PARCC Comma 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly punctuates the date?

Accepted Answer

She was born on July 4, 1990, in Texas.

Answer

Commas separate the day from the year and the year from the rest of the sentence.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly punctuates the city and state?

Accepted Answer

We moved to Denver, Colorado, last spring.

Answer

Commas go after both the city and the state when it appears mid-sentence.

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses a comma with a quotation?

Accepted Answer

She said, "I am ready."

Answer

A comma precedes a direct quotation that follows a speaking verb.

Question 4

Which sentence correctly punctuates an appositive?

Accepted Answer

My teacher, Mr. Lee, is strict.

Answer

A nonessential appositive renaming the noun is set off by commas.

Question 5

Where is a comma needed? 'The store was closed however the cafe was open.'

Accepted Answer

Use a semicolon before 'however' and comma after

Answer

A conjunctive adverb joining two clauses takes a semicolon before and a comma after.

PARCC Practice Test