Comma Rules 1, 2, & 3
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
Everett Ameer and Malin ran in the meet yesterday.
Everett, Ameer, and Malin ran in the meet yesterday.
Insert comma(s) where needed:
Well that was a terrible game.
Well, that was a terrible game.
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
Looking for Alaska a book written by John Green is a book that we have in the book room.
Looking for Alaska, a book written by John Green, is a book that we have in the book room.
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
Dear Malin
I cannot make it to your house today. My bad.
Sincerely Everett
Dear Malin,
I cannot make it to your house today. My bad.
Sincerely, Everett
Is this sentence in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
Jenna performed in the school's musical.
ACTIVE VOICE
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
My kind thoughtful and beautiful friend is going with me to the concert tomorrow.
My kind, thoughtful, and beautiful friend is going with me to the concert tomorrow.
Insert comma(s) where needed:
While the the crowd went wild the band came onto the stage playing their biggest hit.
While the the crowd went wild, the band came onto the stage playing their biggest hit.
Insert comma(s) where needed:
Women generally speaking wear dresses to formal events like weddings and galas.
Women, generally speaking, wear dresses to formal events like weddings and galas.
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
My English teacher is Ms. Schaefer M.Ed.
My English teacher is Ms. Schaefer, M.Ed.
Is this sentence in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
The classroom was cleaned by the custodial staff yesterday.
PASSIVE VOICE
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
James ran the long tiresome arduous 5k this weekend and he'll somehow go to his tennis match afterwards.
James ran the long, tiresome, arduous 5k this weekend, and he'll somehow go to his tennis match afterwards.
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
The students who came on the fieldtrip turned in their permission slips early.
The students who came on the fieldtrip turned in their permission slips early.
NO COMMAS NEEDED
Is this sentence punctuated correctly with commas?
Mom, can I leave early?
YES, it is punctuated with commas correctly.
Insert comma(s) where needed:
To whom it may concern
Please excuse Reese from class today. She will be in Athens Georgia for a college tour.
All my best Mrs. Heard M.D.
To whom it may concern,
Please excuse Reese from class today. She will be in Athens, Georgia for a college tour.
All my best, Mrs. Heard, M.D.
Is this sentence in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
Safety precautions on the cruise ship were taken.
PASSIVE VOICE
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
Sadie wanted to go for a long walk but she had to work on the project with Eli Max and Caroline instead.
Sadie wanted to go for a long walk, but she had to work on the project with Eli, Max, and Caroline instead.
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
After she assigned the homework her students including Svayam wrote it down in their agendas.
After she assigned the homework, her students, including Svayam, wrote it down in their agendas.
Is this sentence punctuated with commas correctly?
My apologies John, we, in the end, cannot give you a raise because your performance review was rather negative.
NO, it is not punctuated with commas correctly.
CORRECT: My apologies, John, we cannot give you a raise because your performance review was rather negative.
Is this sentence punctuated correctly?
We are leaving for a trip to Seattle Washington on July 4, 2023.
NO, it is not punctuated correctly.
CORRECT: We are leaving for a trip to Seattle, Washington on July 4, 2023.
Rewrite these sentences in PASSIVE voice.
Oliva took her dogs to the dog park this afternoon. They had a good time.
The dogs were taken by Olivia to the dog park this afternoon. A good time was had by them.
Insert the comma(s) where needed:
Joseph Ryan and friends found driving all the way to Nashville by themselves difficult but rewarding at the same time.
Joseph, Ryan, and friends found driving all the way to Nashville by themselves difficult but rewarding at the same time.
Is this sentence punctuated correctly with commas?
Inside her cage, the rabbit who is named Berry took a nap for several hours.
NO, it is incorrectly punctuated.
CORRECT: Inside her cage, the rabbit, who is named Berry, took a nap for several hours.
Are these sentences punctuated correctly?
Mrs. Schaefer, can I take the pass to use the restroom? I will be back soon, I promise.
YES, these are punctuated correctly.
Dr. Sarah Kajder and her husband Mark Kajder, Jr. live in Athens, Georgia with their dogs and kids.
YES, this sentence is punctuated correctly.
Rewrite these sentences in ACTIVE voice.
The results were found to be inconclusive. The data was then analyzed carefully by the perplexed scientists.
The [subject] found the results to be inconclusive. The perplexed scientists then carefully analyzed the data.