Commas in a series and commas to separate adjectives

Commas in a series and commas to separate adjectives

Comas en una serie y comas para separar adjetivos

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

¿Cual oración esta correcta?

• The Abominable Snowman is said to have a face like a beast arms like an ape and legs like a human.

• The Abominable Snowman is said to have a face like a beast, arms like an ape, and legs like a human.

• The Abominable Snowman is said to have a face like a beast, arms like an ape and legs like a human.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

¿Cual oración esta correcta?

• Legend has it that the Abominable Snowman is a sly, elusive beast that resembles a huge ape.

• Legend has it that the Abominable Snowman is a sly-elusive beast that resembles a huge ape.

• Legend has it that the Abominable Snowman is a sly elusive beast that resembles a huge ape.

Commas separate words, phrases, or clauses in a series. A series must always contain at least three items.

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Las comas separan palabras, frases o cláusulas en una serie. Una serie siempre debe contener al menos tres elementos.

• The Abominable Snowman is said to have a face like a beast, arms like an ape, and legs like a human.

• Since there were three items in the list describing the Abominable Snowman, commas are necessary.

• Dado que había tres elementos en la lista que describen al abominable muñeco de nieve, las comas son necesarias.

Commas also separate two or more adjectives that equally modify a noun.

Las comas también separan dos o más adjetivos que modifican igualmente un sustantivo.

• Legend has it that the Abominable Snowman is a sly, elusive beast that resembles a huge ape.

• Since sly (sneaky) and elusive (hard to find) both modify the noun (Abominable Snowman) equally, there must be a comma between them.

• Ya que astuto (furtivo) y esquivo (difícil de encontrar) ambos modifican el sustantivo (Abominable Snowman) por igual, debe haber una coma entre ellos.

Multiple Select

Which use of the comma is being exemplified in this sentence?

This huge, hairy beast is said to walk upright like a human.

• items in a series

• with 2 interchangeable adjectives

Multiple Select

Which sentence is correct?

¿Cual oración esta correcta?

• Reports say such creatures live on the high frigid peaks of the Himalaya Mountains, as well as in remote parts of China, Russia, and Canada.

• Reports say such creatures live on the high frigid peaks of the Himalaya Mountains, as well as in remote parts of China, Russia and Canada.

• Reports say such creatures live on the high frigid peaks of the Himalaya Mountains, as well as in remote parts of China Russia and Canada.

• Reports say such creatures live on the high, frigid peaks of the Himalaya Mountains, as well as in remote parts of China, Russia, and Canada.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• According to some stories, the Abominable Snowman comes down from the mountains to attack villagers, goats, and sheep.

• According to some stories, the Abominable Snowman comes down from the mountains to attack villagers, goats and sheep.

• According to some stories, the Abominable Snowman comes down from the mountains to attack villagers goats and sheep.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

¿Cual oración esta correcta?

• Since the 1890s, explorers have discovered strange footprints in the cold hard snow.

• Since the 1890s, explorers have discovered strange footprints in the cold, hard snow.

• Since the 1890s, explorers have discovered strange footprints in the cold, hard, snow.

Multiple Choice

Kanasia is a tidy decent young lady.

• Kanasia is a tidy decent young, lady.

• Kanasia, is a tidy decent young lady.

• Kanasia is a tidy, decent young lady.

• Kanasia is a tidy decent, young, lady.