This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Commas – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commas Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 2. 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. 3. Which of the following is an example of using a comma with introductory material? A) After the rain stopped we went outside. B) After the rain stopped, we went outside. C) We went outside after the rain stopped. D) We went, outside after the rain stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the rain stopped, we went outside. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. When do you use a comma with a subordinating conjunction? A) Always. B) When the dependent clause comes before the independent clause. C) When the independent clause comes before the dependent clause. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the dependent clause comes before the independent clause. 10. 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. 11. What is the function of a comma in the sentence: "The road ran around the mountain, across the river, and into town" ? A) To separate two independent clauses. B) To separate items in a series. C) To introduce a quote. D) To end a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To separate items in a series. 12. In which era was the comma made? A) 14th Century. B) 15th Century. C) 13th Century. D) 16th Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15th Century. 13. 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. 14. Are commas needed in the following sentence?I cannot go to the party unless baseball practice is canceled for some reason. A) Yes:after "go". B) Yes:after "party". C) Yes:after "canceled". D) No commas are needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No commas are needed. 15. 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: B) "I can't believe it, " she said, "that we won!". 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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: A) The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!". 19. 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. 20. 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 . 21. 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: A) I wanted to go swimming, but the pool was closed. 22. 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. 23. 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". 24. 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: A) The big, fluffy, white dog was barking loudly. 25. 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: D) I can't believe you said, 'I love you, ' to her. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCommas Quiz 1Commas Quiz 2Commas Quiz 3Commas Quiz 4Commas Quiz 5Commas Quiz 6Commas Quiz 7Commas Quiz 8Commas Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books