Commas in a Series:
Add commas: We ate turkey mashed potatoes green beans and pie.
A: We ate turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, and pie.
Add a comma: After dinner we watched a movie.
A: After dinner, we watched a movie.
Fix the run-on: We were hungry we ate early.
A: We were hungry, so we ate early.
Correct the capitalization: we traveled to ohio for thanksgiving.
A: We traveled to Ohio for Thanksgiving.
Choose the correct spelling: Your / You’re helping make dessert.
A: You’re
Add commas: My cousins brought games snacks and movies to the sleepover.
A: My cousins brought games, snacks, and movies to the sleepover.
Add a comma: Yes I would love some pumpkin roll.
A: Yes, I would love some pumpkin roll.
Combine correctly: Grandpa told a story we all listened.
A: Grandpa told a story, and we all listened.
Correct the capitalization: my aunt susan made sweet potatoes.
A: My Aunt Susan made sweet potatoes. (Note: Aunt capitalized because it’s used as a title.)
Choose the correct spelling: Their / There / They’re bringing the rolls.
A: They’re
Is this sentence correct? I need flour, sugar and butter to bake cookies.
A: Yes — Oxford comma optional here.
Identify the introductory phrase: During the parade, my sister waved at the floats.
A: “During the parade”
Combine using a semicolon: The rolls were warm they smelled amazing.
A: The rolls were warm; they smelled amazing.
Correct the capitalization: the detroit lions always play on thanksgiving day.
A: The Detroit Lions always play on Thanksgiving Day.
Choose the correct spelling: We eat leftovers everyday / every day.
A: every day
Add commas: At dinner we talked laughed and shared stories.
A: At dinner, we talked, laughed, and shared stories.
Add a comma: In the kitchen my mom was preparing dessert.
A: In the kitchen, my mom was preparing dessert.
Identify the problem: The movie was funny it made us laugh.
A: It is a run-on; needs a comma + conjunction or semicolon.
True or False: You capitalize “fall break” and “winter break.”
A: False — they are not official holidays.
Fix the spelling: definately
A: definitely
Explain why commas are needed in a list.
A: They separate items to avoid confusion and improve clarity.
What type of word begins this sentence? Finally, the pie was ready.
A: An introductory adverb.
Combine using a subordinating conjunction: The kitchen was noisy we kept cooking.
A: Although the kitchen was noisy, we kept cooking.
Correct the capitalization: during the civil war, president lincoln proclaimed thanksgiving a national holiday.
A: During the Civil War, President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Fix the spelling: arguement
A: argument