This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Commas – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commas Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When using multiple words to describe something, the commas only go between adjectives. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly? A) The mother remarked "Don't forget to clean your room!". B) The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!". C) The mother remarked", Don't forget to clean your room!". D) The mother remarked, "don't forget to clean your room!". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!". 3. Identify the correct use of commas in a compound sentence: A) Commas are used to separate a subject and a predicate in a compound sentence. B) Commas are used to separate two dependent clauses in a compound sentence. C) Commas are used to separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence. D) Commas are used to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause in a compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commas are used to separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence. 4. Which of the following options correctly adds commas to the sentence? A) I have to go to the grocery store, get my hair cut and pick up the kids from . B) I have to go to the grocery store, get my hair cut, and pick up the kids from . C) I have to go to the grocery store, get my hair cut and pick up the kids from . D) I have to go to the grocery store, get my hair cut, and pick up the kids from . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have to go to the grocery store, get my hair cut, and pick up the kids from . 5. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a comma before a conjunction in a compound sentence. A) I wanted, to go swimming but the pool was closed. B) I wanted to go swimming but the pool was closed. C) I wanted to go swimming, but the pool was closed. D) I wanted to go swimming but, the pool was closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wanted to go swimming, but the pool was closed. 6. What do you need to join two simple sentences to form a compound sentence? A) Comma and a conjunction. B) Just a conjunction. C) Just a comma. D) A conjunction junction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma and a conjunction. 7. Are commas needed in the following sentence?My family members who all grew up in New York are all massive Giants and Mets fans. A) Yes:before "and". B) Yes:after "members" and before "and". C) Yes:after "members" and "York". D) No commas are needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes:after "members" and "York". 8. Select the sentence that correctly uses commas with adjectives. A) The big fluffy white dog was barking loudly. B) The big, fluffy white, dog was barking loudly. C) The big, fluffy, white dog was barking loudly. D) The, big, fluffy, white dog was barking loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The big, fluffy, white dog was barking loudly. 9. Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly in a quotation: A) I can't believe you said, 'I love you, ' to her. B) I can't believe you said 'I love you' to her. C) I can't believe you said, 'I love you to her.'. D) I can't believe you said 'I love you, ' to her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I can't believe you said, 'I love you, ' to her. 10. Furthermore a pilot, who stares at the northern lights too long, can wind up buried in a snowbank. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 11. Identify the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of commas. A) Jack, who is my best friend, is coming to the party. B) Jack, who is my best friend is coming to the party. C) Jack, who is my best friend, is coming, to the party. D) Jack who is my best friend is coming to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jack, who is my best friend, is coming to the party. 12. Caught in dense fog or a snowstorm, a pilot can easily lose his or her bearings and become a victim of vertigo. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 13. Which sentence uses correct comma usage to separate items in a list? A) I need to buy eggs milk bread and butter. B) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread, and butter. C) I need to buy eggs milk, bread and, butter. D) I need to buy, eggs, milk bread, and butter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I need to buy eggs, milk, bread, and butter. 14. Which of the following is the best way to punctuate this sentence? A) I was tired because I worked all day. B) I was tired, because I worked all day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was tired because I worked all day. 15. Find the sentence with the correct commas. A) I want to be a designer, photographer, artist and videographer. B) I want to be a designer, photographer, artist, and videographer. C) I want to be a designer, photographer artist, and videographer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I want to be a designer, photographer, artist, and videographer. 16. Choose the correct use of commas in an address: A) Commas should be used to separate the different letters in each word of an address. B) Commas should be used to separate the different parts of an address. C) Commas should be used to separate the street name and the house number in an address. D) Commas should be used to separate the city and the state in an address. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commas should be used to separate the different parts of an address. 17. One of the most dangerous assignments for a pilot is flying over the cold barren stretches of snow and ice north of the Arctic Circle. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 18. Which of the following is an example of using a comma with an interrupter? A) Mrs. Mayfield smiling broadly welcomed the students in the hallway. B) Mrs. Mayfield, smiling broadly, welcomed the students in the hallway. C) Mrs. Mayfield smiling, broadly welcomed the students in the hallway. D) Mrs. Mayfield, smiling broadly welcomed the students in the hallway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Mayfield, smiling broadly, welcomed the students in the hallway. 19. Which sentence correctly uses a comma to set off words like "yes" at the beginning of a sentence? A) Yes, we can, go to the park. B) Yes we, can go to the park. C) Yes we can go to the park. D) Yes, we can go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, we can go to the park. 20. A simple sentence or independent clause will have a subject, verb, and a complete thought. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What comma rule does this sentence follow:During the week of March 15, 2018, the owner gave free balloons to her customers. 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: D) Rule #4:Use commas to separate items in dates and addresses. 22. O que significada a sigla SPCA? A) Predicado, sujeito e complemento verbal. B) Sujeito, verbo e complemento adnominal. C) Sujeito, predicado e complemento verbal. D) Aposto, vocativo e complemento verbal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sujeito, predicado e complemento verbal. 23. Are commas needed in the following sentence?It was a hot sunny day yet she shivered due to her fever. A) Yes:after "hot" and "sunny". B) Yes:after "hot" and "day". C) Yes:after "was" and "shivered". D) No commas are needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes:after "hot" and "day". 24. Can a subordinate clause stand alone? A) A. Yes, it is a complete thought. B) B. No, it requires an independent clause to complete the thought. C) Neither a or b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. No, it requires an independent clause to complete the thought. 25. Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off nonessential information? A) My brother who loves pizza is coming to dinner. B) My brother, who loves pizza, is coming to dinner. C) My brother who, loves pizza is coming to dinner. D) My brother who loves, pizza is coming to dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother, who loves pizza, is coming to dinner. 26. When using appositive phrases, where do the commas go? A) They separate the appositive phrase from the rest of the sentence. B) Between each word of the appositive phrase. C) At the beginning and end of the sentence. D) Nowhere-they aren't needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They separate the appositive phrase from the rest of the sentence. 27. Select the correctly formatted sentence. A) I went to Las Vegas on January 5, 2019, and had a great time!. B) I went to Las Vegas on January 5, 2019 and had a great time!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to Las Vegas on January 5, 2019, and had a great time!. 28. Rearrange it:I want to take a nap since I didn't sleep much last night. A) Last night, since I didn't sleep much, I want to take a nap. B) Since I did sleep much, I want to take a nap last night. C) Since I didn't sleep much last night, I want to take a nap. D) Since I want, to take a nap I didn't sleep much last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since I didn't sleep much last night, I want to take a nap. 29. Mrs. Smith who is a retired teacher does voluntary work at the center. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 30. We stayed at an expensive summer resort. A) NO CHANGE. B) We stayed at an expensive, summer resort. C) We stayed at an expensive and summer resort. D) We stayed at an expensive-summer resort. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. ← 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