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Do you know everything there is to know about commas? Can you pass this comma usage quiz? A comma marks a slight pause between different parts of a sentence. If you use a comma correctly, you can make the meaning of sentences...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 56466 | Last updated: Sep 2, 2024

Sample Question
Which sentence is written correctly?

After the storm ended we went outside to survey the damage.

After the storm ended we went outside, to survey the damage.

After the storm ended, we went outside to survey the damage.

After the storm ended, we went outside, to survey the damage.

Commas With Coordinating Conjunctions: Quiz

Do you know anything about commas with coordinating conjunctions? One prevalent type of comma mistake occurs while sorting out commas and conjunctions. A coordinating conjunction is a word that unites words or phrases of equal...

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 14507 | Last updated: Oct 25, 2023

Sample Question
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

I like to eat a lot but I have to watch my weight.

I like to eat a lot, but I have to watch my weight.

I like to eat a lot, I have to watch my weight.

Commas Quiz: Grammar Practice Test! Trivia

Commas quiz: grammar practice test trivia! A comma normally follows participial phrases that introduce a sentence and is commonly used when there is a chance that a sentence will be misread. Do you think you know how to correctly...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 10022 | Last updated: Jun 3, 2024

Sample Question
Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

I took Angie, the one with the freckles to the movie last night.

I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie last night.

I took Angie the one with the freckles, to the movie last night.

I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie, last night.

Commas With Coordinate & Cumulative Adjectives

Review coordinate and cumulative adjectives. Practice when you need a comma and when you don't.

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 5596 | Last updated: Jun 10, 2024

Sample Question
Coordinate adjectives need a comma; cumulative adjectives do not.

True

False

Exercise 9: Parenthetical Commas

The sentences in this exercise are taken from R. Waterfield's translation of Plutarch's Life of Themistocles (Oxford 1998).

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 225 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
As soon as Themistocles had taken up the command, which he had been given, he set about getting his fellow citizens to board their triremes.

Delete comma after "command"

Delete comma after "given"

Correct as is

Delete both commas

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Comma Use Quiz Practice (Lesson 1-3)

Comma use Quiz Practice (Lesson 1-3)

This Comma Use Quiz Practice assesses understanding of proper comma usage in various contexts. It tests skills in identifying necessary commas, correct placement, and comma use with adjectives, enhancing punctuation proficiency...

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 214 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023

Sample Question
How many items are in the sentence below? The surface of the dirty desk was covered with pens papers and erasers.

4

2

3

5

Commas: Compound Sentences

TThis quiz will give you the opportunity to test your knowledge of comma usage in compound sentences.

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 1833 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022

Sample Question
Identify the segment of sentence with the mistake:

Without leaving school early,

I don't know how

I will make it in time but

I will try.

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