COMMAS 1
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
I like dogs cats and rats.
I like dogs, cats, and rats.
MAKING A LIST
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
I feel happy sad and confused.
I feel happy, sad, and confused.
MAKING A LIST
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
I want Gatorade Prime and Celsius.
I want Gatorade, Prime, and Celsius.
Appositive, Prep Phrase, or DC?
Dimitri's car is recognizable since it is a Tesla.
DC
Since you've been gone, I can breathe for the first time; I'm so moving on.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
I'll spend a week in Rome or I'll go to Paris for three days.
I'll spend a week in Rome, or I'll go to Paris for three days.
COMPOUND SENTENCE
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
Please buy water juice and soda.
Please buy water, juice, and soda.
MAKING A LIST
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
The student Larry was very kind and friendly to all.
The student, Larry, was very kind and friendly to all.
APPOSITIVE
Appositive, Prep Phrase, or DC?
Jane, the art history student, is studying abroad.
APPOSITIVE
SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX, or COMPOUND-COMPLEX?
It was cool, but it was all pretend.
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
Since he's sick he didn't come to school today.
Since he's sick, he didn't come to school today.
OPENING CLAUSE
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
I live in a big red house.
I live in a big, red house.
MULTIPLE ADJECTIVES
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
After school he has soccer practice.
After school, he has soccer practice.
Appositive, Prep Phrase, or DC?
Danielle, the talented and accomplished pastry chef, makes great croissants.
APPOSITIVE
SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX, or COMPOUND-COMPLEX?
Here's the thing; we started out friends.
COMPOUND
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
She has long dark hair and green eyes.
She has long, dark hair and green eyes.
MULTIPLE ADJECTIVES
Where does/do the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
I hope you my peer enjoy lunch.
I hope you, my peer, enjoy lunch.
APPOSITIVE
Where does the comma(s) go? What is the rule?
I really need a holiday but I don't have the money and I don't have the time.
I really need a holiday, but I don't have the money, and I don't have the time.
COMPOUND SENTENCE
Appositive, Prep Phrase, or DC?
During the long and arduous journey, they realized they were lost.
Prep phrase
SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX, or COMPOUND-COMPLEX?
He's a very talented musician and an extremely accomplished writer.
SIMPLE
Where does the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
The cinema was sold out so we watched a movie on TV and ate popcorn at home.
The cinema was sold out, so we watched a movie on TV and ate popcorn at home.
COMPOUND SENTENCE
Where does the comma(s) go and what is the rule?
My friend Bob is funny because he tells many jokes.
My friend, Bob, is funny because he tells many jokes.
APPOSITIVE
Where does the comma(s) go? What is the rule?
Frank watched his favorite movie The Avengers yesterday because he had some free time.
Frank watched his favorite movie, The Avengers, yesterday because he had some free time.
APPOSITIVE
Appositive, Prep Phrase, or DC?
He had a great time after he introduced himself.
DC
Before you take the test, make sure you study and make flash cards.
COMPLEX