1. Tidewater Community College
Portsmouth Campus
Phone: 757-822-2931
October 16, 2015
Writing Center
Comma Placement Activity
In the following sentences, place commas where they are necessary.
1. The neighbors took a trip to Nassau Curacao and St. Martin.
2. Before dinner we should wash our hands.
3. John Webster said “The sky is blue.”
4. The Golden Age of postcards which lasted from about 1900 to 1929 yielded many
especially valuable cards.
5. The little boy enjoys candy and sweets but he does not like vegetables.
6. For example the little boy hates broccoli.
7. The large old pickup truck slowly drove down the road.
8. Miguel a prolific artist is on his way to fame and fortune.
9. In the morning we will go shop at the mall mow the lawn and eat lunch.
10. In 4000 BCE Romulus discovered the Vespucci Trail.
11. I wanted a piece of cake yet I did not want to ruin my appetite for dinner.
12. Janice Valerie and I went roller skating.
13. As seen in the New England Journal of Medicine Dr. Shah said “Smoking is a deadly
habit.”
14. The train car was comfortable for it was air conditioned.
15. Mr. Wilson an avid baseball card collector owns more than 25000 baseball cards.
16. Because I prepared and ate a healthy breakfast I will not be bothered by hunger or fatigue
before lunchtime.
17. I forgot to complete my homework so I told the teacher that my dog ate it.
18. Thanks to modern technology one can enjoy reading from a printed book or one can read
their favorite stories with a tablet.
19. On Sunday July 29 1960 Nancy was born.
20. Nancy was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
21. Her doctor was Phil Collins MD.
22. I sent a letter to Jan Hoffman 1001 Rule Road Upper Saddle River NJ 07458.