Commas in a Series

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I wanted to buy cookies chips and, candy.

• I wanted to buy cookies chips and candy.

• I wanted to buy cookies, chips, and candy.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Sally is sweet, pretty, and nice.
• Sally is sweet, pretty, and, nice,.
• Sally is sweet pretty and nice.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Do not run, jump, or skip, in the hall.
• Do not run, jump or skip in the hall.
• Do not run, jump, or skip in the hall.

Which of the sentences below, separates the items using commas correctly?

• Mrs. Johnson asked us to put away our Chromebooks get out our books and turn to page 109.

• Mrs. Johnson asked us to put away, our Chromebooks, get out, our books, and turn to page 109.

• Mrs. Tallman asked us to put away our Chromebooks, get out our books, and turn to page 109.

Where should you add commas in the following sentence?

Susan Brady Elsa and John want to go to the park after school.

• Susan, Brady Elsa and John

• Susan, Brady, Elsa, and John

• to go, to the

• to go to the park, after school

Which sentence is correct?

• I like to read about lions tigers and elephants.

• I like to read about lions, tigers, and elephants.

• I like to read, about lions tigers, and elephants.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim likes to eat pizza french fries and cotton candy.

• Jim likes to eat pizza, french fries, and cotton candy.

• Jim likes to eat pizza french, fries and, cotton candy,.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• You may have, hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
• You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate; hot tea; or coffee to drink. 
• You may have hot chocolate or hot tea or coffee, to drink. 

Either blueberries, grapes or plums stained the front of my new jacket.

What change needs to be made to this sentence?

• Remove the comma after blueberries

• Add a comma after grapes

• Add a comma after plums

• No change needed

Enya plans to write a song, swim with the dolphins, and visit an active volcano before her next birthday.

What change needs to be made to this sentence?

• Remove the comma after song

• Remove the comma after dolphins

• Add a comma after volcano

• No change needed