Commas in a series

Front

Correctly punctuated sentence: The darkness, silence, lack of water, and solitude made this desert island seem like a tomb.

Back

The darkness, silence, lack of water, and solitude made this desert island seem like a tomb.

Front

Correctly punctuated sentence: The typical survival pack includes a flashlight, bandages, food rations, and reflective gear.

Back

The typical survival pack includes a flashlight, bandages, food rations, and reflective gear.

Front

Correctly punctuated sentence: During this unpredictable day, June felt happy, mad, sad, frustrated, and excited at different points in the day.

Back

During this unpredictable day, June felt happy, mad, sad, frustrated, and excited at different points in the day.

Front

Correctly punctuated sentence: “Go to the cupboard, get out the heavy black pot, and put some water on to boil,” my mom said over the phone.

Back

Correct answer: c.

Front

Correctly punctuated sentence: Penny searched under her bed, in the garbage can, and in the vacuum cleaner, but she still couldn’t find her earring.

Back

Penny searched under her bed, in the garbage can, and in the vacuum cleaner, but she still couldn’t find her earring.

Front

Dyed t-shirt with green, teal, purple, magenta, and yellow; result: colorful.

Back

c. We dyed the t-shirt with green, teal, purple, magenta, and yellow, so the result was very colorful.

Front

Correctly punctuated: Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are three of Roald Dahl’s best books.

Back

Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are three of Roald Dahl’s best books.

Front

Correctly punctuated sentence: Before the weekend is over, I need to mow the lawn, prune the bushes, clean the swimming pool, and rake the leaves.

Back

c. Before the weekend is over, I need to mow the lawn, prune the bushes, clean the swimming pool, and rake the leaves.