Exercise 3: Commas | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  In the sentence 'She went to the park, and played on the swings', where should the comma be placed?

(A) Before 'park'

(B) After 'went'

(C) After 'park'

(D) After 'swings'

Correct Answer: 1A

Question 2:  Which of the following is an example of a restrictive clause that does not require commas?

(A) 'The girl who wore the red dress'

(B) 'The tall building'

(C) 'He drives a fast car'

(D) 'The book that I bought yesterday'

Correct Answer: 2B

Question 3:  In the sentence 'The cat, who is black, sat on the mat', where should the commas be placed?

(A) Before 'cat' and after 'black'

(B) After 'The' and before 'cat'

(C) After 'cat' and before 'who'

(D) Before 'sat' and after 'mat'

Correct Answer: 3C

Question 4:  Which of the following sentences requires a comma to separate two independent clauses?

(A) 'She went to the store and bought some milk'

(B) 'He loves to swim in the ocean'

(C) 'They ran to catch the bus'

(D) 'I like to read books and watch movies'

Correct Answer: 4A

Question 5:  Where should the comma be placed in the sentence 'During the summer they go on vacation'?

(A) Before 'summer'

(B) After 'summer'

(C) After 'go'

(D) After 'vacation'

Correct Answer: 5A

Question 6:  Which of the following sentences requires a comma to set off a parenthetical expression?

(A) 'My sister loves to dance ballet'

(B) 'She enjoys swimming in the pool'

(C) 'He is the captain of the football team'

(D) 'The concert which was held last night was fantastic'

Correct Answer: 6D

Question 7:  In the sentence 'After the rain stopped they went outside', where should the comma be placed?

(A) Before 'After'

(B) After 'stopped'

(C) Before 'they'

(D) After 'outside'

Correct Answer: 7A

Question 8:  Which of the following sentences requires a comma to separate items in a series?

(A) 'He bought apples oranges and grapes'

(B) 'She enjoys reading writing and painting'

(C) 'They visited Paris London and Rome'

(D) 'The cat slept on the couch'

Correct Answer: 8C

Question 9:  Where should the comma be placed in the sentence 'Before you go, remember to turn off the lights'?

(A) After 'Before'

(B) After 'go'

(C) Before 'remember'

(D) After 'lights'

Correct Answer: 9C

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

(A) 'At the end of the day they went for a walk'

(B) 'After finishing his homework he watched TV'

(C) 'While she was cooking dinner the phone rang'

(D) 'Before leaving for work he kissed his wife'

Correct Answer: 10B