Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commas in Dialogue, Tag Ques, Direct Address & Yes or No Responses
Find and use commas to set off dialogue, in tag questions, for direct address, and for yes-and-no responses.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Commas After Introductions, Exercise 1
Use this exercise to determine your understanding of comma usage with introductory elements in sentences.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Commas After Introductory Words
This Grammarly Handbook resource explains how to use commas after introductory elements. Numerous examples of commas after introductory phrases, introductory clauses, and introductory transitions are provided in this resource.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Commas: Exercise #3
Put in commas wherever they are needed in the sentences provided. Answers are included at the end of the exercise.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Using Commas in a Series
In this learning module, students read about the rules for using commas to divide nouns, verbs, and adjectives when the words are written in a series. They insert commas in a practice exercise with 25 questions and receive immediate...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Use Commas for Introductory Elements
Introductory elements are clauses, phrases, and words that appear before the main part of a sentence. Without commas, the reader may be confused. Use commas to indicate properly the who and the what. [0:40]
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Commas: Exercise #5
Put in commas wherever they are needed in the seventeen sentences. Answers are included at the end of the exercise.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Cool, Cool Commas
This tutorial focuses on 4 basic comma rules that cover 85% of all comma use: series, compound sentences, direct address, and introductory clauses. It provides an audio clip explaining these 4 rules and 5 short slide shows: one for each...
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Using Commas [Pdf]
Use this BBC Skillswise factsheet to learn more about commas, including how to use them in a series and how to separate less important parts of a sentence.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Extended Rules for Using Commas
Purdue University provides a tutorial on the correct usage of commas.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Using Commas and Quotations
Quotations and commas are two very useful punctuation tools that indicate dialogue and brief pausing in sentences. Learn how to use them correctly! [0:46]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How to Use Commas With Conjunctions
Conjunctions can join two separate clauses, but sometimes they need commas. Learn how to do so correctly with this video. [0:48]
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Commas After Introductory Phrases
This Grammarly Handbook resource explains how to use commas after introductory phrases in sentences.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Readability: Commas as Separators
This lesson focuses on recognizing and demonstrating the use of commas as separators including with transition words, descriptive phrases, and adjacent items. It also provides a practice activity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commas and Adjectives
Learn about coordinate adjectives and putting commas between them.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Rules for Comma Usage
Here's a site from the Capital Community College to show the correct and incorrect way to use or not use commas.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas
Watch a video and click through a nine-slide presentation to learn where commas came from, how they are used properly, and when they should not be used. [7:27]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas in a Series
This slideshow focuses on the use of commas in a series. It discusses the rule for commas in a series; requirements of a series; words, phrases, and clauses in a series; and comma placement.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Elc Study Zone: Using Commas
Do you know how to use commas properly? Use this website to learn more about these pesky punctuation marks.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Quotations and Commas
During this lesson students will have the opportunity to learn the proper way to use quotations and commas. They will view information on the Internet and participate in online activities to help them master this concept.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Using Commas With Introductory Phrases
This online quiz from the Capital Community College is tightly focused on commas and introductory phrases. Ten questions ask the reader to insert commas where necessary, then check the sentence against the website's version. Vocabulary...
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Comma Rules
Use this site for recognizing when to use commas. Includes examples.
Google
Commas in a Series [Pdf]
Students practice correct comma usage with ten sentences in which commas are missing from lists of words in this downloadable PDF.
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