Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
Is every comma right? The list of rules, is on the wall.
- Find the subject and verb: the list of rules … is.
- The comma sits between them. A comma never goes between a subject and its verb.
Answer: A comma does not belong
Example 2
Is every comma right? When the bus came, I got on.
- The sentence opens with a dependent clause, when the bus came.
- A comma where the opening clause ends is exactly right.
Answer: Correct
Where this is taught: Punctuation: Start Here, Part 1: Commas
More practice: Quiz 43, Commas · In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 9, Lesson 1, “Comma Use”
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
Tap your answer to each one, then press Check my answers at the bottom.Circle your answer to each one. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.