Placing Commas
What is the correct placement of a comma in the sentence: "I want pizza I also want salad"?
"I want pizza, I also want salad."
What is an appositive (clarifying comma)?
Renames or explains another noun
How many commas are needed in the list: "I need eggs milk and bread"?
2 commas: "I need eggs, milk, and bread."
When should a colon be used?
A colon is used to introduce a list, explanation, or quotation.
What is a semi-colon used for?
To connect closely related INDEPENDENT clauses or to separate items in a complex list.
Where should a comma be placed in the sentence: "My favorite colors are blue red and green"?
"My favorite colors are blue, red, and green."
Correct the sentence: "My brother John is visiting."
"My brother, John, is visiting."
Correct the list: "For breakfast I had eggs toast and juice."
"For breakfast, I had eggs, toast, and juice."
Correct this sentence: "You need the following items milk eggs bread."
"You need the following items: milk, eggs, bread."
Correct this sentence: " I have a big test tomorrow I can't go out tonight."
"I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight."
Identify where the comma should go: "Before going to the park we need to pack our snacks."
"Before going to the park, we need to pack our snacks."
Where should commas go in: "The dog a Labrador is very friendly"?
"The dog, a Labrador, is very friendly."
Where should commas go in: "The cake was chocolate vanilla and strawberry"?
"The cake was chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry."
Where should the colon go? "She had one goal to win the championship."
"She had one goal: to win the championship."
Where should the semi-colon go in: "I like coffee I prefer tea."
"I like coffee; I prefer tea."
In the sentence "After dinner we went for a walk," where should the comma be?
"After dinner, we went for a walk."
Add commas to: "My friend Sarah loves to dance."
"My friend, Sarah, loves to dance."
Rewrite with correct commas: "We visited Paris London and Rome."
"We visited Paris, London, and Rome."
Fix the colon placement in: "I visited three countries Spain Italy and France."
"I visited three countries: Spain, Italy, and France."
Fix the error: "We went to the park; and then to the zoo."
"We went to the park; then to the zoo."
Correct the comma placement in this sentence: "She said she would call me later but she didn't."
"She said she would call me later, but she didn't."
Correct this sentence: "The capital city Austin is known for its music."
"The capital city, Austin, is known for its music."
Add commas where necessary: "In my backpack I have a notebook a pencil and a ruler."
"In my backpack, I have a notebook, a pencil, and a ruler."
Identify the error and correct: "He said: he would come to the party."
"He said he would come to the party." (No colon needed.)
Identify the error in: "She loves reading; especially mystery novels."
"She loves reading, especially mystery novels."