Comma Quiz
A few weeks ago, the post was about commas. Here is a comma quiz for you. Scroll down for the answers.
Put the necessary commas into these sentences:
- It is a cold rainy day.
- This book which is written by William Golding is my favorite.
- The book that is on top of the table is next on my reading list.
- I decided not to cook dinner and went to the movies instead.
- I was born on August 10 1980 in Lincoln Nebraska.
- The only four ingredients in this recipe are sugar vanilla eggs and flour.
- Elaine the party is at my house.
- My address is 1487 Ruby Place Boston Massachusetts 01987. Please send my mail there not to my old address
- “The meeting will be at the community center” she said “but it doesn’t start until 7 p.m.”
- Of course I will be there.
- My sister Jen is leaving for college next year but my sister Marie is still in high school.
- She is tiny but very strong.
- Are you going too?
- Take these books back to the library and bring the books on reserve home.
- I too would like to have pizza.
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- It is a cold, rainy day.
- This book, which is written by William Golding, is my favorite.
- The book that is on top of the table is next on my reading list.
- I decided not to cook dinner and went to the movies instead.
- I was born on August 10, 1980, in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- The only four ingredients in this recipe are sugar, vanilla, eggs, and flour. (The comma after eggs is optional, but recommended)
- Elaine, the party is at my house.
- My address is 1487 Ruby Place, Boston, Massachusetts 01987. Please send my mail there, not to my old address.
- “The meeting will be at the community center,” she said, “but it doesn’t start until 7 p.m.”
- Of course I will be there. (Optional, but not needed after of course)
- My sister Jen is leaving for college next year, but my sister Marie is still in high school.
- She is tiny, but very strong.
- Are you going too? (No comma needed before too.)
- Take these books back to the library, and bring the new books home.
- I, too, would like to have pizza.
John A G Smith says
Oo, my old English teacher would have marked you down for some of those Oxford commas (but you’d also have been castigated for that spelling of ‘centre’!)
Two nations divided by a common language … but not a common grammar or spelling!
Arlene Miller says
LOL! I speak American grammar and punctuation! What can I say?