Commas-Lists and Adjectives

The pitiful little puppy sat shivering at the side of the road.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The sad, lonely bus riders sat in silence as they traveled through the city.

• Correct

• Incorrect

When do you use this type of rule: There were punch, cookies, and cake at the party.

• When you are trying to do stuff
• When separating a quote from a clause
• When stating an introductory phrase
• When you have a list of things

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2

Which is the correct use of commas?

• Coffee, tea sugar, milk eggs
• Coffee tea sugar milk eggs
• Coffee, tea, sugar, milk, and eggs
• Coffee, tea, sugar, milk and eggs

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.2

Select correct answer:

Kerry believed in luxurious restrained growth.

• luxurious, restrained growth

• luxurious restrained growth

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The spoiled fat cats found the garden full of cool dark shade.

• The, spooled, fat and cool, dark

• The spoiled, fat cats and cool, dark

• The spoiled fat cats and cool, dark

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The two tall women were fishing

• The two, tall

• The two tall

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Mrs. Schaeffer viewed a wild overgrown unruly yard.

• a wild, overgrown, unruly yard

• A wild, overgrown unruly yard

• A wild overgrown, unruly yard

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.4

Kerry saw the nearby older Irish couple.

• nearby, older, Irish

• nearby, older Irish

• nearby older Irish

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.2