CHAPTER 6: ADDITIONAL COMMA USES/MISUSES

Question 1

A comma SHOULD be used to separate…

Answer 1

Items in a list of 3+ items.

Question 2

A comma ______ be used to separate two adjectives whose order CAN be reversed (“dark, stormy” and “stormy, dark”).

Answer 2

SHOULD

Question 3

A comma_______ be used when the order of the adjectives cannot be reversed (“scary Big Apple” vs. “Big scary Apple”).

Answer 3

SHOULD NOT

Question 4

A comma _______ be used after a Close-Parenthesis “ ) ” where a Comma would be necessary in the sentence even if the parenthetical phrase wasn’t there.

Answer 4

SHOULD

Question 5

A comma _______ be used before an open parenthesis “ ( “.

Answer 5

SHOULD NOT

Question 6

A comma_______ be used after introductory words/phrases (Prepositional Phrases, Dependent Clauses, Time Phrases) that begin sentences.

Answer 6

SHOULD

Question 7

A comma_______ be used between Compound Subjects, Compound Objects, and Compound Verbs (when you have two things and “and” in between them).

Answer 7

SHOULD NOT

Question 8

A comma_______ be used between Subject and Verb unless there is a nonessential clause (which would have two commas around it)

Answer 8

SHOULD NOT

Question 9

A comma_______ be used right before or after a Preposition (unless the Preposition begins a nonessential clause)

Answer 9

SHOULD NOT

Question 10

A comma_______ be used between an Adjective and the Noun it describes.

Answer 10

SHOULD NOT

Question 11

A comma_______ be used between Adjectives separated by “but” or “yet.”

Answer 11

SHOULD NOT

Question 12

A comma_______ be used before or around an “Emphatic ‘self’ Pronoun” like myself, himself, yourself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Answer 12

SHOULD NOT