This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Commas – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Commas Quiz 2 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After surviving, this ordeal, the trapper felt relieved. A) NO CHANGE. B) After surviving this ordeal,. C) After surviving, this ordeal. D) After surviving this ordeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After surviving this ordeal,. 2. What percentage of the English score on the ACT is made up of comma usage? A) 20%. B) 10%. C) 25%. D) 15%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20%. 3. When in doubt about comma usage, what should you do? A) Remove all commas. B) Use commas sparingly. C) Eliminate run-on sentences. D) Add more commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eliminate run-on sentences. 4. What should you do if a sentence has unnecessary commas? A) Remove them. B) Replace with semicolons. C) Replace with periods. D) Keep them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remove them. 5. Several countries participated in the airlift Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. A) Several countries participated in the airlift, Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. B) Several countries participated in the airlift. Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. C) Several countries participated in the airlift:Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. D) Several countries participated in the airlift; Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Several countries participated in the airlift:Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. 6. Mr. Morton my English teacher says we have to learn how to use commas.Where should commas be placed in the above sentence? A) After Mr. Morton and after teacher. B) After Mr. Morton. C) After teacher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After Mr. Morton and after teacher. 7. Which acronym can be used to remember coordinating conjunctions? A) FANBOYS. B) ROYGBIV. C) UNICEF. D) NASA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FANBOYS. 8. Glory Foods' president and founder Bill Williams knows that his food can't be beat on taste and quality. A) NO CHANGE. B) Founder, Bill Williams. C) Founder Bill Williams,. D) Founder, Bill Williams,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Founder, Bill Williams,. 9. After surviving, this ordeal, A) NO CHANGE. B) After surviving this ordeal,. C) After surviving, this ordeal. D) After surviving this ordeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After surviving this ordeal,. 10. The men in question Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene deserve awards. A) NO CHANGE. B) The men in question, Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene, deserve awards. C) The men in question-Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene-deserve awards. D) The men in question:Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene deserve awards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The men in question-Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene-deserve awards. 11. The badger, a shy animal sometimes makes friends with a coyote. A) NO CHANGE. B) Badger a shy animal. C) Badger, a shy animal,. D) Badger a shy animal,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Badger, a shy animal,. 12. Identify the sentence with the correct use of commas for non-essential information. A) My brother who is a doctor lives in New York. B) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. C) My brother who is a doctor, lives in New York. D) My brother, who is a doctor lives in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York. 13. Oil which is lighter than water rises to the surface. A) NO CHANGE. B) Oil, which is lighter than water. C) Oil which is lighter than water,. D) Oil, which is lighter than water,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil, which is lighter than water,. 14. Lydia seems to be a kind, considerate girl. A) NO CHANGE. B) Kind considerate girl. C) Kind, considerate, girl. D) Kind, and considerate girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 15. James, John and I should not be blamed for our errors in writing.Which of the following is the best correction for this sentence? A) James, John, and I should not be blamed for our errors in writing. B) James John and I should not be blamed for our errors in writing. C) James, John, and I, should not be blamed for our errors in writing. D) The sentence contains no errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James, John, and I should not be blamed for our errors in writing. 16. What is the correct way to use commas with non-essential phrases? A) No commas. B) Use parentheses. C) Use commas. D) Use semicolons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use commas. 17. Montaigne wrote the following: "A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself." A) NO CHANGE. B) Montaigne wrote the following, A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. C) Montaigne wrote the following, "A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.". D) Montaigne wrote the following. "A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. After a good washing and grooming the pup looked like a new dog. A) NO CHANGE. B) Good, washing and grooming. C) Good washing, and grooming. D) Good washing and grooming,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Good washing and grooming,. 19. Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity, some people refuse to go to the zoo. A) NO CHANGE. B) Opposition to institutions, that force creatures to live in captivity,. C) Opposition to institutions, that force creatures to live in captivity. D) Opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity. 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