Daily Grammar

Quiz for Lessons 346 - 350

Mechanics - Punctuation - Commas

Instructions: Place commas where they are needed.

1. Baseball basketball track and tennis require running.

Baseball, basketball, track, and tennis require running.

2. The numbers 8 16 32 and 48 are called even numbers.

The numbers 8, 16, 32, and 48 are called even numbers.

3. Eat drink and make merry for you will soon die.

Eat, drink, and make merry, for you will soon die.

4. I like shopping my husband likes dining and the family likes activities.

I like shopping, my husband likes dining, and the family likes activities.

5. Working hard saving some money and providing for a family should be important for a father.

Working hard, saving some money, and providing for a family should be important for a father.
 
 
 

6. I saw him run up the mountain jump off the cliff and land in a pine tree.

I saw him run up the mountain, jump off the cliff, and land in a pine tree.

7. He was from Great Falls Montana and she was from Twin Falls Idaho.

He was from Great Falls, Montana, and she was from Twin Falls, Idaho.

8. I have been to Dubois Idaho Taber Alberta Canada and Whippany New Jersey.

I have been to Dubois, Idaho, Taber, Alberta, Canada, and Whippany, New Jersey.

9. She likes to sing to play the piano and to read novels.

She likes to sing, to play the piano, and to read novels.

10. The search party looked along the road up the hill and down the alleys for clues.

The search party looked along the road, up the hill, and down the alleys for clues.

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