Comma Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly punctuates the date?
Answer: She was born on July 4, 1990, in Texas.
Commas separate the day from the year and the year from the rest of the sentence.
Which sentence correctly punctuates the city and state?
Answer: We moved to Denver, Colorado, last spring.
Commas go after both the city and the state when it appears mid-sentence.
Which sentence correctly uses a comma with a quotation?
Answer: She said, "I am ready."
A comma precedes a direct quotation that follows a speaking verb.
Which sentence correctly punctuates an appositive?
Answer: My teacher, Mr. Lee, is strict.
A nonessential appositive renaming the noun is set off by commas.
Where is a comma needed? 'The store was closed however the cafe was open.'
Answer: Use a semicolon before 'however' and comma after
A conjunctive adverb joining two clauses takes a semicolon before and a comma after.
Which sentence correctly uses a comma after an introductory clause?
Answer: When the bell rang, students left.
A dependent introductory clause is followed by a comma.
Which sentence correctly punctuates a tag question?
Answer: You're coming, aren't you?
A tag question is separated from the main statement by a comma.