Comma Placement
What Comma Rule?
Misc.
Comma Rules
Appositives
Mixer
100

Mr. Scott helps me with my English math science and history homework.

Mr. Scott helps me with my English, math, science, and history homework.

100
Before the test starts, sharpen your pencils.

LIP

100

Name the FANBOYS.

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet 

So

100

Gerren the world's greatest dancer is performing next Friday.

Gerren, the world's greatest dancer, is performing next Friday.

100

Before we go out for lunch, I would like to clean my room a little.

Identify the dependent clause

Before we go out for lunch

200

My cat is ornery lazy and smelly.

My cat is ornery, lazy, and smelly.

200

I do not like Lakers, nor do I like the Clippers.

CC/FB

200

E.J. practiced hard every day.

He wanted to improve his basketball skills and lead his team to victory.

Join sentences and select correct conjunction.

E.J. practiced hard every day, for he wanted to improve his basketball skills and lead his team to victory.

200

Kiril who loves colored pencils is a grammar genius!

Where do the commas go? 

Kiril, who loves colored pencils, is a grammar genius!

200

I would love to hang out this weekend ______ I am grounded.

I would love to hang out this weekend, but I am grounded.

300

Serenity likes to get her hair done talk on the phone and visit Memphis.

Serenity likes to get her hair done, talk on the phone, and visit Memphis.

300

I need to get milk, bread, and toilet paper before it snows.

CS

300

Señora Buhr my Spanish teacher always makes class engaging and fun.

What is the interrupter? 

Señora Buhr, my Spanish teacher, always makes class engaging and fun.

300

Alyssa a dedicated basketball player practices every afternoon to enhance her skills and teamwork.

Where do the commas go? 

Alyssa, a dedicated basketball player, practices every afternoon to enhance her skills and teamwork.

300

Behind the dumpster, I found an old couch that I could use in my living room.

What is subject of the independent clause? 

I

400

Kane is polite respectful and smart.

Kane is polite, respectful, and smart.

400

Adrian studied for his ILAR test, so he got an A.

CC/FB

400

After spending the entire summer traveling across Europe and documenting her adventures in a blog, Prisha returned home with a newfound appreciation for different cultures.

Identify the independent clause.

Prisha returned home with a newfound appreciation for different cultures.

400

Ally known for her kind heart always goes out of her way to help those in need.

Where do the commas go? 

Ally, known for her kind heart, always goes out of her way to help those in need.

400

I received an A on my test _______ my mom let me stay at my friend's house.

I received an A on my test, so my mom let me stay at my friend's house.

500

We walked from the bus stop past the football field and to the cafeteria.

We walked from the bus stop, past the football field, and to the cafeteria.

500

Michael Jordan, the greatest player of all time, won 6 basketball championships with the Chicago Bulls.

INT

500

Melissa, Texas is known for its friendly community excellent schools and growing economy.

Where do the commas go? 

Melissa, Texas is known for its friendly community, excellent schools, and growing economy.

500

Romeo and Juliet a play about two young lovers was written by William Shakespeare a talented writer in the Elizabethan Era.

Where do the commas go? 

Romeo and Juliet, a play about two young lovers, was written by William Shakespeare, a talented writer in the Elizabethan Era.

500

What is the real name for FANBOYS? 

Coordinating Conjunctions