Commas in Dates and Series

Which of the following is the correct use of commas in dates? a) January 1 2022 b) January, 1, 2022 c) January 1, 2022 d) January 1 2022,

• a) January 1 2022

• c) January 1, 2022

• d) January 1 2022,

• b) January, 1, 2022

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas in a series: a) I bought apples, oranges and bananas. b) I bought apples oranges and bananas. c) I bought apples, oranges, and bananas. d) I bought apples oranges, and bananas.

• a) I bought apples, oranges and bananas.

• b) I bought apples oranges and bananas.

• d) I bought apples oranges, and bananas.

• c) I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas to separate items? a) My favorite colors are red blue and green. b) My favorite colors are red, blue, and green. c) My favorite colors are red blue, and green. d) My favorite colors are red, blue and, green.

• a) My favorite colors are red blue and green.

• c) My favorite colors are red blue, and green.

• b) My favorite colors are red, blue, and green.

• d) My favorite colors are red, blue and, green.

Identify the sentence that uses commas correctly in a list: a) The ingredients for the recipe include flour, sugar, eggs and milk. b) The ingredients for the recipe include flour, sugar, eggs, and milk. c) The ingredients for the recipe include flour sugar, eggs, and milk. d) The ingredients for the recipe include flour, sugar eggs, and milk.

• b) The ingredients for the recipe include flour, sugar, eggs, and milk.

• a) The ingredients for the recipe include flour, sugar, eggs and milk.

• c) The ingredients for the recipe include flour sugar, eggs, and milk.

• d) The ingredients for the recipe include flour, sugar eggs, and milk.

Which of the following is the correct use of commas in a date range? a) January 1 - 5, 2022 b) January 1-5, 2022 c) January 1 - 5 2022 d) January 1-5 2022

• b) January 1-5, 2022

• a) January 1 - 5, 2022

• d) January 1-5 2022

• c) January 1 - 5 2022

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas in a series: a) The book is long, interesting and informative. b) The book is long interesting and informative. c) The book is long, interesting, and informative. d) The book is long interesting, and informative.

• c) The book is long, interesting, and informative.

• d) The book is long interesting, and informative.

• a) The book is long, interesting and informative.

• b) The book is long interesting and informative.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas to separate items? a) I need to buy milk bread and butter. b) I need to buy milk, bread, and butter. c) I need to buy milk bread, and butter. d) I need to buy milk, bread and, butter.

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

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

• d) I need to buy milk, bread and, butter.

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

Identify the sentence that uses commas correctly in a list: a) The tasks for today include cleaning, shopping, and cooking. b) The tasks for today include cleaning shopping and cooking. c) The tasks for today include cleaning, shopping and cooking. d) The tasks for today include cleaning, shopping, and, cooking.

• d

• c

• a

• b

Which of the following is the correct use of commas in a date and time? a) January 1, 2022 10:00 AM b) January 1 2022, 10:00 AM c) January 1 2022 10:00 AM d) January 1 2022 10:00 AM,

• a) January 1, 2022 10:00 AM

• d) January 1 2022 10:00 AM,

• c) January 1 2022 10:00 AM

• b) January 1 2022, 10:00 AM

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas in a series: a) The movie was funny, exciting and, entertaining. b) The movie was funny exciting and, entertaining. c) The movie was funny, exciting, and entertaining. d) The movie was funny exciting, and entertaining.

• c) The movie was funny, exciting, and entertaining.

• a) The movie was funny, exciting and, entertaining.

• b) The movie was funny exciting and, entertaining.

• d) The movie was funny exciting, and entertaining.