Comma Rules
You need two commas to separate the items in this sentence: I bought apples bananas and oranges.
What is between apples/bananas and bananas/and? (I bought apples, bananas, and oranges.)
The letters "A" and "B" in the FANBOYS acronym stand for these two words.
What are "and" & "but"?
Place a comma to save your friend in this sentence: Let's eat Bobby!
What is a comma before "Bobby"? (Let's eat, Bobby!)
This is the punctuation needed at the end of this sentence: Wow, what a huge dinosaur
What is an exclamation point?
Correct this: "Stop that right now"
What is an exclamation mark!
This is the missing punctuation in the sentence: Yes I would love some ice cream.
What is a comma after "Yes"?
When joining two complete sentences with a FANBOYS word, this punctuation mark must come right before it.
What is a comma?
Place a comma to fix this tag question: You are coming to my party aren't you?
What is a comma before "aren't"?
Fix the two errors in this sentence: my favorite color is blue
What is a capital "M" and a period at the end?
Correct this: "How many days until friday."
What is a question mark and an uppercase "F".
This is where the comma belongs in this date: July 4 1776.
What is between the 4 and 1776?
Find the missing comma in this sentence: I studied hard for the test so I got an A.
What is a comma before "so"?
Fix the punctuation in this sentence: Mom where are my shoes?
What is a comma after "Mom"?
Fix the missing punctuation in this sentence: The boy asked Can we play outside?
What is a comma after "asked" and quotation marks around the question?
What is the type of punctuation used when making a statement?
What is a period.
Add a comma to correctly format this location: Edmonton Alberta.
What is between Edmonton and Alberta? (Edmonton, Alberta)
These are the conjunction and punctuation needed to fix this run-on: We can go to the pool we can go to the park.
What is a comma and the word "or"? (...pool, or we...)
This sentence requires two commas to separate the name: I think class that we should read a book.
What are commas before and after "class"? (I think, class, that we...)
Fix the four errors in this sentence: i moved to toronto ontario in may.
What are capital letters for "I", "Toronto", "Ontario", "May", and a comma between Toronto and Ontario?
What is a period. It is an indirect question, so it does not need a question mark.
A comma is needed to separate the two adjectives in this sentence: It was a cold windy day.
What is between "cold" and "windy"?
You do NOT need a comma before the word "and" in this sentence for this reason: I ate a sandwich and drank some milk.
What is because the second part ("drank some milk") is not a complete sentence?
This is the terrifying difference in meaning between "I like cooking, dogs, and kids" and "I like cooking dogs and kids."
What is: The first lists three things you like, and the second means you like to cook animals and children?
Fix the four errors in this compound sentence: im so tired but i have to finish my homework
What is an apostrophe in I'm, capital letters for I'm and I, a comma before but, and a period at the end? (I'm so tired, but I have to finish my homework.)
Add all missing punctuation. "The principal walked into the hallway and shouted Everyone get to class"
What is, The principal walked into the hallway and shouted, "Everyone get to class!".