Action in Order: Using Commas with Verbs!

​🏃‍♀️ “Action in Order: Using Commas in a Series of Verbs!”

Learn how commas help us list what someone does — clearly and correctly!

What Are Verbs?

A verb is an action word — it tells what someone or something does.

Examples:

• run

• eat

• jump

• sleep

💡 Say it: Verbs are doing words!

A series of verbs means three or more actions in a sentence.
We use commas to separate the actions.

Example:

• I can run, jump, and play outside.

💡 Commas help us pause between actions!

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​What Is a Series of Verbs?

Why Do We Use Commas?

Commas make our writing clear and easy to read when we list actions.

Without commas:

• I can hop skip and jump.

With commas:

• I can hop, skip, and jump. ✅

💡 Commas keep each verb from bumping into the next!

How to Use Commas in a Series of Verbs

1️⃣ Use commas between three or more verbs.
2️⃣ Use “and” before the last verb.

Examples:

• The dog will run, bark, and wag its tail.

• We laughed, clapped, and cheered at the show.

💬 Tip: Don’t put a comma after “and”!

Practice Sentences

1. The kids jump shout and dance.
   ➡️ The kids jump, shout, and dance.

2. We will pack drive and camp.
   ➡️ We will pack, drive, and camp.

3. She will mix bake and frost the cake.
   ➡️ She will mix, bake, and frost the cake.

💡 Try saying each sentence with little pauses!

Match

Match the Sentence to Its Correct Version!

• The baby cry laugh and crawl

• We jump swim and dive

• I read write and draw

• They sing clap and cheer

• She cook clean and rest

The baby cry, laugh, and crawl.

We jump, swim, and dive.

I read, write, and draw.

They sing, clap, and cheer.

She cook, clean, and rest.

• The baby cry, laugh, and crawl.

• We jump, swim, and dive.

• I read, write, and draw.

• They sing, clap, and cheer.

• She cook, clean, and rest.

Multiple Choice

One sentence has a comma mistake. Which one is it?

• He will run, jump, and play.

• We will eat, and sleep, and rest.

• They laugh, clap, and smile.

• I will swim, dive, and splash.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• I can run, jump, and play.

• I can run jump and play.

• I can run, and jump, and play.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• She will cook eat and sleep.

• She will cook, eat, and sleep.

• She will, cook, eat, and sleep.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• The boy can sing, dance, and clap.

• The boy can sing and dance and clap.

• The boy can sing dance and, clap.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence needs commas?

• I will hop, skip, and jump.

• I will hop skip and jump.

• I will, hop skip and jump.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas wrong?

• We ran, walked, and jogged.

• We ran, walked, and played.

• We ran, and walked, and jogged.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with commas in a series of verbs.

• I can clap, stomp, and snap.

• I can clap stomp snap.

• I can clap and, stomp, and snap.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence lists three actions correctly?

• The frog can jump, swim, and hop.

• The frog can jump and swim and hop.

• The frog can, jump, swim hop.

Multiple Choice

What’s missing?

• periods

• commas

• capital letters

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has commas in a series?

• I will read, write, and draw.

• I will read and write and draw.

• I will read write and draw.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• She will sing, and dance, and smile.

• He can read, write, and think.

• We will walk, skip, and laugh.