This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Commas – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commas Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to separate two simple sentences in a compound sentence? A) The sun was shining so we decided to go, for a picnic. B) The sun was, shining so we decided to go for a picnic. C) The sun was shining, so we decided to go for a picnic. D) The sun was shining so, we decided to go for a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun was shining, so we decided to go for a picnic. 2. Which of the following correctly uses a comma? A) Chad, the captain of the football team, called the coin toss. B) Chad, the captain of the football team called the coin toss. C) Chad the captain of the football team called, the coin toss. D) The sentence does not need a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chad, the captain of the football team, called the coin toss. 3. Correct Comma Usage A) After the movie we went, to dinner. B) After the movie we, went to dinner. C) After the movie, we went to dinner. D) After, the movie we went to dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the movie, we went to dinner. 4. A ..... clause does not express a complete thought, it MUST be joined by another clause in order to make a sentence proper. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 5. A dependent clause can stand on its own. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Comma in example sentences:Select the sentence that uses a comma correctly in an example sentence. A) I have a variety of hobbies, for example, gardening, knitting, and photography. B) She enjoys different types of cuisine such as Italian, Mexican, and Chinese. C) For example, he likes to watch movies, listen to music, and go for walks. A) B. B) C. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 7. Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement. A) I need, sugar, butter, and eggs. B) I need sugar, butter, and eggs. C) I need:sugar, butter and, eggs. D) I need sugar butter and eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I need sugar, butter, and eggs. 8. Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.Her aunt moved to Dallas, Texas, on February 4, 2001. A) Her aunt moved to Dallas, Texas, on February 4, 2001. B) Her aunt moved to Dallas, Texas on February 4, 2001. C) Her aunt moved to Dallas, Texas on, February 4, 2001. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her aunt moved to Dallas, Texas, on February 4, 2001. 9. Choose the sentence which has the correct comma usage. A) Did you know Larry that lawrencium is the name of a chemical element?. B) Did you know, Larry, that lawrencium is the name of a chemical element?. C) Did you know Larry, that lawrencium is the name of a chemical element?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did you know, Larry, that lawrencium is the name of a chemical element?. 10. Choose the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks around dialogue. A) She said, Let's go to the movies. B) She said "Let's go to the movies.". C) She said, "Let's go to the movies.". D) She said "Let's go to the movies" . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said, "Let's go to the movies.". 11. Which of the sentences below uses commas correctly? A) Before bed, I will need to do my homework, make my lunch for tomorrow and brush my teeth. B) Before bed I will need to do my homework, make my lunch for tomorrow, and brush my teeth. C) Before bed, I will need to do my homework make my lunch for tomorrow, and brush my teeth. D) Before bed, I will need to do my homework, make my lunch for tomorrow, and brush my teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before bed, I will need to do my homework, make my lunch for tomorrow, and brush my teeth. 12. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a comma in a compound sentence. A) He studied hard, so he passed the test. B) He studied hard so he passed the test. C) He, studied hard so he passed the test. D) He studied hard so, he passed the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He studied hard, so he passed the test. 13. Using the Oxford Comma, how many commas should be in a sentence when listing 3 items? A) 2. B) 4. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 14. In which sentence is the comma correctly used for a complex sentence? A) Before she could leave, the house her phone rang. B) Before, she could leave the house her phone rang. C) Before she could leave the house, her phone rang. D) Before she could leave the house her phone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before she could leave the house, her phone rang. 15. Using commas in introductory phrases:Choose the sentence that uses a comma incorrectly in an introductory phrase. A) On the way to school, I saw a rainbow. B) In the morning we like to go for a run. C) After the rain, the flowers looked fresh and vibrant. A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 16. Identify the independent clause in the following complex sentence:When Romeo overhears Juliet's soliloquy, he gains the courage to express his intimate feelings. A) He gains the courage to express his intimate feelings. B) When Romeo overhears Juliet's soliloquy,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He gains the courage to express his intimate feelings. 17. Which of the following is an example of using a comma with introductory material? A) After the rain stopped we went outside. B) We went, outside after the rain stopped. C) We went outside after the rain stopped. D) After the rain stopped, we went outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the rain stopped, we went outside. 18. Even before she learned to drive a car Paneok was flying over the tundra far from her hometown of Kotzebue. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 19. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma after a subordinate clause at the beginning. A) Although it was late we, continued working. B) Although it was late, we continued working. C) Although, it was late we continued working. D) Although it was late we continued working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although it was late, we continued working. 20. What change should be made?That store opened on May, 8, 2004. A) Change May to may. B) Take out the comma after 8. C) Take out the comma after May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take out the comma after May. 21. Which of the following correctly uses a commas? A) No Sally's, mother didn't drive her to gymnastics last night. B) No Sally's mother didn't drive her to gymnastics, last night. C) No, Sally's mother didn't drive her to gymnastics last night. D) The sentence does not need a comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, Sally's mother didn't drive her to gymnastics last night. 22. A compound sentence is characterized by two independent clauses being joined together. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. When do you use a comma with a subordinating conjunction? A) When the independent clause comes before the dependent clause. B) Never. C) Always. D) When the dependent clause comes before the independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the dependent clause comes before the independent clause. 24. Before I learned to keep score I didn't understand bowling. A) Before I learned, to keep score I didn't understand bowling. B) Before I learned to keep score, I didn't understand bowling. C) Before, I learned to keep score I didn't understand bowling. D) Before I, learned to keep score, I didn't understand bowling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before I learned to keep score, I didn't understand bowling. 25. What is the function of a comma in the sentence: "The road ran around the mountain, across the river, and into town" ? A) To introduce a quote. B) To end a sentence. C) To separate two independent clauses. D) To separate items in a series. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To separate items in a series. 26. In which era was the comma made? A) 14th Century. B) 16th Century. C) 13th Century. D) 15th Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15th Century. 27. What comma rule does this sentence follow:Isaac, did you talk to the scientists about the twin behaviors? A) Rule #1:Use a comma after yes, no, or any mild exclamation when it begins a sentence. B) Rule #2:Use a comma after exclamations, words that directly address a person, and other introductory words. C) Rule #3:Place a comma after an introductory phrase. D) Rule #4:Use commas to separate items in dates and addresses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule #2:Use a comma after exclamations, words that directly address a person, and other introductory words. 28. Are commas needed in the following sentence?I cannot go to the party unless baseball practice is canceled for some reason. A) Yes:after "canceled". B) Yes:after "party". C) Yes:after "go". D) No commas are needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No commas are needed. 29. Select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks and commas when dialogue is divided in a sentence. A) "I can't believe it, " she said, "that we won!". B) "I can't believe it, " she said "that we won!". C) "I can't believe it, " she said "that we won!". D) "I can't believe it" she said, "that we won!". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I can't believe it, " she said, "that we won!". 30. Which of the following is an example of using a comma in a series? A) Apples; bananas; and oranges. B) Apples, bananas, and oranges. C) Apples bananas and oranges. D) Apples, bananas and oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apples, bananas, and oranges. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommas Quiz 1Commas Quiz 2Commas Quiz 3Commas Quiz 4Commas Quiz 5Commas Quiz 6Commas Quiz 7Commas Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books