This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Commas – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commas Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which has the correct comma placement? A) My cat Fluffy is white. B) My cat, Fluffy, is white. C) My cat, Fluffy, is, white. D) My cat Fluffy, is white. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My cat, Fluffy, is white. 2. Are the commas in this sentence used correctly? Do you like action, drama or scary movies? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 3. Where do the ellipses go:My secret is that I am a princess. A) My secret is that I am a princess. B) My secret is that I am a princess. C) My secret is that I am a princess. D) My secret is that I am a princess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My secret is that I am a princess. 4. Bob, could you please shut the door when you leave. A) No change. B) Bob could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 5. What is the significance of an Oxford comma? A) It is used to join two dependent clauses. B) It is the final comma in a listing of items. C) It is the type of comma used by individuals in the UK. D) It is used to join a dependent and an independent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the final comma in a listing of items. 6. The movie which I went to see made three million dollars last weekend. A) Movie, which. B) Movie, which I went to see,. C) See, made. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movie, which I went to see,. 7. Which of the following is NOT a correct use of commas? A) I ate too much pizza, I'm really full. B) I ate too much pizza, so I'm really full. C) Because I ate too much pizza, I'm really full. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I ate too much pizza, I'm really full. 8. Select the sentence that shows the correct use of commas to separate items in a series.a) I need to buy milk eggs and bread.b) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread.c) I need to buy milk eggs, and bread. A) I need to buy milk eggs and bread. B) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread. C) I need to buy milk eggs, and bread. D) I need to buy milk eggs and bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread. 9. If students are physically and mentally active, then they learn more. A) No change. B) Active then. C) Active; then,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active then. 10. What is the correct way to write the following sentence about Christmas break? A) Christmas break, is 2 weeks, right?. B) Christmas break is 2 weeks, right?. C) Christmas break is 2, weeks right?. D) Christmas break is 2 weeks right?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Christmas break is 2 weeks, right?. 11. What is the correct edit?Wow that dog barks loudly A) Wow, that dog barks loudly!. B) Wow that dog barks loudly!. C) Wow that dog barks, loudly!. D) Wow, that dog, barks loudly!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wow, that dog barks loudly!. 12. He walked all the way home, he shut the door. A) He walked all the way home, and he shut the door. B) Correct. C) He walked all the way home and, he shut the door. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He walked all the way home, and he shut the door. 13. What word does the comma go after?Did we remember to feed Sasha? A) We. B) Feed. C) No comma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No comma. 14. Christmas Eve is on Monday December 24 this year. A) Christmas Eve is on Monday, December, 24 this year. B) Christmas Eve is on Monday, December 24, this year. C) Christmas Eve is on Monday December, 24 this year. D) Christmas Eve is on Monday, December 24 this year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Christmas Eve is on Monday, December 24 this year. 15. Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence?I was born on June 20 1979 in Bloomington, Illinois. A) After June and Bloomington. B) After 20. C) After born and 1979. D) After June and in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After 20. 16. Which of these options shows the correct way to use a comma? A) Juneau, AK, 99801. B) Juneau, AK 99801. C) Juneau AK 99801,. D) Juneau AK, 99801. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juneau, AK 99801. 17. Mr. Fleming said "Stop talking and do you work!" A) Mr. Fleming said, "Stop talking and do you work!". B) Mr. Fleming, said, "Stop talking and do you work!". C) Mr. Fleming said "Stop talking and do you work!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Fleming said, "Stop talking and do you work!". 18. Select the sentence with the correct comma placement. A) Tomorrow the sun, will come out. B) Tomorrow, the sun will come out. C) Tomorrow the sun will come, out. D) Tomorrow the sun will, come out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomorrow, the sun will come out. 19. Choose the correct punctuation for a date in a sentence. A) July, 4 1776 is an important date. B) July 4, 1776 is an important date. C) July 4, 1776, is an important date. D) July 4 1776 is an important date. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) July 4, 1776, is an important date. 20. Where should the comma be placed in the sentence below?When the mail carrier arrived Elaine ran to the mailbox. A) Before Elaine. B) After mail. C) No comma needed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before Elaine. 21. Yes I'll be there. Thanks for reminding me. A) Yes I'll, be there. Thanks for reminding me. B) Yes I'll be there. Thanks, for reminding me. C) Yes, I'll be there. Thanks for reminding me. D) Yes I'll be there. Thanks for, reminding me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I'll be there. Thanks for reminding me. 22. Look at this picture Kate. A) Look at this picture, Kate.,. B) Look, at this picture Kate. C) Look at this picture, Kate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look at this picture, Kate. 23. Select the sentence with the correct comma placements. A) She bought a hammer a tape measure and a picture frame. B) She bought a hammer a tape measure, and a picture frame. C) She bought a hammer, a tape measure, and a picture frame. D) She bought, a hammer a tape measure and a picture frame. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She bought a hammer, a tape measure, and a picture frame. 24. Which sentence has the comma placed correctly A) The assignment is due Friday November 4 2020. B) The assignment is due Friday, November 4, 2020. C) The assignment is due Friday, November 4 2020. D) The assignment is due Friday November 4, 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The assignment is due Friday, November 4, 2020. 25. Having finally arrived in town, we went shopping. A) Correct. B) Having finally arrived in town we, went shopping. C) Having finally arrived, in town we went shopping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 26. Which has the correct comma placement for the beginning of a letter? A) Dear Grandma. B) Dear, Grandma,. C) Dear, Grandma. D) Dear Grandma,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dear Grandma,. 27. After high school I plan to go to France, to visit the monuments. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 28. Use ..... to show that someone is speaking. A) Periods. B) Question marks. C) Commas. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation marks. 29. Where should the comma be placed?The permission slip is due Thursday February 4. A) Thursday,. B) Due,. C) February,. D) Slip,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thursday,. 30. Some people think that Taylor Swift is a hopeless romantic but I think she is only looking for true love. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommas Quiz 1Commas Quiz 2Commas Quiz 3Commas Quiz 4Commas Quiz 5Commas Quiz 6Commas Quiz 7Commas Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books