Comma Pretest
How much do you already know?
Instructions: Write in commas where they are needed.
1. Before going to the store Julie thought she would eat a snack.
2. It was as though Brielle knew she would meet Chris for the first time that day for she wore her favorite sweater and perfume.
3. Alyssa hoped for an optional teacher workday but she still had to attend school the day it snowed.
4. Julian loves peanuts and cashews.
5. Billy love peanuts cashews and turnips.
6. Katie love eating peanuts cashews and turnips watching movies and television and playing soccer tennis and chess.
7. The baby cried because her mom had left the room.
8. However when the mother returned the baby was all smiles again.
9. Female pigs also known as sows spend at least two-thirds of their lives in pregnancy.
10. Prior to the hearing the lawyer went to the bathroom in order to prepare himself for the trial.
11. After using the bathroom he washed his hands got a drink of water and returned to the courtroom.
Comma Pretest
How much do you already know?
Instructions: Write in commas where they are needed.
12. Before going to the store Julie thought she would eat a snack.
13. It was as though Brielle knew she would meet Chris for the first time that day for she wore her favorite sweater and perfume.
14. Alyssa hoped for an optional teacher workday but she still had to attend school the day it snowed.
15. Julian loves peanuts and cashews.
16. Billy love peanuts cashews and turnips.
17. Katie love eating peanuts cashews and turnips watching movies and television and playing soccer tennis and chess.
18. The baby cried because her mom had left the room.
19. However when the mother returned the baby was all smiles again.
20. Female pigs also known as sows spend at least two-thirds of their lives in pregnancy.
21. Prior to the hearing the lawyer went to the bathroom in order to prepare himself for the trial.
22. After using the bathroom he washed his hands got a drink of water and returned to the courtroom.