Commas

Question 1

What is a series?

Answer 1

A list of three or more things

Question 2

Which sentence is correct?
A) Sugar, bananas, and papayas are grown in Jamaica.
B) Sugar bananas and papayas are grown in Jamaica.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which sentence is correct?
A) Yesterday I dusted vacuumed and mopped.
B) Yesterday I dusted, vacuumed, and mopped.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which sentence is correct?
A) The weekend weather was chilly rainy and windy.
B) The weekend weather was chilly, rainy, and windy.

Answer 4

B

Question 5

Which sentence is correct?
A) At the beach we swam, built sandcastles, and played volleyball.
B) At the beach we swam built sandcastles and played volleyball.

Answer 5

A

Question 6

Which sentence is correct?
A) I searched for the lost contact lens in the sink, on the counter, and on the floor.
B) I searched for the lost contact lens in the sink on the counter and on the floor.

Answer 6

A

Question 7

Is the following sentence correct?

The room is painted yellow, and orange.

Answer 7

No, only need a comma when 3+ items

Question 8

Is the following sentence correct?

The room is painted yellow and orange and blue.

Answer 8

Yes, joining items with and or or is OK

Question 9

What is the Oxford comma?

Answer 9

A comma before the and in a series

I ate cookies, eggs(,) and orange juice.

Question 10

Use commas to separate 2+ ___________ that come before a _____

Answer 10

adjective; noun

Question 11

Which sentence is correct?
A) I couldn’t wait to eat the warm, cheesy, pizza.
B) Morgan Freeman has a deep strong, commanding voice.
C) The hot, humid weather made the beach-goers tired.

Answer 11

C

Question 12

What are the FANBOYS words?

Answer 12

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

Question 13

When do you use the coordinating conjunctions? (FANBOYS)

Answer 13

To join two sentences together

Question 14

What is the difference between a compound sentence and a compound verb?

Answer 14

CS - two complete sentences joined by FANBOYS word

CV - one complete sentence with two verbs

Question 15

Use commas to set off an expression that _______ a sentence

Answer 15

interrupts

Question 16

What is an appositive (phrase)?

Answer 16

A noun or a pronoun that identifies or explains another noun or pronoun beside it. An appositive phrase is an appositive with its modifiers.

Question 17

Which sentence is correct?
A) My sisters, Grace and Amy, are at the movies.
B) My sisters, Grace and Amy are at the movies.
C) My sisters Grace and Amy are at the movies.

Answer 17

A

Question 18

Which sentence is correct?
A) Lindsay buy me cookies please.
B) Lindsay, buy me cookies please.

Answer 18

B

Question 19

What are some common expressions/introductory words?

Answer 19

Yes
No
Well
In my opinion
I think
I believe
No doubt
Why

Question 20

What are the AAAWWUBBIS words?

Answer 20

After
As
Although
While
When
Until
Because
Before
If
Since

Question 21

What type of sentences are AAAWWUBBIS words used in?

Answer 21

Cause + Effect

Question 22

True/False: Put a comma after the day of the week and the date when writing a full date.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True/False: Put a comma after the street name (Rd, St) and after the state.

Answer 23

True