Comma Usage Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Comma Usage – Quiz 17
1. After the dentist my teeth hurt.
A) After the dentist, my teeth hurt.
B) After, the dentist my teeth hurt.
2. What is the technical term for FANBOYS?.
A) Coordinating Connectors.
B) Coordinating Commas.
C) Coordinating Conjunctions.
D) Introductory Phrase.
3. Choose the appositive. The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.
A) The owner.
B) And they became lost.
C) No appositive.
D) None of above.
4. Which has the correct comma placement?.
A) I was born in Springdale, Arkansas. .
B) I was born in Springdale Arkansas.
C) I was born in, Springdale, Arkansas.
D) None of above.
5. When do you use this type of rule:There were punch, cookies, and cake at the party.
A) When separating a quote from a clause.
B) When you are trying to do stuff.
C) When you have a list of things.
D) When stating an introductory phrase.
6. Because you are my best friend I will be loyal to you always. Where does the comma belong?.
A) Between friend and I.
B) Between you and are.
C) Between loyal and to.
D) This is a correctly written and punctuated complex sentence.
7. Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?.
A) My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.
B) My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.
C) My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.
D) My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.
8. Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly in a quotation:.
A) I can't believe you said 'I love you' to her.
B) I can't believe you said, 'I love you, ' to her.
C) I can't believe you said 'I love you, ' to her.
D) I can't believe you said, 'I love you to her.'.
9. Which of the following correctly uses a comma?.
A) Chad, the captain of the football team, called the coin toss.
B) Chad, the captain of the football team called the coin toss.
C) Chad the captain of the football team called, the coin toss.
D) The sentence does not need a comma.
10. Which sentence has the correct punctuation?.
A) I took Brent the one with the brown hair to the game, last night.
B) I took Brent, the one with the brown hair, to the game last night.
C) I took Brent, the one with the brown hair to the game, last night.
D) I took Brent, the one with the brown hair to the game last night.
11. On March 3 1965 her mother opened a store.
A) March 3 1965,.
B) March 3, 1965, .
C) March, 3, 1965.
D) As it is.
12. Which word or words should a comma come after in the sentence? She likes the grand majestic sound of the orchestra.
A) Grand.
B) Sound.
C) Likes.
D) The.
13. Which has the correct comma placement?.
A) Yes, Jim is our best debater.
B) Yes Jim is our best debater.
C) Yes Jim, is our best debater.
D) None of above.
14. Identify comma placement in the following sentence. Mr. Turner said three of the nine planets are Mars Mercury and Venus.
A) Comma after "Mars" and comma after "Mercury".
B) Comma after "Turner, " comma after "Mars, " and comma after "Mercury".
C) Comma after "Turner" and comma after "Mercury".
D) Comma after "Mars, " "Mercury, " and "Venus".
15. Where should the comma go? Fortunately the vehicle worked well.
A) Fortunately, .
B) Vehicle,.
C) Worked,.
D) The sentence does not need commas.
16. Introductory Phrase Commas are required with the following phrases:.
A) Participial.
B) Gerund.
C) Appositive.
17. Which has the correct comma placement?.
A) My cat, Fluffy, is, white.
B) My cat Fluffy is white.
C) My cat Fluffy, is white.
D) My cat, Fluffy, is white.
18. Choose the sentence with correct comma usage.
A) My dear old grandfather, who is seventy years old, still jogs everyday.
B) My dear old grandfather who is seventy years old still jogs everyday.
C) My dear old grandfather, who is seventy years old still jogs everyday.
D) None of above.
19. Which type of sentence is this:All I want is a room of my own.
A) Complex.
B) Simple.
C) Compound.
D) Compound-Complex.
20. Which sentence below uses commas correctly?.
A) Having nothing better to do, I decided to play a game about commas. .
B) Having nothing better, to do I decided to play a game about commas.
C) Having nothing, better to do I decided to play a game about commas.
D) None of above.
21. Which sentence is correct?.
A) I like to read about lions, tigers, and elephants.
B) I like to read about lions tigers and elephants.
C) I like to read, about lions tigers, and elephants.
D) None of above.
22. Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and Dayton are four large cities in Ohio.
A) Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Dayton are four large cities in Ohio.
B) Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, and, Dayton are four large cities in Ohio.
C) Cleveland, Cincinnati Toledo, and Dayton are four large cities in Ohio.
D) Correct.
23. Identify comma placement in the following sentence. In fact I have been to Las Vegas Nevada Marty.
A) Comma after "fact, " comma after "Las Vegas, " and comma "Nevada".
B) Comma after "Las Vegas" and comma after "Nevada".
C) Comma after "fact" and comma after "Las Vegas".
D) Comma after "fact, " comma after "to, " and comma "Nevada".
24. Which word or words should a comma come after in the sentence? Because she enjoyed the movie so much Jackie recommended it to her friends.
A) Recommended.
B) Much.
C) Enjoyed.
D) Her.
25. Jack a football player is trying for a scholarship.
A) Jack, a football player, is trying for a scholarship.
B) Jack a football player is, trying, for a scholarship.
C) Jack, a football player is trying, for a scholarship.
D) No Change.