Comma Review

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Comma Review
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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• Michi will you read the haiku you wrote?
• A. Michi, will you read the haiku you wrote?
• B. Michi will you, read the haiku you wrote?
• C. Michi will you read, the haiku you wrote?
• D. Michi will you read the haiku, you wrote?

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Answer

• A

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• Before eating the birds were singing noisily.
• Before eating the birds, were singing noisily.
• Before eating, the birds were singing noisily.
• Before eating, the birds, were singing noisily.
• Before eating the birds were singing, nosily.

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Answer

• B

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• A gymnast Mrs. Shaw will coach us.
• A, gymnast Mrs. Shaw, will coach us.
• A gymnast, Mrs. Shaw will coach us.
• A gymnast Mrs. Shaw, will coach us.
• A gymnast, Mrs. Shaw, will coach us.

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Answer

• D

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• His calm wrinkled face told a story.
• A. His, calm wrinkled face told a story.
• B. His calm, wrinkled face told a story.
• C. His calm wrinkled, face told a story.
• D. His calm wrinkled face, told a story.

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Answer

• B

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• At the Native American Heritage Festival, Mary
  Johns wove baskets from sweet grass and Alice
  Billie made rings from beads.
• At the Native American Heritage Festival, Mary
  Johns wove baskets, from sweet grass and Alice
  Billie made rings from beads.
• B. At the Native American Heritage Festival,
  Mary Johns wove baskets from sweet grass and
  Alice Billie, made rings from beads.
• C. At the Native American Heritage Festival,
  Mary Johns wove baskets from sweet grass, and
  Alice Billie made rings from beads.
• D. At the Native American Heritage Festival,
  Mary Johns, wove baskets from sweet grass and
  Alice Billie made rings from beads.

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Answer

• C

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• I called my friends and told them the news.
• I called my friends and told them the news.
• I called, my friends and told them the news.
• I called my friends, and told them the news.
• I called, my friends, and told them the news.

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Answer

• A

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• The nurse checked the patients pulse took his
  temperature and gave him a glass of water.
• A. The nurse checked, the patients pulse took,
  his temperature and gave, him a glass of water.
• B. The nurse checked the patients pulse, took
  his temperature, and gave him a glass of water.
• C. The nurse checked the patients pulse took his
  temperature, and gave him a glass of water.
• D. The nurse checked the patients pulse, took
  his temperature and, gave him a glass of water.

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Answer

• B

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• May I please have some of that spicy delicious
  soup?
• A. May I, please have some of that spicy
  delicious soup?
• B. May I please have some, of that spicy
  delicious soup?
• C. May, I please have some of that spicy
  delicious soup?
• D. May I please have some of that spicy,
  delicious soup?

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Answer

• D

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• This book is about geology the science of the
  earth and its rocks.
• A. This book, is about geology, the science of
  the earth and its rocks.
• B. This book is about geology, the science of the
  earth, and its rocks.
• C. This book is about geology, the science of the
  earth and its rocks.
• D. This book is about geology the science of the
  earth, and its rocks.

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Answer

• B

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• On her way to school in the morning Roseanna was
  thinking about her project.
• On her way, to school in the morning, Roseanna
  was thinking about her project.
• On her way, to school in the morning Roseanna was
  thinking about her project.
• On her way to school in the morning, Roseanna,
  was thinking about her project.
• On her way to school in the morning Roseanna was
  thinking, about her project.

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Answer

• A

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• Yes that is a cardinal.
• A. Yes that is a cardinal.
• B. Yes, that, is a cardinal.
• C. Yes that is a, cardinal.
• D. Yes, that is a cardinal.

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Answer

• A

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Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• If you mow the lawn Kelly Ill rake the
  clippings.
• A. If you mow the lawn Kelly Ill rake, the
  clippings.
• B. If you mow the lawn, Kelly Ill rake the
  clippings.
• C. If you mow, the lawn Kelly Ill rake the
  clippings.
• D. If you mow the lawn, Kelly, Ill rake the
  clippings.

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Answer

• D