This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Commas – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Commas Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the sentence that uses commas correctly in direct address. A) Let's eat Grandma. B) Let's eat, Grandma. C) Lets eat Grandma. D) Lets eat, Grandma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let's eat, Grandma. 2. Billy, can you please pass me the salt? A) NO CHANGE. B) Billy can. C) Billy; can. D) Billy. Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 3. What is the correct way to punctuate this sentence? 'The teacher said the test would be easy but it was actually quite difficult.' A) The teacher said the test would be easy, but it was actually quite difficult. B) The teacher said, the test would be easy but it was actually quite difficult. C) The teacher said the test, would be easy but it was actually quite difficult. D) The teacher said the test would be easy but, it was actually quite difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher said the test would be easy, but it was actually quite difficult. 4. Emilio my next-door neighbor has two daughters a son and a puppy.Commas should follow after which words? A) Emillio, neighbor, daughters, son. B) Daughters, son. C) Emillio, neighbor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emillio, neighbor, daughters, son. 5. Where should commas be placed in the following sentence? 'The teacher who is very kind gave us extra time to complete the assignment.' A) After teacher and after kind. B) After teacher. C) After kind. D) After teacher and after assignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After teacher and after kind. 6. What should you do if there is one solitary comma between a subject and its verb? A) Leave it as is. B) Add more commas. C) Remove the comma. D) Replace with a semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remove the comma. 7. Taxicabs that are dirty are illegal in some cities. A) NO CHANGE. B) Taxicabs, that are dirty,. C) Taxicabs that are dirty,. D) Taxicabs, that are dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 8. Comma Question:Chains, of volcanic islands called archipelagos, provide evidence that the hotspot stays in place as the tectonic plate passes over it. A) NO CHANGE. B) Chains of volcanic islands, called archipelagos,. C) Chains of volcanic islands called archipelagos. D) Chains, of volcanic islands, called archipelagos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chains of volcanic islands, called archipelagos,. 9. The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars Volkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedes Benz. A) NO CHANGE. B) The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars:Volkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedes Benz. C) The automobile dealer, handled three makes of cars, Volkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedes Benz. D) The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars, Volkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedes Benz. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars:Volkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedes Benz. 10. Some people refuse to go to the zoo, because of pity for creatures that must live in small cages. A) NO CHANGE. B) Zoo, because of pity,. C) Zoo because of pity. D) Zoo because of pity,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zoo because of pity. 11. The closet contained worn, clothes old, shoes and dirty, hats. A) NO CHANGE. B) Worn, clothes, old, shoes, and dirty,. C) Worn clothes, old shoes, and dirty,. D) Worn clothes, old shoes, and dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worn clothes, old shoes, and dirty. 12. My brother Ron, an optometrist owns his own practice. A) NO CHANGE. B) Ron an optometrist owns. C) Ron, an optometrist, owns. D) Ron; an optometrist, owns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ron, an optometrist, owns. 13. My mother either wanted to ride her unicycle to work or she wanted to work out at the jujitsu gym in the evening. A) NO CHANGE. B) Work; or she. C) Work or, she. D) Work, or she. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Work, or she. 14. He left the scene of the accident and tried to forget that it had happened. A) NO CHANGE. B) Accident, and tired to forget. C) Accident and tried to forget,. D) Accident, and tried to forget,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 15. The uninvited guest wore a dark blue tweed suit. A) NO CHANGE. B) Uninvited guest, wore a dark blue tweed. C) Uninvited guest wore a dark, blue tweed. D) Uninvited guest wore a dark blue, tweed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 16. Which sentence is correctly punctuated with commas? A) The cat, who was very old, slept all day. B) The cat who was very old, slept all day. C) The cat, who was very old slept all day. D) The cat who was very old slept all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat, who was very old, slept all day. 17. Men who are bald are frequently the ones who are the most authoritative on the subject of baldness. A) NO CHANGE. B) Men, who are bald are. C) Men who are bald, are. D) Men, who are bald, are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. Which sentence correctly uses commas to separate adjectives? A) It was a long hot summer. B) It was a long, hot summer. C) It was a long hot, summer. D) It was, a long hot summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was a long, hot summer. 19. There's no room for error, said the engineer so we have to double check every calculation. A) NO CHANGE. B) "There's no room for error, " said the engineer, so we have to double check every calculation. C) "There's no room for error, " said the engineer, "so we have to double check every calculation.". D) "There's no room for error, " said the engineer. "So we have to double check every calculation.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "There's no room for error, " said the engineer, "so we have to double check every calculation.". 20. Madame de Stael was an attractive gracious lady. A) NO CHANGE. B) Madame de Stael was an attractive, gracious lady. C) Madame de Stael was an attractive gracious, lady. D) Madame de Stael, was an attractive gracious lady. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madame de Stael was an attractive, gracious lady. 21. After the death of Blackbeard the famous, pirate, piracy disappeared from the coast of the American colonies. A) NO CHANGE. B) Blackbeard, the famous pirate. C) Blackbeard the famous pirate. D) Blackbeard, the famous pirate,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blackbeard, the famous pirate,. 22. Growing up in Mexico in the 1920's, Hernandez believed she was born to dance. A) NO CHANGE. B) Growing up, in Mexico in the 1920's. C) Growing up in Mexico, in the 1920's. D) Growing up in Mexico in the 1920's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 23. What do commas mark in a sentence? A) A long pause. B) End of a sentence. C) Beginning of a sentence. D) A brief pause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A brief pause. 24. Yes, Jim said, I'll be home by ten. A) NO CHANGE. B) "Yes, Jim said, I'll be home by ten.". C) "Yes, " Jim said, "I'll be home by ten.". D) "Yes, " Jim said, I'll be home by ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Yes, " Jim said, "I'll be home by ten.". 25. Which sentence uses commas correctly to set off introductory elements? 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: B) After the movie, we went to dinner. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Commas Quiz 2Act English Complete Sentences QuizAct English Mastering Concision QuizAct English Multiple Choice QuizAct English Practice QuizAct English Prep QuizAct English Punctuation QuizAct English Review QuizAct English Test Prep QuizAct English QuizAct Reading Strategies QuizAct Reading QuizAct Sentence Structure QuizAct Writing Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books