Exercise 2: Commas | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  In the sentence 'I went to the store, and bought some fruits', where should the comma be placed?

(A) Before 'store'

(B) After 'went'

(C) After 'store'

(D) After 'fruits'

Correct Answer: 1C

Question 2:  Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause that requires a comma when joined to an independent clause?

(A) 'Because it was raining'

(B) 'The cat jumped'

(C) 'They played outside'

(D) 'He is coming'

Correct Answer: 2A

Question 3:  In the sentence 'Sarah, who is my best friend, lives in Mumbai', where should the commas be placed?

(A) Before 'who' and after 'friend'

(B) After 'Sarah' and before 'Mumbai'

(C) After 'best' and before 'friend'

(D) Before 'lives' and after 'Mumbai'

Correct Answer: 3B

Question 4:  Which of the following is an example of a non-essential clause that should be set off with commas?

(A) 'The house that Jack built'

(B) 'The red car'

(C) 'My aunt visited yesterday'

(D) 'The dog that barked all night'

Correct Answer: 4D

Question 5:  Where should the comma be placed in the sentence 'After dinner she went to the movies'?

(A) Before 'dinner'

(B) After 'dinner'

(C) After 'went'

(D) After 'movies'

Correct Answer: 5C

Question 6:  Which of the following sentences requires a comma to separate items in a series?

(A) 'He bought milk bread and cheese'

(B) 'She enjoys reading cooking and running'

(C) 'They went to the beach on Sunday'

(D) 'The cat sleeps on the mat'

Correct Answer: 6B

Question 7:  In the sentence 'Yesterday I saw a big, hairy, scary spider', where should the comma be placed?

(A) Before 'Yesterday'

(B) After 'big'

(C) After 'hairy'

(D) After 'spider'

Correct Answer: 7C

Question 8:  Which of the following sentences requires a comma to separate coordinate adjectives?

(A) 'He wore a red silk tie'

(B) 'She bought a delicious chocolate cake'

(C) 'They live in a beautiful big house'

(D) 'It was a cold frosty morning'

Correct Answer: 8D

Question 9:  Where should the comma be placed in the sentence 'I want to visit Paris France and Rome'?

(A) Before 'Paris'

(B) After 'Paris'

(C) After 'France'

(D) After 'Rome'

Correct Answer: 9A

Question 10:  Which of the following sentences requires a comma to separate introductory elements?

(A) 'Before the sun rises wake up'

(B) 'In the morning they go for a walk'

(C) 'After the rain stopped they went outside'

(D) 'Because she was tired she went to bed early'

Correct Answer: 10D