Items in a Series

Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas to separate items in a series? a) I like to eat apples oranges and bananas. b) I like to eat apples, oranges, and bananas. c) I like to eat apples, oranges and bananas.

• b) I like to eat apples, oranges, and bananas.

• d) I like to eat apples, oranges, bananas.

• c) I like to eat apples, oranges and bananas.

• a) I like to eat apples oranges and bananas.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of commas to separate items in a series. a) She bought a dress shoes and a hat. b) She bought a dress, shoes, and a hat. c) She bought a dress, shoes and a hat.

• b) She bought a dress, shoes, and a hat.

• d) She bought a dress shoes, and a hat.

• c) She bought a dress, shoes and a hat.

• a) She bought a dress shoes and a hat.

Which sentence shows the correct use of commas to separate items in a series? a) The dog chased the cat, the bird and the mouse. b) The dog chased the cat, the bird, and the mouse. c) The dog chased the cat the bird and the mouse.

• d) The dog chased the cat, the bird and the mouse.

• a) The dog chased the cat, the bird and the mouse.

• b) The dog chased the cat, the bird, and the mouse.

• c) The dog chased the cat the bird and the mouse.

Select the sentence that uses commas correctly to separate items in a series. a) I need to buy milk eggs and bread. b) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread. c) I need to buy milk, eggs and bread.

• b) I need to buy milk, eggs, and bread.

• d) I need to buy milk, eggs, bread.

• c) I need to buy milk, eggs and bread.

• a) I need to buy milk eggs and bread.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of commas to separate items in a series? a) The car is red, blue and yellow. b) The car is red, blue, and yellow. c) The car is red blue and yellow.

• d) The car is red, blue and, yellow.

• c) The car is red blue and yellow.

• b) The car is red, blue, and yellow.

• a) The car is red, blue and yellow.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas to separate items in a series. a) He enjoys playing soccer basketball and baseball. b) He enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and baseball. c) He enjoys playing soccer, basketball and baseball.

• a) He enjoys playing soccer basketball and baseball.

• c) He enjoys playing soccer, basketball and baseball.

• d) He enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and, baseball.

• b) He enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and baseball.

Which sentence correctly uses commas to separate items in a series? a) The book contains chapters, illustrations and a glossary. b) The book contains chapters, illustrations, and a glossary. c) The book contains chapters, illustrations and a glossary.

• c) The book contains chapters, illustrations and a glossary.

• b) The book contains chapters, illustrations, and a glossary.

• a) The book contains chapters, illustrations and a glossary.

• d) The book contains chapters illustrations and a glossary.

Select the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of commas to separate items in a series. a) She wore a hat gloves and a scarf. b) She wore a hat, gloves, and a scarf. c) She wore a hat, gloves and a scarf.

• d) She wore a hat gloves, and a scarf.

• c) She wore a hat, gloves and a scarf.

• a) She wore a hat gloves and a scarf.

• b) She wore a hat, gloves, and a scarf.

Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of commas to separate items in a series? a) The box contains toys, books and a puzzle. b) The box contains toys, books, and a puzzle. c) The box contains toys books and a puzzle.

• c) The box contains toys books and a puzzle.

• b) The box contains toys, books, and a puzzle.

• d) The box contains toys, books and, a puzzle.

• a) The box contains toys, books and a puzzle.

Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly to separate items in a series. a) They visited France Italy and Spain. b) They visited France, Italy, and Spain. c) They visited France, Italy and Spain.

• a) They visited France Italy and Spain.

• d) They visited France, Italy, Spain.

• b) They visited France, Italy, and Spain.

• c) They visited France, Italy and Spain.