This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Commas – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commas Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find the sentence with correct capitalization. A) Our class enjoyed reading the poem "dreams" by langston Hughes. B) Our class enjoyed reading the poem "dreams" by Langston Hughes. C) Our class enjoyed reading the Poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes. D) Our class enjoyed reading the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our class enjoyed reading the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes. 2. Traveling in the Arctic a bush pilot must be alert to the dangers of fatigue vertigo and the northern lights. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 3. Which sentence shows the correct use of a comma to introduce a citation? A) The text states "He kindly stopped for me.". B) The text states "He, kindly stopped for me.". C) The text states, "He kindly stopped for me.". D) The, text states "He kindly stopped for me.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The text states, "He kindly stopped for me.". 4. Which of the following is the correct use of commas in a date? A) January 1 2022,. B) January, 1, 2022. C) January 1 2022. D) January 1, 2022. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) January 1, 2022. 5. Which sentence correctly uses a comma(s)? A) The main ingredients in this soup are chicken, noodles, carrots, and celery. B) The main ingredients in this soup are chickennoodles carrots, and celery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The main ingredients in this soup are chicken, noodles, carrots, and celery. 6. What is the rule about commas when the order is direct? A) A comma is not necessary. B) A comma is always necessary. C) A comma is optional. D) A comma is required only at the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A comma is not necessary. 7. What change should be made?That movie was filmed in Hollywood California. A) Add a comma after in. B) Add a comma after Hollywood. C) Change California to california. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma after Hollywood. 8. Which sentence shows the correct use of a comma to introduce a quotation? A) "I'll help clean up, " said Ahmed. B) "I'll help, clean up" said Ahmed. C) "I'll help clean up" said, Ahmed. D) "I'll help clean up" said Ahmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I'll help clean up, " said Ahmed. 9. Identify the sentence with correct comma usage. A) She bought apples, oranges, and bananas. B) She bought apples oranges, and bananas. C) She bought, apples, oranges and bananas. D) She bought apples, oranges and, bananas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She bought apples, oranges, and bananas. 10. Identify the sentence that begins with a dependent clause. A) Lord Capulet is offended when Juliet refuses to marry Paris. B) When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, she offends her father. C) Romeo and Juliet are irrational and naive. D) Friar Lawrence attempts to guide the young lovers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, she offends her father. 11. Choose the one with the correct punctuation placement. A) Rita said, 'I don't need you any more.'. B) Rita said'I don't need, you any more.'. C) Rita, said, 'I don't need you any more.". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rita said, 'I don't need you any more.'. 12. Are commas needed in the following sentence?The tired stressed student could not wait for final exams to be over. A) Yes:after "student". B) Yes:after "tired". C) Yes:after "wait". D) No commas are needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes:after "tired". 13. We use a comma with a conjunction to combine two simple sentences. Combine the sentences correctly:I am hungry.It is not time for lunch. A) I am hungry it is not time for lunch. B) I am hungry, but it is not time for lunch. C) I am hungry but it is not time for lunch. D) I am hungry, so it is not time for lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am hungry, but it is not time for lunch. 14. Where should the comma(s) go?Logan committed heinous crimes against punctuation so now he's serving a life sentence in Conjunction Junction Penitentiary. A) After "heinous". B) After "punctuation". C) After "heinous" AND after "punctuation". D) No comma necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After "punctuation". 15. When a complex sentence begins with a subordinate conjunction, a ..... is required at the end of the dependent clause. A) Comma. B) Period. C) Semicolon. D) Colon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 16. Choose the correct comma usage of this sentence:In the morning, empty the dishwasher. A) Separate items in a list. B) Join two independent clauses with a conjunction. C) Set off a dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set off a dependent clause. 17. Which sentence correctly uses commas for a concluding sentence? A) Clearly the poem's tone is solemn. B) Clearly the, poem's tone is solemn. C) Clearly the poem's tone, is solemn. D) Clearly, the poem's tone is solemn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clearly, the poem's tone is solemn. 18. Which sentence(s) are punctuated correctly? A) My sister and I love reading, but we like totally different books. B) My sister and I love reading but we like totally different books. C) My sister, and I love reading but we like totally different books. D) My sister and I, love reading, but we like totally different books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister and I love reading, but we like totally different books. 19. A ..... clause is a clause that can stand on its own, it does not need to be joined by another clause to be a complete sentence. A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clause. 20. Choose the correct use of commas in a date: A) January 1 2022. B) January, 1, 2022. C) January 1 2022,. D) January 1, 2022. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) January 1, 2022. 21. Choose the correct comma usage of this sentence:My husband bought a beautiful, antique, leather sofa for our living room. A) Separate items in a list. B) Join two independent clauses with a conjunction. C) Set off a dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separate items in a list. 22. Complete the sentence correctly:The basketball game is on ..... A) Saturday March 23. B) Saturday, March 23. C) Saturday, March, 23. D) Saturday March, 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saturday, March 23. 23. Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly to set off excess information? A) My brother who lives in New York is visiting us next week. B) My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week. C) My brother who lives in New York, is visiting us next week. D) My brother, who lives in New York is visiting us next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week. 24. Choose the correct comma usage of this sentence:My math grade, which is higher than I expected, is not high enough for the program. A) Separate items in a list. B) Join two independent clauses with a conjunction. C) Set off a dependent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set off a dependent clause. 25. Comma in example sentences:Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly in an example sentence. A) For example, I enjoy playing the guitar. B) I like many fruits such as apples bananas and oranges. C) She enjoys outdoor activities for instance hiking biking and swimming. A) I like to swim, in the ocean. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. ← 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