Comma Rules
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "Did you, Aksel eat my delicious, mouth-watering key lime pie?"
It should be "Did you, Aksel, eat my delicious, mouth-watering key lime pie?"
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? "I think Greg, that you did a great job."
"Greg" needs to be set apart from the rest of the sentence with two commas.
Identify the appositive(s):
John, my friend, forgot his instrument, a snare drum.
my friend; a snare drum
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not?
"What do you think of my new shoes Mark?"
No. Mark is the subject of a direct address, so his name needs to be set apart from the rest of the sentence with a comma.
"What do you think of my new shoes, Mark?"
Identify the appositive(s):
During lunch, we were served spaghetti, a pasta dish.
a pasta dish
What is the appositive(s) in the following sentence? A vision of beauty dressed in a turquoise ballgown, Jasmine was the belle of the ball.
A vision of beauty dressed in a turquoise ballgown
Identify the appositive: The girl, a classmate of his, saw him skateboarding and wanted to try for herself.
Who is being spoken to in this passage?: Greg says that this is his favorite Thanksgiving ever! Mom, the turkey was delicious, and the pumpkin pie was heavenly.
Mom
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? "I'm currently fighting with my neighbor, Rhonda and my imaginary friend, Mr. Bubbles."
We're missing a comma after the appositive "Rhonda":
"I'm currently fighting with my neighbor, Rhonda, and my imaginary friend, Mr. Bubbles."
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "My dad, Smooch Magoo, is a fantastic bear-wrestler and has a beautiful singing voice Lawrence."
The appositive, "Smooch Magoo", is punctuated correctly, but "Lawrence" needs a comma preceding it to indicate the direct address.
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "What did, you, do to Juniper my new pet dolphin?"
Nope. It should be, "What did you do to Juniper, my new pet dolphin?"
DAILY DOUBLE: What is/are the appositive(s) in the following sentence? The play was brilliant, and I particularly enjoyed Mary, the best actress in our school.
the best actress in our school
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? "Why are you here Maurice," asked Dale. He continued, "I didn't invite you."
The sentence needs a comma prior to "Maurice" to indicate the direct address, and questions end with question marks.
"Why are you here, Maurice?" asked Dale. He continued, "I didn't invite you."
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? My favorite play The Crucible, starts its tour next week in the Big Apple New York.
"The Crucible" is an appositive and needs commas on either side. "New York" is an appositive as well, so there needs to be a comma before it.
Identify the object of the appositive(s): Jeopardy, a trivia game, is hard to make from scratch with only one topic, appositives.
Jeopardy; topic
What is/are the appositive(s) in the following sentence? A famous Englishman, William Shakespeare wrote arguably his most famous play, “Romeo and Juliet,” in 1597.
"A famous Englishman" and "'Romeo and Juliet'"