Commas in a Series
Correct this sentence:
I love reading shopping and
watching movies.
I love reading, shopping, and
watching movies.
Where does the comma belong?
Fortunately the vehicle worked well.
Fortunately, the vehicle worked well.
Add the comma:
The warm salty ocean was relaxing.
The warm, salty ocean was relaxing.
Define Appositive
A noun or pronoun that identifies or renames
another noun or pronoun.
Identify the coordinating conjunction:
The dog bites my leg, yet he is wagging his tail.
yet
Which rapper’s real name is Marshall Mathers?
Double Jeopardy
Eminem
Which sentence is correct?
A. Please bring cups spoons and forks.
B. Please bring cups, spoons, and forks.
C. Please, bring cups, spoons and forks.
B
Correct this sentence:
After school today I will practice using commas.
After school today, I will practice using commas.
Where does the comma belong?
She likes the grand majestic sound of the orchestra.
She likes the grand, majestic sound of the orchestra.
Identify the appositive:
Mr. Riley, our neighbor, is moving to another city.
our neighbor
Add the comma:
I wanted Harold to teach me how to dance but I was afraid to ask.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
I wanted Harold to teach me how to dance, but I was afraid to ask.
In KPop Demon Hunters, what is the name of the rival boy band?
The Saja Boys
Correct this sentence:
The baby looked at me smiled waved and giggled.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The baby looked at me, smiled, waved, and giggled.
Choose the correct sentence:
A. Since, I was absent Tuesday I have makeup
work.
B. Since I was absent Tuesday, I have makeup
work.
C. Since I was absent, Tuesday I have makeup
work.
B
Does this sentence need a comma?
Explain: She wore a beautiful blue dress.
No. Beautiful describes the complete idea blue
dress; the adjectives are sequential rather than
coordinate.
Add the commas: Petey my pet snake has bitten only one person.
Petey, my pet snake, has bitten only one person.
Add a comma if needed:
Harold is going to the prom with Kendra or Olivia.
No comma. Or joins two nouns, not two independent
clauses.
“Espresso” and “Please Please Please” appear on which Sabrina Carpenter album?
Short n Sweet
Correct every comma error:
When driving make sure to start the car check your mirrors and buckle your seat belt.
When driving, make sure to start the car, check your mirrors, and buckle your seat belt.
Does this sentence need a comma? Explain:
I have a lot of makeup work because I was absent
Tuesday.
No. The dependent clause comes after the
independent clause, so a comma is not needed.
Use both coordinate-adjective tests on
the cold rainy afternoon
cold and rainy afternoon
rainy, cold afternoon
Correct the sentence and explain why two commas are needed:
Rice an edible grain is a dietary staple.
Rice, an edible grain, is a dietary staple.
The appositive interrupts the sentence, so it must be
enclosed by two commas.
Correct this sentence:
Our apartment walls are thin so we can hear our neighbors talking
Our apartment walls are thin, so we can hear our
neighbors talking.
Which team did the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat in the 2025 NBA Finals?
Indiana Pacers
Correct the sentence and identify both comma
rules:
After the final bell we packed our laptops notebooks and pencils.
After the final bell, we packed our laptops,
notebooks, and pencils.
Rules: introductory phrase and a series.
Correct the sentence and name the subordinating conjunction:
If you invite the donkey inside do not let him sit on the couch.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
If you invite the donkey inside, do not let him sit on the couch.
The subordinating conjunction is if
Correct only the commas that are necessary:
Three large red balloons floated above the loud
excited crowd.
Three large red balloons floated above the loud,
excited crowd.
No commas belong in three large red
balloons because those adjectives are sequential.
Which sentence contains a nonessential
appositive, and why?
A. The poet Maya Angelou wrote many books.
B. Maya Angelou, a famous poet, wrote many
books.
B
A famous poet adds nonessential information that
renames Maya Angelou, so it is enclosed by
commas. In A, Maya Angelou identifies which poet
and is essential.
Correct the sentence and identify both independent clauses:
Jim is bold and smart but he does not always say kind things.
Jim is bold and smart, but he does not always say kind things.
What year was I (Mrs. Bedell) a freshman in high school?
Bonus 50 what highschool did I attend
2009-2010
Yukon
Correct the sentence and identify both comma rules:
Before the tournament we packed jerseys knee pads water bottles and snacks.
Before the tournament: Introductory phrase
jerseys, knee pads, water bottles, and snacks. : Commas in a series.
To earn the points you MUST identify both rules.
Correct the sentence and identify the subordinating conjunction:
Although the team was exhausted they continued practicing.
Although the team was exhausted, they continued practicing.
Subordinating conjunction: although
Correct only what needs correction:
The team wore bright blue uniforms during the long exhausting tournament.
The team wore bright blue uniforms during the long, exhausting tournament.
No comma between bright and blue; comma between long and exhausting.
Correct the sentence and identify the complete appositive phrase:
Taylor Swift the singer who wrote “All Too Well” has won multiple Grammy Awards.
Taylor Swift, the singer who wrote “All Too Well,” has won multiple Grammy Awards.
Appositive: the singer who wrote “All Too Well”
Correct the sentence and identify both independent clauses:
The students wanted to win the game so they carefully discussed every answer.
The students wanted to win the game, so they carefully discussed every answer.
Clauses: The students wanted to win the game / they carefully discussed every answer
What historic highway running through El Reno is sometimes called the “Mother Road”?
Route 66