Examples of correct comma usage for Grade 6 ELA students.

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🍎 Commas in a Series: Use commas to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in a series. The last comma before 'and' or 'or' is called the Oxford comma. Example: I like apples, bananas, and oranges.
• ✍️ Commas with Coordinating Conjunctions: Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) when it joins two independent clauses. Example: I wanted to go to the park, but it started to rain.
• 📍 Commas with Introductory Elements: Use a comma after an introductory word, phrase, or clause. Example: After the game, we went out for pizza.
• 💬 Commas with Interrupters: Use commas to set off words or phrases that interrupt the main sentence. Example: My dog, a golden retriever, loves to play fetch.
• 🗓️ Commas in Dates and Addresses: Use commas to separate the day of the month from the year and to separate elements in an address. Example: July 4, 1776, is Independence Day. He lives at 123 Main Street, Anytown, USA.

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence uses commas correctly in a series?
   1. A. I like pizza, burgers and fries.
   2. B. I like pizza, burgers, and fries.
   3. C. I like, pizza, burgers, and fries.
   4. D. I like pizza burgers and fries.
2. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma with a coordinating conjunction.
   1. A. I wanted to go swimming but it was too cold.
   2. B. I wanted to go swimming, but it was too cold.
   3. C. I wanted to go swimming but, it was too cold.
   4. D. I wanted to go, swimming but it was too cold.
3. Which sentence uses a comma correctly after an introductory phrase?
   1. A. After the movie we went for ice cream.
   2. B. After the movie, we went for ice cream.
   3. C. After, the movie we went for ice cream.
   4. D. After the movie,we went for ice cream.
4. Select the sentence that correctly uses commas to set off an interrupter.
   1. A. My sister who is a doctor is very busy.
   2. B. My sister, who is a doctor, is very busy.
   3. C. My sister who is a doctor, is very busy.
   4. D. My sister, who is a doctor is very busy.
5. Which date is punctuated correctly?
   1. A. January 1 2024 was a Monday.
   2. B. January 1, 2024 was a Monday.
   3. C. January, 1 2024, was a Monday.
   4. D. January, 1, 2024 was a Monday.
6. Choose the correctly punctuated address.
   1. A. He lives at 456 Oak Street, Springfield Illinois.
   2. B. He lives at 456 Oak Street Springfield, Illinois.
   3. C. He lives at 456 Oak Street, Springfield, Illinois.
   4. D. He lives at 456 Oak Street Springfield Illinois.
7. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
   1. A. Because it was raining, I took my umbrella.
   2. B. Because it was raining I took my umbrella.
   3. C. Because, it was raining I took my umbrella.
   4. D. Because it was raining,I took my umbrella.