Commas in Compound Sentences
Commas in a Series
Commas after Introductory Phrases
Commas in Dates and Places
Commas in Quotation Marks
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Place the comma(s): The test doesn't seem too difficult but it may get harder.
The test doesn't seem too difficult, but it may get harder.
100
Place the comma(s): Jordan Stackhouse and Hughes were disappointed with the loss to the Knicks.
Jordan, Stackhouse, and Hughes were disappointed with the loss to the Knicks.
100
Place the comma(s): To stay in shape for competition athletes must exercise every day.
To stay in shape for competition, athletes must exercise every day.
100
Place the comma(s): My sister’s class visited Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan.
My sister’s class visited Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
100
Place the comma(s) and quotation marks: I may forget your name but I never forget a face he said.
"I may forget your name, but I never forget a face," he said.
200
Place the comma(s): Mary and Samantha left on the bus before I arrived so I did not see them at the bus station.
Mary and Samantha left on the bus before I arrived, so I did not see them at the bus station.
200
Place the comma(s): You may visit the gift shop when we arrive at the park after we hike to the ruins or before we leave.
You may visit the gift shop when we arrive at the park, after we hike to the ruins, or before we leave.
200
Place the comma(s): Yes you are allowed to chew gum balls during class but don’t complain to me if you break a tooth.
Yes, you are allowed to chew gum balls during class, but don’t complain to me if you break a tooth.
200
Place the comma(s): There is a museum in his home at 9 Edison Drive Milan Ohio.
There is a museum in his home at 9 Edison Drive, Milan, Ohio.
200
Place the comma(s) and quotation marks: You may feel prepared for the test Mrs. Scaro said but we should still review!
"You may feel prepared for the test," Mrs. Scaro said, "but we should still review!"
300
Place the comma(s): Let's go to the swimming pool for it's hot inside the house.
Let's go to the swimming pool, for it's hot inside the house.
300
Place the comma(s): Michael Jordan enjoys playing basketball hitting golf balls and watching baseball.
Michael Jordan enjoys playing basketball, hitting golf balls, and watching baseball.
300
Place the comma(s): A popular and well respected mayor Bailey was the clear favorite in the campaign for governor.
A popular and well respected mayor, Bailey was the clear favorite in the campaign for governor.
300
Correct this sentence: The world’s record for the most yo-yo loops was set on October 14 1990 in Boston Massachusetts.
The world’s record for the most yo-yo loops was set on October 14, 1990 in Boston, Massachusetts.
300
Add the comma(s) and quotation marks: Tom said That was as easy as taking candy from a baby! as he stole a piece.
Tom said, "That was as easy as taking candy from a baby!" as he stole a piece.
400
Place the comma(s): Feasts must be solemn and rare or else they cease to be feasts.
Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.
400
Place the comma(s): This morning I woke up got dressed brushed my teeth and ate breakfast.
This morning I woke up, got dressed, brushed my teeth, and ate breakfast.
400
Place the comma(s): Without understanding why Annie woke from a deep sleep with an urge to check on her children.
Without understanding why, Annie woke from a deep sleep with an urge to check on her children.
400
Place the comma(s): My grandmother was born on April 2 1945 in London England.
My grandmother was born on April 2, 1945 in London, England.
400
Place the comma(s) and quotation marks: Mr. Johnson who was working in his field that morning said The alien spaceship appeared right before my own two eyes.
Mr. Johnson, who was working in his field that morning, said, "The alien spaceship appeared right before my own two eyes."
500
Make this into a compound sentence with the correct FANBOY and comma(s): Visitors like the flowers in the park. They should not pick them.
Visitors like the flowers in the park, but they should not pick them.
500
Place the comma(s): Mr. Green Ms. Seavey and Ms. Bicknell teach English 9 on odd days and Ms. Waterfall Ms. MacLean and Ms. Nelson teach English 9 on even days.
Mr. Green, Ms. Seavey, and Ms. Bicknell teach English 9 on odd days, and Ms. Waterfall, Ms. MacLean, and Ms. Nelson teach English 9 on even days.
500
Place the comma(s): Given that it was the third Saturday of the month Karen knew that her monthly magazine subscription would be delivered.
Given that it was the third Saturday of the month, Karen knew that her monthly magazine subscription would be delivered.
500
Place the comma(s): The Disney World near Orlando Florida opened on October 1 1971.
The Disney World near Orlando, Florida, opened on October 1, 1971.
500
Place the comma(s) and quotation marks: When did Roosevelt say We have nothing to fear but fear itself?
When did Roosevelt say, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself"?
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