Commas in a Series
Grade 4 - Grammar - On Level

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Which sentence uses commas correctly in this series? "The mural showed books lamps and languages."
- The mural showed books lamps and languages.
- The mural showed books, lamps, and languages.
- The mural showed books, lamps, and languages?
- The mural showed, books, lamps, and languages.
Which list of items from the sentence needs commas?
- only the verb is listed
- gloves bags and a bucket
- gloves, bags, and a bucket
- no items are listed
Which sentence is missing one comma in the series?
- The hikers carried water, maps, and flashlights.
- No sentence has a list.
- The hikers carried water maps and flashlights.
- The hikers carried water, maps and flashlights.
Which sentence has an extra comma after the verb?
- The pantry sorted cans, rice and pasta.
- The pantry sorted, cans, rice, and pasta.
- The pantry sorted cans, rice, and pasta.
- The pantry sorted cans rice and pasta.
Edit the sentence so the series is clear: "Nadia compared beans carrots and lettuce."
- Nadia compared beans, carrots and lettuce.
- Nadia compared beans carrots and lettuce.
- Nadia compared beans, carrots, and lettuce.
- Nadia compared, beans, carrots, and lettuce.
Which sentence uses commas correctly in this series? "Nadia compared beans carrots and lettuce."
- Nadia compared beans, carrots, and lettuce.
- Nadia compared beans, carrots and lettuce.
- Nadia compared, beans, carrots, and lettuce.
- Nadia compared beans, carrots, and lettuce?
Which list of items from the sentence needs commas?
- only the verb is listed
- foil black paper and plastic wrap
- the whole sentence is one item
- foil, black paper, and plastic wrap
Which sentence is missing one comma in the series?
- No sentence has a list.
- Kenji drew Orion Scorpius and Venus.
- Kenji drew Orion, Scorpius and Venus.
- Kenji drew Orion, Scorpius, and Venus.
Which sentence has an extra comma after the verb?
- Luis brought gloves, bags and a bucket.
- Luis brought, gloves, bags, and a bucket.
- Luis brought gloves bags and a bucket.
- Luis brought gloves, bags, and a bucket.
Edit the sentence so the series is clear: "The pantry sorted cans rice and pasta."
- The pantry sorted cans, rice, and pasta.
- The pantry sorted, cans, rice, and pasta.
- The pantry sorted cans, rice and pasta.
- The pantry sorted cans rice and pasta.