Comma Placement Quiz! Trivia Test

The correct answer is "Julie was born on July 15, 1996." This sentence has the correct comma placement because it separates the date (July 15, 1996) from the rest of the sentence using commas.

The correct answer is "Will you, Sarah Nicole Smith, marry me?" This is because the commas are correctly placed to set off the name "Sarah Nicole Smith" as an appositive, providing additional information about the person being addressed.

The correct answer is "I went to the store to buy crayons, markers, pencils, and other school supplies." This sentence correctly uses commas to separate items in a list. Each item is separated by a comma, and the final item is preceded by the conjunction "and" before the last comma.

The correct answer is "Rachel liked him, but she wasn't in love with him." This sentence correctly places a comma before the coordinating conjunction "but" to separate two independent clauses.

The correct sentence is "After Samantha had finished her homework, she wrapped herself in a quilt and took a brief nap." This sentence correctly uses a comma to separate the introductory phrase "After Samantha had finished her homework" from the main clause "she wrapped herself in a quilt and took a brief nap."

The correct answer is "I wonder if one day, Nathan, you will love me as much as I love you." This sentence correctly uses commas to set off the name "Nathan" as an appositive, providing additional information about the person being addressed. The commas help to clarify that "Nathan" is not essential to the sentence's meaning but rather provides additional context.

The correct answer is "Isabella was a lovely girl from New York, New York." because the comma is correctly placed after "New York" to separate it from the rest of the sentence. This is necessary because "New York" is repeated to indicate both the city and the state.

In this sentence, the correct comma placement is "Heather was a tall, thin, attractive teenager." The commas are used to separate the adjectives describing Heather (tall, thin, attractive). This helps to clarify and enhance the description of Heather's physical appearance.

The correct answer is "Katherine narrowed her chocolate eyes and yelled, 'You infuriate me!'" This sentence has the correct comma placement because the comma is used to separate the two independent clauses "Katherine narrowed her chocolate eyes" and "yelled, 'You infuriate me!'"