ENG II B: COMMAS EXERCISE 1 AND 2 (FORMATIVE)
KEY
Exercise 1:
On the line following the appropriate number write the words in each sentence that should be followed by a
comma; then place a comma after each of these words. If a sentence does not need a comma, write None.
EXAMPLE
1. Rita plays soccer volleyball and softball.
soccer, volleyball, ________________________________________________________________
1.
Dr. Charles Drew worked as a surgeon developed new ways of storing blood and was the first director of
the Red Cross blood bank program.
Surgeon, blood,
2.
The hot crackling smoky fire roared through the beautiful old forests of Yosemite.
Hot, crackling, beautiful,
3.
I am going to take English science social studies algebra and Spanish.
English, science, social studies, algebra,
4.
Please pass those delicious blueberry pancakes the butter and the syrup.
butter,
5.
The powerful big red fire truck raced down the busy crowded highway.
Powerful, big, red, busy,
6.
My twin sister can run faster jump higher and do more pushups than I can.
Faster, higher,
7.
The old white deserted mansion near the dark haunted cemetery had bats flying out of
its dirty broken windows.
Old, white, dark, dirty,
8.
The store sells newspapers magazines and paperbacks.
Newspapers, magazines,
9.
Horns tooted tires screeched a whistle blew and fire sirens moaned.
Tooted, screeched, blew,
KMH
taken from Warriner’s English Composition and Grammar, Third Course
Exercise 2 and 3, pages 602-603
rev.02/14
10. Steel is made from iron other metals and small amounts of carbon.
Iron, metals,
11. The clown wore a long navy blue coat with big red plastic gloves and floppy yellow tennis shoes.
Long, big, red, floppy,
12. Robert Browning says that youth is good that middle age is better and that old age is best.
Good, better,
Exercise 2 Writing Series Using Commas Correctly.
Think of an appropriate series of words, phrases, or clauses for each blank below; then write each series,
properly punctuated after the appropriate number.
1.
My doctor said that _____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
2.
You can win the election by _______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
3.
A ____________________________________________________________________________________
woman won the marathon.
4.
The qualities I admire most in a person are ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
5.
On my street you can see _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
KMH
taken from Warriner’s English Composition and Grammar, Third Course
Exercise 2 and 3, pages 602-603
rev.02/14