Comma Placement - Exercise 1
Comma Placement after an Introductionary or Transitional Word
Instructions
1.
Some of the following sentences contain a comma, and some do not. Determine if the
sentence contains a comma. If it does, select the pair of words the between which the
comma should be placed.
Questions
1. Therefore it is very useful to study all the rules of grammar so that you can apply them
to your writing.
no comma
Therefore--it
2. I would like to introduce another grammar rule to you.
no comma
I--would
3. Next we will study the rules regarding the semicolon.
Next--we
no comma
4. Each day learning grammar gets easier and easier.
no comma
day--learning
5. However not everyone learns a language by grammar; some people learn by
associating sounds.
However--not
no comma
6. Consequently some instructors think the rules of grammar are more important than
other rules of writing.
Consequently--some
no comma
7. Some music teachers believe the ability to read notes is more important than the ability
to play them.
no comma
Some--music
8. One might consider that everyone can relate to sound.
no comma
One--might
9. Furthermore it does not help to force students to learn rules of grammar when such
rules don't make sense to them.
Furthermore--it
grammar
10. A little later we will study how the colon can be used.
no comma
A--little