Global Energies is happy to announce the hiring of Wesley Nguyen electrical, engineer.

 Identify the choice that corrects the misplaced comma or commas in the sentence below.
 
Global Energies is happy to announce the hiring of Wesley Nguyen electrical, engineer.
Multiple choice question.
 
Global Energies is happy to announce the hiring of Wesley Nguyen, electrical engineer.
Reason:
Correct. The comma is placed between the person's last name and title.
 
Global Energies is happy to announce the hiring of Wesley, Nguyen electrical engineer.
Reason:
Incorrect. The comma should be placed between the person's last name and title. It should be written as Wesley Nguyen, electrical engineer.
 
Global Energies is happy to announce the hiring of, Wesley Nguyen electrical engineer.
Reason:
Incorrect. The comma should be placed between the person's last name and title. It should be written as Wesley Nguyen, electrical engineer.
Correct Answer
Global Energies is happy to announce the hiring of Wesley Nguyen, electrical engineer.

 
Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.
Multiple choice question.
 
John, is a capable responsible and alert worker.
Reason:
Incorrect. Commas should come between each of the items in the series of coordinate adjectives so commas should follow capable and responsible. A comma should not separate the subject (John) from the verb (is).
 
John is a capable, responsible, and alert worker.
Reason:
Correct. The commas come between each of the items in the series of coordinate adjectives.
 
John is a capable responsible, and alert worker.
Reason:
Incorrect. The commas should come between each of the items in the series of coordinate adjectives, so a comma should follow capable.
Correct Answer
John is a capable, responsible, and alert worker.

 
Identify the choice that corrects the misplaced comma in the sentence below.
 
I can't believe we're finally graduating on Saturday May 14, at noon!
Multiple choice question.
 
I can't believe we're finally graduating on Saturday May, 14, at noon!
Reason:
Incorrect. A comma should separate the day of the week (Saturday) from the date (May 14). No other commas are needed.
 
I can't believe we're finally graduating, on Saturday May 14, at noon!
Reason:
Incorrect. A comma should separate the day of the week (Saturday) from the date (May 14). No other commas are needed.
 
I can’t believe we’re finally graduating on Saturday, May 14 at noon!
Reason:
Correct. A comma separates the day of the week (Saturday) from the date (May 14).
Correct Answer
I can’t believe we’re finally graduating on Saturday, May 14 at noon!

 
Indicate which sentence matches with the appropriate description of its comma use.
Uses commas correctly.
Uses commas correctly. Drop zone 1 of 2 Zoe wandered the streets of Tokyo, Japan, and felt home at last. correct Toggle Button Unavailable.
Zoe wandered the streets of Tokyo, Japan, and felt home at last.
Uses commas correctly. Drop zone 2 of 2 Jessie, brought his guitar to Melbourne Australia, to learn music from a local legend. incorrect Toggle Button Unavailable.
Jessie, brought his guitar to Melbourne Australia, to learn music from a local legend.
Uses commas incorrectly.
Uses commas incorrectly. Drop zone 1 of 2 The hikers gathered, in Cuzco Peru before their trip to Machu, Picchu. correct Toggle Button Unavailable.
The hikers gathered, in Cuzco Peru before their trip to Machu, Picchu.
Uses commas incorrectly. Drop zone 2 of 2 We visited the island just before leaving for Vienna, Austria, our final destination. incorrect Toggle Button Unavailable.
We visited the island just before leaving for Vienna, Austria, our final destination.
Correct Answer
•    Uses commas correctly.
matches
Choice, We visited the island just before leaving for Vienna, Austria, our final destination.
We visited the island just before leaving for Vienna, Austria, our final destination.
, Choice, Zoe wandered the streets of Tokyo, Japan, and felt home at last.
Zoe wandered the streets of Tokyo, Japan, and felt home at last.
•    Uses commas incorrectly.
matches
Choice, The hikers gathered, in Cuzco Peru before their trip to Machu, Picchu.
The hikers gathered, in Cuzco Peru before their trip to Machu, Picchu.
, Choice, Jessie, brought his guitar to Melbourne Australia, to learn music from a local legend.
Jessie, brought his guitar to Melbourne Australia, to learn music from a local legend.

Identify the sentence that uses a comma or commas correctly.
Multiple choice question.
 
I called Robert Chang, MBA for a second sales quote.
Reason:
Incorrect. A comma should be placed before and after the degree MBA, which follows the person’s last name.
 
I called Robert Chang, MBA, for a second sales quote.
Reason:
Correct. The commas set off the degree MBA, which follows a name.
 
I called Robert Chang MBA for a second sales quote.
Reason:
Incorrect. A comma should be placed before and after the degree MBA, which follows the person’s last name.
Correct Answer
I called Robert Chang, MBA, for a second sales quote.

 
Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.
Multiple choice question.
 
Our company is a creative, interesting, fun place to work.
Reason:
Correct. The coordinate adjectives are correctly separated from each other by commas.
 
Our company is a creative interesting fun place to work.
Reason:
Incorrect. Coordinate adjectives should be separated from each other by commas, so commas should follow creative and interesting.
 
Our company is a creative, interesting, fun, place to work.
Reason:
Incorrect. The coordinate adjectives are correctly separated from each other by commas. However, there should not be a comma between the final adjective, fun, and the noun it modifies.
Correct Answer
Our company is a creative, interesting, fun place to work.

 
Identify the choice that corrects the misplaced comma in the sentence below.
 
The governor plans to put aside 15,2208 acres for a new state park.
Multiple choice question.
 
The governor plans to put aside 1522,08 acres for a new state park.
Reason:
Incorrect. Use commas in numbers of more than three digits, setting off every third digit as you count from the right. The number should appear as 152,208.
 
The governor plans to put aside 1,52208 acres for a new state park.
Reason:
Incorrect. Use commas in numbers of more than three digits, setting off every third digit as you count from the right. The number should appear as 152,208.
 
The governor plans to put aside 152,208 acres for a new national park.
Reason:
Correct. Commas are used in numbers of more than three digits and set off every third digit as you count from the right.
Correct Answer
The governor plans to put aside 152,208 acres for a new national park.

 
Identify the sentence that contains correct comma usage.
Multiple choice question.
 
Lydia purchased a new computer, tablet, and cell phone.
Reason:
Correct. A comma follows each item in the list. The first comma replaces the word and.
 
Lydia purchased a new, computer tablet, and cell phone.
Reason:
Incorrect. Place a comma after each item in the list. The comma between computer and tablet replaces the word and.
 
Lydia purchased a new computer tablet, and cell phone.
Reason:
Incorrect. Place a comma after each item in the list. A comma is needed after computer and takes the place of the word and.
 
Lydia purchased a new computer tablet and cell phone.
Reason:
Incorrect. Place a comma after computer and after tablet. The comma between computer and tablet replaces the word and.
Correct Answer
Lydia purchased a new computer, tablet, and cell phone.

 

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