Use commas in series, compound sentences, and dialogue tags
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~3 min
eng.g2.s.ex_27
Comma Edit
Prompt
Add commas correctly: (1) I packed pencils paper and a snack. (2) I ran and I fell. (3) She said Stop running. (4) I like apples oranges grapes and bananas and I eat them daily.
How it's presented
mode
handwriting
paper
two line
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- Series with 2 commas in #1
- Compound comma in #2
- Dialogue-tag comma in #3
- Multiple commas in #4 (series + compound)
Hints
- Series of 3+: comma between each + before 'and.'
- Compound: comma BEFORE the conjunction.
Misconceptions to watch
- Forgets the Oxford comma.
- Forgets the comma in compound.
Used in lessons