a book?

• Author's name

• Title of the book

• Publisher's location

• Date of publication

How should you format the title of a book in an MLA citation?

• In quotation marks

• Italicized

• Underlined

• Bolded

Which of the following is the correct MLA citation for a book?

• Smith, John. The Great Adventure. New York: Adventure Books, 2020.
  
  

• Smith, John. The Great Adventure. Adventure Books, 2020.
  

• John Smith. The Great Adventure. New York Adventure Books 2020.

• The Great Adventure by John Smith, 2020.

When citing an article from a website in MLA format, what should you include?

• Author's name, title of the article, title of the website, publication date, URL

• Title of the website, author's name, publication date

• Author's name, URL, publication date

• Title of the article, website name, author's name

How do you format the author's name in an MLA citation?

• Last name, First name

• First name Last name

• Last name only

• First name only