Commas 1 - 4

Which sentence uses commas to punctuate a series correctly?

• The principal, the teachers, and the staff gather in the library for a meeting.

• The principal, the teachers and the staff gathered in the library for a meeting.

• The principal, the teachers and the staff, gathered in the library for a meeting.

Which sentences uses commas to punctuate a series correctly?

• Renee must wash the dishes wipe off, the counters, and scrub the sink.

• Renee must wash the dishes, wipe off the counters and scrub the sink.

• Renee must wash the dishes, wipe off the counters, and scrub the sink.

Which sentence uses commas to punctuate a series correctly?

• We planted green beans, yellow squash, heirloom tomatoes, and red bell peppers.

• We planted green beans, yellow squash, heirloom tomatoes and red bell peppers.

• We planted green beans yellow squash, heirloom tomatoes and red bell peppers.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Today is Thursday February, 16 2021.

• Today is Thursday February 16, 2021.

• Today is, Thursday February, 16 2021.

• Today is Thursday, February 16, 2021.

My friend Kaz is from Providence, Rhode Island. He moved to Denver, Colorado, in September. Over the summer, Kaz took a trip with his parents to Orlando, Florida, and Atlanta Georgia, where he visited his cousins and grandmother. Kaz loves to travel all around the United States.

Which of the following edits corrects the comma mistake in the passage above?

• Delete the comma between “Providence” and “Rhode Island”

• Add a comma between “United” and “States”

• Delete the comma between “Orlando” and “Florida”

• Add a comma between “Atlanta” and “Georgia”

Deyonna was born on March 13 2002. She lived in Santa Fe until she turned 12 in 2016. On August 1, she moved with her family to Michigan. It was a big move, and Deyonna was very nervous for her first day of school on September 2, 2016. When the day finally came, Deyonna was happily surprised at how friendly her new classmates were.

Which of the following edits corrects the comma mistake in the passage above?

• Delete the comma between “September 2” and “2016”

• Add a comma between “March 13” and “2002”

• Add a comma between “in” and “2016”

• Add a comma between “August” and 1”

Federica cooked the following four foods: turkey tamales enchiladas and flan.

Identify the correct way to punctuate the underlined phrase in the sentence above.

• turkey, tamales enchiladas and flan.

• a turkey tamales enchiladas and flan.

• a turkey tamales enchiladas, and flan.

• a turkey, tamales, enchiladas and flan.

What change should be made?

That store opened on May, 8, 2004.

• Change May to may.

• Take out the comma after 8.

• Take out the comma after May.

What change should be made?

Tom and his sister collected seashells on the beach at Duck, North, Carolina.

• Take out the comma after Duck.

• Change Duck to duck.

• Take out the comma after North.

Which address is written correctly?

• Kirby Smart

  1234 Bulldogs Avenue

  Athens, GA, 12345

• Kirby Smart

  1234 Bulldogs Avenue,

  Athens, GA 12345

• Kirby Smart

  1234 Bulldogs Avenue

  Athens, GA 12345

• Kirby, Smart

  1234, Bulldogs Avenue

  Athens, GA 12345