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Comma rules in four sentence types

Quiz by Oak National Academy: KS2 English (2)

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  • Q1
    Which of the following are ways a comma can be used?
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  • Q2
    Why has a comma been used in this sentence? Jun stepped into the warm, cosy classroom.
    because a co-ordinating conjunction was used
    to show where a relative clause begins or ends
    because it is after an adverbial clause
    to separate adjectives in an expanded noun phrase
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  • Q3
    Which co-ordinating conjunctions require a comma before them in a compound sentence?
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  • Q4
    Which version of this sentence requires a comma to be added?
    After we returned from church we did Art.
    We did Art this afternoon.
    We did Art after we returned from church.
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  • Q5
    Which version of this sentence has the correct commas?
    My cousin, who lives in Liverpool is a cricket fanatic.
    My cousin who lives in Liverpool, is a cricket fanatic.
    My cousin, who lives in Liverpool, is a cricket fanatic.
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  • Q6
    Which version of this sentence has all the commas used correctly?
    We could play with Jacob, or we could invite Sam Izzy and Alex.
    We could play with Jacob or we could invite Sam Izzy and Alex.
    We could play with Jacob, or we could invite Sam, Izzy and Alex.
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