Comma Usage Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍

1. After high school I plan to go to France, to visit the monuments.

A) Correct.

B) Incorrect.

2. Which word or words should a comma come after in the sentence? The baby the cat and the dog all love to eat peanuts.

A) Baby and cat.

B) Baby.

C) Love.

D) Dog.

3. What do you need to join two simple sentences to form a compound sentence?.

A) Comma and a conjunction.

B) Just a conjunction.

C) Just a comma.

D) A conjunction junction.

4. True or false:A compound sentence contains two independent clauses.

A) True.

B) False.

5. True of false:You need at least two items to create a series.

A) False.

B) True.

6. Which sentence uses commas in dates correctly?.

A) Meet me on July, 21, 2012, for supper.

B) Meet me on July 21, 2012 for supper.

C) Meet me on July 21, 2012, for supper.

D) Meet me on, July 21 2012, for supper. Meet me on, July 21 2012, for supper.

7. My father asked _____ to rake the leaves.Which answer will NOT work?.

A) Me.

B) I.

C) Us.

D) Them.

8. The following sentence needs a comma. "The extremely large airplane door was frozen shut because of the cold temperatures.".

A) Yes.

B) No.

9. Choose the sentence with the correct comma usage.

A) Although I wanted to buy the Nintendo Switch, I settled for the Xbox One.

B) Although I wanted to buy the Nintendo Switch I settled for the Xbox One.

C) Although, I wanted to buy the Nintendo Switch I settled for the Xbox One.

D) None of above.

10. When my teacher starts to talk I start daydreaming. Where does the comma go?.

A) When, my teachers starts to talk I start daydreaming.

B) When my teacher starts to talk I start, daydreaming.

C) When my teacher, starts to talk I start daydreaming.

D) When my teacher starts to talk, I start daydreaming.

11. Jenny swam in the pool but she didn't have any friends to swim with her.

A) Jenny swam in the pool, but she didn't have any friends, to swim with her.

B) Jenny swam in the pool but, she didn't have any friends to swim with her.

C) Jenny swam in the pool but she didn't have any friends to swim with her.

D) Jenny swam in the pool, but she didn't have any friends to swim with her.

12. Which of the following is the best way to punctuate this sentence?.

A) I was tired because I worked all day.

B) I was tired, because I worked all day.

13. Which uses commas correctly?.

A) Moses led the Israelite's out of captivity, but they were forced to wander in the desert for 40 years.

B) Moses, led the Israelite's out of captivity, but they were forced to wander in the desert for 40 years.

C) Moses, who led the Israelite's out of captivity, but they were forced to wander in the desert for 40 years.

D) None of above.

14. Which sentence correctly uses a comma?.

A) Chelsea make sure that you are on time, for safety patrol each morning.

B) Chelsea, make sure that you are on time for safety patrol each morning.

C) The sentence does not need a comma.

D) Chelsea make sure that you are on time for, safety patrol, each morning.

15. Is the sentence below written correctly with a comma?.

A) Incorrect.

B) Correct.

16. Which sentence below uses commas correctly?.

A) My lazy slob of a brother, Otto, is in his room watching re-runs of Junkyard Wars.

B) My lazy slob of a brother, Otto is in his room watching re-runs of Junkyard Wars.

C) My lazy slob of a brother Otto, is in his room watching re-runs of Junkyard Wars.

D) None of above.

17. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

A) Fernando needs to finish his English essay, complete his Spanish homework, and study for an Italian test.

B) Fernando needs to finish his English essay, complete his Spanish homework and study for an Italian test.

C) Fernando needs to finish his English essay complete his Spanish homework and study for an Italian test.

D) None of above.

18. Those scrolls are from China not Korea.

A) No Change.

B) Those scrolls are from China, not Korea.

C) Those scrolls are from, China not, Korea.

D) Those, scrolls, are from China not Korea.

19. Which sentence uses commas correctly?.

A) Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

B) Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

C) Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

D) Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me.

20. You can tell which kind of sentence you have based on the number of _____ that appear in the sentence.

A) Commas.

B) Clauses.

C) Verbs.

D) Phrases.

21. Which sentence correctly uses a comma?.

A) Mrs. Spencer, the math teacher, is teaching her students how to add fractions.

B) The sentence does not need a comma.

C) Mrs. Spencer the math teacher, is teaching her students how to add fractions.

D) Mrs. Spencer the math teacher is teaching her, students, how to add fractions.

22. Identify comma placement in the following sentence. Have you heard Charles about the walkathon for the homeless?.

A) Comma after "heard" and after "Charles".

B) Comma after "heard".

C) Comma after "Charles".

D) Comma after "Charles" and after "walkathon".

23. True or False:Sentences of different types have different punctuation rules.

A) True.

B) False.

24. Maci Josie Avery and Jade went swimming today.

A) Maci, Josie, Avery, and Jade went swimming today.

B) Maci Josie Avery and Jade went, swimming today.

C) Maci, Josie, Avery, and, Jade, went swimming today.

D) Maci Josie Avery and, Jade went swimming today.

25. Choose the sentence with the correct comma usage.

A) Joey, did you forget your classwork and your homework?.

B) Joey did you forget your classwork, and your homework?.

C) Joey did you forget your classwork and your homework?.

D) None of above.