✍️ English Grammar and Writing · Punctuation
Comma Rules matching game
Tap an item on the left, then its partner on the right. Beat your best time. Matching games train quick recall, which is exactly what tests ask for.
The pairs (answer key)
Independent clause ↔ A group of words with a subject and a verb that can stand alone as a sentence
Dependent clause ↔ A group of words with a subject and a verb that cannot stand alone, such as one beginning with because
Serial comma ↔ The comma before the final and in a list of three or more items
Comma splice ↔ Two independent clauses joined with only a comma
Appositive ↔ A noun or noun phrase that renames the noun next to it
Coordinate adjectives ↔ Adjectives that can be swapped or joined by and, and are separated by a comma
Cumulative adjectives ↔ Adjectives that build on each other in a set order, with no comma
Direct address ↔ The name of the person being spoken to, set off with a comma