Comma Crazy
Fill in the blank
Gerunds and Infinitives
Find the Clause
Fix the Errors
100
Add a missing comma to this sentence: Water started to drip from the ceiling but the crowd refused to leave.
Water started to drip from the ceiling, but the crowd refused to leave. (Rule: Use commas to separate independent clauses when they are joined by any of these seven coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.)
100
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: If she _________ about his financial difficulties, she would have helped him. a.) knew b.) would known c.) had known d.) has known
c.) had known
100
Gerund or infinitive? Every evening, we try (talking/to talk) on the phone with each other.
to talk
100
Find the noun clause in the following sentence: I know that she is a great student.
...that she is a great student.
100
Is this sentence correct? If not, fix the errors: Birds fly south on the winter.
Birds fly south in the winter.
200
Add a missing comma to this sentence: When it stops snowing we'll go get groceries.
When it stops snowing, we'll go get groceries. (Rule: Use commas after introductory a) clauses, b) phrases, or c) words that come before the main clause.)
200
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: I have _______ reasons for being upset with you. a.) much b.) a few c.) little d.) any
b.) a few
200
Gerund or infinitive? Did he like (to visit/visiting) Dubai last month?
visiting
200
Find the noun clause in the following sentence: Even though he was early to the party, he found that all of the food had been eaten already.
...that all of the food had been eaten already.
200
Is this sentence correct? If not, fix the errors: We will eat a dinner together at 8pm at Saturday.
We will eat dinner together at 8pm on Saturday.
300
Add a missing comma to this sentence: Today she was late for class because her alarm clock was broken.
Today, she was late for class because her alarm clock was broken. (Rules: 1. Put a comma after adverbs and introductory phrases at the beginning of a sentence. 2. Don't put a comma after the main clause when a dependent (subordinate) clause follows it.)
300
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: I'll be ______ their cat while they are on vacation. a.) looking over b.) looking after c.) looking in d.) looking on
b.) looking after
300
Gerund or infinitive? (To play volleyball/Playing volleyball) is the kids favorite summer activity.
Playing volleyball
300
Find the restrictive relative clause in the following sentence: The school that is near the sea is always flooding when it rains.
...that is near the sea...
300
Is this sentence correct? If not, fix the errors: Even though you are feeling tired, you must to go to the meeting with the client's quick.
Even though you are feeling tired, you must go to the meeting with the clients quickly.
400
Add a missing comma to this sentence: She got a good grade on the test which was about grammar.
She got a good grade on the test, which was about grammar. (Rule: non-essential (non-restrictive) relative clauses must be separated from the rest of the sentence with commas.
400
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: This game is _______ easy, I think I should take a nap. a.) too b.) very c.) so d.) as
c.) so
400
Gerund or infinitive? What is the movie that we planned (to see/seeing) tonight?
to see
400
Find the dependent clause in the following sentence: Because the mall was open late, families would often shop after dinner.
Because the mall was open late....
400
Is this sentence correct? If not, fix the errors: Tell me if they have enough money to buy something when they go to shop during tomorrow.
Tell me if they have enough money to buy something when they go shopping tomorrow.
500
Add a missing comma to this sentence: She was still quite upset because she had lost her necklace on the street or forgotten it at the hotel unfortunately.
She was still quite upset because she had lost her necklace on the street or forgotten it at the hotel, unfortunately. (Rule: Put a comma before a sentence adverb (one that modifies the entire sentence).)
500
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: We _________ Jordan every year when we were young. a.) use to visit b.) were visiting c.) would visit d.) had been visiting
c.) would visit
500
Gerund or infinitive? He stopped (to smoke/smoking) last year while we were walking through the train station, and he remembered (to smoke/smoking) in the same place many years earlier.
to smoke smoking
500
Find the non-restrictive relative clause in the following sentence: The girl, who has red hair, was always sitting in the cafe that is near the school while her friends went home to study,
...who has red hair...
500
Is this sentence correct? If not, fix the errors: We hope that everyone do a good job on the test, because it is important to us that our students will succeed and to be happy about there performance in school.
We hope that everyone does a good job on the test because it is important to us that our students succeed and are happy about their performance in school.
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