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Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas with multiple adjectives?

• She wore a beautiful red dress.

• She wore a beautiful red, dress.

• She wore a beautiful red dress.

• She wore a beautiful, red dress.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of commas with adjectives in a series.

• She wore a beautiful, elegant, and expensive dress.

• She wore a beautiful, elegant and expensive dress.

• She wore a beautiful elegant and expensive dress.

• She wore a beautiful elegant, and expensive dress.

Which sentence introduces a list of items without cue words and correctly uses commas with adjectives?

• She wore a long, flowing dress, a sparkling, diamond necklace, and shiny, silver shoes.

• She wore a long flowing dress, a sparkling diamond necklace, and shiny silver shoes.

• She wore a long flowing dress, a sparkling diamond necklace and shiny silver shoes.

• She wore a long flowing dress a sparkling diamond necklace and shiny silver shoes.

Identify the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of commas with single word items in a series.

• I need to buy apples, bananas and, oranges from the grocery store.

• I need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges from the grocery store.

• I need to buy apples, bananas and oranges from the grocery store.

• I need to buy apples, bananas and oranges, from the grocery store.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas with multi-word items in a series?

• I went to the store, bought some groceries, and returned home.

• I went to the store bought some groceries and returned home,

• I went to the store bought some groceries and returned home

• I went to the store bought some groceries and returned home.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas with multiple adjectives.

• She wore a beautiful, elegant dress to the party.

• She wore a beautiful elegant dress, to the party.

• She wore a beautiful elegant, dress to the party.

• She wore a beautiful elegant dress to the party.

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of commas with adjectives in a series?

• She wore a beautiful, elegant and stylish dress.

• She wore a beautiful, elegant, and stylish dress.

• She wore a beautiful elegant and stylish dress.

• She wore a beautiful, elegant and, stylish dress.

Identify the sentence that introduces a list of items without cue words and correctly uses commas with adjectives.

• She wore a beautiful, blue dress and shiny, silver shoes.

• She wore a beautiful blue dress and shiny silver shoes.

• She wore a beautiful blue dress and shiny silver shoes.

• She wore a beautiful blue dress and shiny silver shoes.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of commas with single word items in a series.

• I need to buy apples, bananas and oranges.

• I need to buy apples bananas and oranges.

• I need to buy apples, bananas and, oranges.

• I need to buy apples, bananas, and oranges.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The four, red apples fell to the floor.

• The four red apples fell to the store.

• The four and red apples fell to the floor.

• The red, four apples fell to the floor.