How well do you know the 6 comma rules?

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas. 
• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas. 
• I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas. 
• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas. 

Where are the commas best placed?

• In the small, hot kitchen, Tina washed the vegetables.
• In the small, hot, kitchen Tina washed the vegetables.
• In the small hot kitchen Tina washed the vegetables.
• In the small, hot, kitchen, Tina washed the vegetables.

Which sentence includes the correct use of commas?

• Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.
• Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of, jelly beans, cupcakes and cookies.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What sentence uses the comma correctly? 

• This sentence is cool, awesome, and totally worth your time.
• This sentence is cool awesome and totally worth your time.
• This, sentence is cool awesome, and totally worth your time
• This sentence, is cool, awesome, and totally worth your time.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What sentence uses the comma correctly?  

• The ground is snowy, wet and cold.
• The ground is snowy wet and cold.
• The ground is snowy, wet, and cold.
• The ground is snowy, wet, and, cold.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• My tenth birthday cake was pink purple sparkly, and so delicious.
• My tenth birthday cake was, pink purple sparkly and so delicious.
• My tenth birthday cake was pink, purple, sparkly, and so delicious. 
• My tenth birthday cake was pink, purple, sparkly and so delicious. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

How is the sentence best revised?

• The peacock's red blue and green feathers were beautiful.
• The peacock's red, blue, and, green feathers were beautiful.
• The peacock's red, blue, and green feathers were beautiful.
• The peacock's, red, gold and green feathers, were beautiful.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

How is the sentences best revised?

• He painted a picture using swift, sure, strokes.
• He painted a picture, using swift sure strokes.
• He painted a picture using swift sure, strokes.
• He painted a picture using swift, sure strokes.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

What type of comma usage is shown below?

The kitten is small, cuddly, and adorable.

• Extra Info

• Adjectives

• Listing

• Compound

What type of comma usage is shown below?

The minty, chocolatey coffee was Ms. Cote's favorite.

• Introductory

• Compound

• Addressing

• Adjective