Commas
Choose the correctly written sentence.
A - I took Angie, the one with freckles, to the movies last night
B - I took Angie the one with freckles, to the movies last night
C - I took Angie, the one with freckles to the movies last night.
Choose the correctly written sentence
A Your the one I saw on television yesterday.
B You're the one I saw on television yesterday.
A - Wear do we take our test?
B - Don't be two lazy too study!
C - My grandmother taught me how to sew.
C - My grandmother taught me how to sew.
Take the time to correctly write the other two sentences.
Choose the correct sentence.
A - Come quickly or we will miss the bus.
B - Come quick or we will miss the bus.
A - Come quickly or we will miss the bus.
The adverb "quickly" modifies "run".
Choose the correctly written sentence.
A - My oldest sister, Maya, is the mean one.
B - My oldest sister Maya, is the mean one.
C - My oldest sister, Maya is the mean one.
A - My oldest sister, Maya, is the mean one.
** "Maya" is nonessential, so use commas.
Choose the correctly written sentence.
A - Jeremy and I have had, our share of arguments.
B - Jeremy and I have had our share of arguments.
C - Jeremy, and I, had had our share of arguments.
B - Jeremy and I have had our share of arguments.
Choose the correct sentence
A- May I drive your car to the dance?
B - May I drive you're car to the dance?
Your - refers to ownership
Choose the correctly written sentence
A - Use the reins to guide the horse.
B - Use the rains to guide the horse.
C - Use the reigns to guide the horse.
A - Use the reins to guide the horse.
** Rain - weather pattern
** Reign - hold a royal office
Choose the correct sentence.
A - You appear so happy that something great must have happened.
B - You appear so happily that something great must have happened.
A - You appear so happy that something great must have happened.
** the adjective "happy" modifies "You"
Choose the correctly written sentence
A - Please, Sasha, come home as soon as you can.
B - Please, Sasha come home, as soon as you can.
C - Please Sasha, come home as soon as you can.
A - Please, Sasha, come home as soon as you can.
** Use commas before or surrounding the name or title of a person directly addressed.
Choose the correctly written sentence.
A - You are, I am sure, telling the truth.
B - You are I am sure telling the truth.
C - You, are I am sure, telling the truth.
A - You are, I am sure, telling the truth.
Choose the correct sentence
A - I wish you'd keep you're comments to yourself!
B - I wish you'd keep your comments to yourself!
B - I wish you'd keep your comments to yourself!
Your refers to ownership
A - The company will have to raze adequate funds.
B - The company will have to raise adequate funds.
B - The company will have to raise adequate funds.
** Raze = to destroy or demolish
Choose the correct sentence.
A - I have never been more surer of anything in my life.
B - I have never been more sure of anything in my life.
B - I have never been more sure of anything in my life.
** It is redundant to add more to a comparative adjective.
Choose the correctly written sentence
A Why, I asked are you still here in Maine?
B "Why," I asked, "are you still here in Maine?"
C "Why" I asked, "are you still here in Maine?"
B - "Why," I asked, "are you still here in Maine?"
** Use commas to introduce and to interrupt direct quotations.
A - I need sugar, butter and eggs, from the store.
B - I need sugar butter and eggs from the store.
C - I need sugar, butter, and eggs from the store.
C - I need sugar, butter, and eggs from the store.
Choose the correct sentence
A- Your going to the game is a bad idea.
B - You're going to the game is a bad idea.
Your going to the game is a bad decision
** Use the possessive pronoun "Your" with a gerund. A gerund is a noun formed from a verb but functions as a noun. "Do you mind my asking?"
Choose the correct sentence
A - We had a marry time in Dublin.
B - We had a merry time in Dublin.
B - We had a merry time in Dublin.
Marry - take as one's wife or husband
Choose the correct sentence
A - Ella was the best of the two sisters at gymnastics.
B - Ella was the better of the two sisters at gymnastics.
B - Ella was the better of the two sisters at gymnastics.
** Use the comparative ("better") when comparing two people or things.
Choose the correctly written sentence
A She finished her work and then took a long lunch.
B - She finished her work, and then took a long lunch.
C - She finished her work, and, then took a long lunch.
A - She finished her work and then took a long lunch.
** A comma is unnecessary because the subject does not appear in front of the second verb.
Choose the correctly written sentence.
A - Although you may be right, I cannot take your word.
B - Although, you may be right, I cannot take your word.
C - Although, you may be right I cannot take your word.
A - Although you may be right, I cannot take your word.
Choose the correct sentence
A - Bianca is not happy that your going to the game.
B - Bianca is happy that you're going to the game.
B - Bianca is happy that you're going to the game.
** You're is he contraction for "you are"
Choose the correct sentence
A - You should not mettle in his business.
B - You should not medal in his business.
C - You should not meddle in his business.
* Medal = ribbon or badge to commemorate a win
* Mettle = backbone or courage; ability to cope with difficulties
Choose the correct sentence.
A - You did that somersault so well.
B - You did that somersault so good.
** The word good is an adjective, while the word well is an adverb answering the questions how?
Choose the correctly written sentence
A - She left Albany, New York on Jan 18 of that year.
B - She left Albany New York, on Jan 18 of that year.
C - She left Albany, New York, on Jan 18 of that year.
C - She left Albany, New York, on Jan 18 of that year.
** Use a comma to separate the city from state and another after the state in a sentence.