Lesson 14 Journeys Commas in a Series

Which sentence uses commas correctly in a series?

• I bought apples oranges, and bananas.

• I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

• I bought, apples, oranges and bananas.

• I bought apples oranges and, bananas.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas to separate items in a list.

• My favorite colors are blue, green and, yellow.

• My favorite colors are blue green, and yellow.

• My favorite colors are blue, green, and yellow.

• My favorite colors, are blue, green and yellow.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Select the sentence that correctly uses commas in a series.

• For breakfast, I had eggs, toast and juice.

• For breakfast I had eggs toast, and juice.

• For breakfast, I had eggs, toast, and juice.

• For breakfast, I had eggs toast and juice.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence correctly uses commas to separate three or more items?

• She packed pencils, erasers, notebooks and rulers.

• She packed pencils erasers, notebooks, and rulers.

• She packed pencils, erasers, notebooks, and rulers.

• She packed, pencils, erasers notebooks and rulers.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Identify the sentence that correctly uses commas in a series.

• The dog barked, ran, and jumped.

• The dog barked ran, and jumped.

• The dog, barked, ran and jumped.

• The dog barked ran and, jumped.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

You are editing a classmate’s writing. Which sentence needs a comma added to correctly separate items in a series?

• We visited the zoo, the aquarium and the park.

• We visited the zoo the aquarium and the park.

• We visited the zoo, the aquarium, and the park.

• We visited the zoo, the aquarium and, the park.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Read the following sentence: "On our trip, we saw lions tigers elephants and giraffes." How should you add commas to correctly separate the items in the series?

• On our trip, we saw lions, tigers, elephants, and giraffes.

• On our trip, we saw lions tigers, elephants, and giraffes.

• On our trip, we saw lions, tigers elephants, and giraffes.

• On our trip, we saw lions, tigers, elephants and giraffes.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which revision best corrects the comma usage in this sentence? "I like to swim play soccer and read books."

• I like to swim, play soccer, and read books.

• I like to swim play, soccer, and read books.

• I like to swim, play soccer and, read books.

• I like to swim play soccer, and read books.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

You are writing a list of chores: "Take out the trash wash the dishes and sweep the floor." Which option shows the correct use of commas in this series?

• Take out the trash, wash the dishes, and sweep the floor.

• Take out the trash wash, the dishes, and sweep the floor.

• Take out the trash, wash the dishes and sweep the floor.

• Take out the trash, wash the dishes sweep, the floor.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence correctly uses commas to separate all items in the series?

• The cake had chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and lemon layers.

• The cake had chocolate vanilla, strawberry, and lemon layers.

• The cake had chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and lemon layers.

• The cake had chocolate, vanilla strawberry and lemon layers.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A