Commas With Complex Sentences And Compound Sentences Question Preview (ID: 51378)


Where Do Commas Go With Complex Sentences, And Where Do Commas Go With Compound Sentences? TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

This sentence needs a comma between the clauses: I have a cat but it has a nasty temper.
a) No
b) The comma is optional
c) Yes
d) Mars is bright tonight

The comma goes *after* the conjunction in a compound sentence
a) Yes
b) Sometimes
c) Usually
d) Nope

This sentence needs a comma between the clauses: When I can no longer keep my eyes open I will put the book down.
a) No
b) Yes, after *open*
c) The comma is optional
d) Yes, after *longer*

This sentence needs a comma between the clauses: It makes no sense to study algebra if the student will not use the math later.
a) Yes, before *if*
b) The comma is optional
c) No
d) Yes, after *sense*

This sentence needs a comma between the clauses: Bob ate apples while Bob's dog hoped for a taste.
a) No
b) Yes, before *while*
c) The comma is optional
d) Yes, before *hoped*

This sentence needs a comma between the clauses: While Mary was sure the answer was right Mary's teacher was not quite as certain.
a) the comma is optional
b) no comma is needed
c) yes, before *was sure*
d) yes, before *Mary's teacher*

A dependent clause and an independent clause make up a complex sentence.
a) No
b) Not usually
c) Sometimes
d) Yes

Two independent clauses joined by a comma and conjunction make up a compound sentence.
a) No
b) Yes
c) Maybe
d) Sometimes

A comma goes before the conjunction in a compound sentence
a) False
b) Sometimes
c) Always
d) Never

A comma goes after a dependent clause that starts a sentence
a) True
b) False
c) Sometimes
d) Never

A comma goes before a dependent clause that ends a sentence
a) True
b) False
c) Always
d) Sometimes

This sentence needs a comma between the clauses: I need to do the shopping because there is nothing to eat in the house.
a) Mars is bright tonight
b) The comma is optional
c) Yes
d) No

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