Commas Series

Which of these is considered a comma?

• ;

• .

• ,

• "

Which uses the comma correctly?

• Dana has requested that we wipe our feet, remove our shoes, and make sure our socks are clean before entering the kitchen.

• Dana's dinner parties are strange, and incredibly long.

• My friend Dana serves sugar cubes, celery sticks, peanut butter dip, and ham, at all her dinner parties.

• Dana won a cooking show for her recipe with gravy, chocolate and peas all mixed together.

Which follows the ITEMS IN A SERIES comma rule correctly?

• Oliver asked for a llama, a pair of sunglasses and fishing lures for his birthday.

• Oliver asked for a llama, a pair of sunglasses, and, fishing lures for his birthday.

• Oliver asked for a llama, a pair of sunglasses, and fishing lures, for his birthday.

• Oliver asked for a llama, a pair of sunglasses, and fishing lures for his birthday.

Where should there be a comma: Penelope added glitter ribbons and buttons to her science fair display.

• glitter, ribbons and buttons

• glitter ribbons, and buttons

• glitter, ribbons, and buttons,

• glitter, ribbons, and buttons

The rule says a comma is necessary in a list that contains

• more than two items

• more than three items

• less than three items

• more than four items

In this sentence, a comma is missing. Where should it go? Several puppies fell out of the box, waddled through the grass and nipped at our toes.

• after "puppies"

• after "waddled"

• after "grass"

• after "and"

Where should the comma go in the sentence? The lonely road stretched out before them as they rolled down the windows fastened their seat belts and turned up the radio.

• after "them" and after "and"

• after "windows" and after "turned"

• after "rolled" and after "belts"

• "after windows" and after "belts"

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I wanted to buy cookies chips and, candy.

• I wanted to buy cookies chips and candy.

• I wanted to buy cookies, chips, and candy.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Sally is sweet, pretty, and nice.

• Sally is sweet, pretty, and, nice,.

• Sally is sweet pretty and nice.

Where should you add commas in the following sentence?

• Susan, Brady Elsa and John

• Susan, Brady, Elsa, and John

• to go, to the

• to go to the park, after school