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Punctuation: Commas, Full Stops, Colons, Semicolons, Apostrophes, Inverted Commas
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which sentence uses a comma correctly?

  1. A. She bought apples, oranges and, bananas at the market.
  2. B. After the storm passed, the children went outside to play.
  3. C. Maria, went to school early, because she had a test.
  4. D. He ran quickly, and, arrived at the station in time.
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✓ Answer: B — B. After the storm passed, the children went outside to play.
A comma is correctly placed after an introductory adverbial clause such as 'After the storm passed' before the main clause. The other options insert commas where they interrupt the natural flow of the sentence incorrectly.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Identify the sentence that correctly uses commas to separate items in a series.

  1. A. The bag contained, a notebook, two pens and a ruler.
  2. B. The bag contained a notebook, two pens, and a ruler.
  3. C. The bag contained a notebook two pens, and a ruler.
  4. D. The bag contained a notebook, two pens and, a ruler.
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✓ Answer: B — B. The bag contained a notebook, two pens, and a ruler.
Commas are placed after each item in a series before the conjunction. Option B correctly separates 'a notebook', 'two pens', and 'a ruler' with commas. The other options either misplace the comma or omit necessary commas.
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