This quiz will test your knowledge on the lecture “Missing Commas After Introductory Words and Phrases” and reinforce the material in the lecture. This exercise will help you internalize the material through the power of repetition and application, so you can remember it and apply it in your writing.

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Missing Commas After Introductory Words or Phrases

This quiz will test your knowledge on the lecture “Missing Commas After Introductory Words and Phrases” and reinforce the material in the lecture. This exercise will help you internalize the material through the power of repetition and application, so you can remember it and apply it in your writing.

Fix the following sentences so the comma usage is correct. While there may be more than one way to fix the grammar in these sentences, use commas in each correction to fix these sentences based on the tutorial. Then, check your answers against the answers in the next lecture/document. 

1.     Lucille can you tell us more about your trip to Africa last summer?

2.     Following his surgery Kevin spent two weeks off work to recover.

3.     After hiking for twelve kilometers Carlos drank a full liter of water. 

4.     While we can’t save all species we should be doing everything we can to preserve as many species of wildlife for future generations and balance of the ecosystem.

5.     When would you like to go shopping at the local produce stand Jack?