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Which sentence appropriately uses the comma?
a) Cmdr. La Forge laughed, and laughed at Cmdr. Data.
b) Lt. Cmdr. Worf ate a hot dog, chips, ice cream and cookies at the party.
c) Starfleet Academy is located in San Francisco California.
d) "Run" said, Captain Picard.

A comma indicates a place in a sentence where
a) you would naturally take a breath.
b) you would normally put a period.
c) you would use a subordinating conjunction.
d) you would use a hyphen.

Which of the following is the proper order for the use of a comma?
a) independent clause - comma - independent clause
b) transition - independent clause - comma
c) dependent clause - comma - independent clause
d) item - comma - coordinating conjunction - item

Identify the correctly written sentence.
a) Cmdr. Riker wanted to land on the planet, but Captain Picard preferred to orbit it.
b) After landing the ship Picard, the captain smiled at his crew.
c) Cmdr. Data doesn't smile, because he has no emotions.
d) The Earth is the home base, for Starfleet Academy.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a) Cmdr. Riker the ship's first, officer gave the order.
b) Cmdr. Riker the ship's first officer, gave the order.
c) Cmdr. Riker, the ship's first officer gave the order.
d) Cmdr. Riker, the ship's first officer, gave the order.

Which sentence is written correctly?
a) When he was ready, the Captain said, "Make it so!"
b) When he was ready the Captain, said "Make it so!"
c) The Captain said "Make it so," when he was ready.
d) The Captain said, "make it so," when he was ready.

Where would you put a comma in this sentence: At first I thought I could eat seven hot dogs.
a) after hot
b) after first
c) before eat
d) before dogs

Which comma is incorrectly placed in this sentence: I own a cat, a dog, a rat, a bird and, a fish.
a) the comma after cat
b) the comma after dog
c) the comma after rat
d) the comma after and

Which sentence demonstrated the correct use of a comma?
a) I lived in Los Angeles, California before, I moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
b) I lived in Los Angeles, California, before I moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
c) I lived in Los Angeles, California before I moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
d) I lived in Los Angeles, California before I moved to Atlanta Georgia.

How many places in this sentence need a comma? I love eating ice cream in the summer.
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 0

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