Commas (Series and Dates)
Where should commas be added in this sentence?
“The trees turn red orange and yellow.”
After red and orange — “The trees turn red, orange, and yellow.”
Which conjunction best combines these sentences?
“My family visits the pumpkin patch. We drink hot cider.”
“and” — “My family visits the pumpkin patch, and we drink hot cider.”
What adjectives describe the trees in the paragraph?
red, orange, yellow
What adverb describes how the family laughs?
loudly
Every October my family ___ the pumpkin patch. (visit/visits)
visits
Why should a comma be added after “October” in the sentence “Every October my family visit the pumpkin patch”?
It is because a comma is needed after an introductory phrase.
Which FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) word fits best?
“The air is cool, ___ it still feels warm in the sun.”
"but"
Find an adjective that describes the air.
crisp
Add an adverb to describe how the leaves swirl.
quickly, gently, wildly, etc.
The trees ___ red, orange, and yellow. (turn/turns)
turn
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A) “We raked, jumped and laughed in the leaves.”
B) “We raked, jumped, and laughed in the leaves.”
B — It correctly uses commas in a series.
“We raked the leaves. We jumped into them.”
"We raked the leaves, and we jumped into them.”
Which word could replace “busy” in the first sentence to make the description stronger?
colorful, lively, exciting, etc.
Which adverb could describe how the family visits the pumpkin patch?
happily, eagerly, excitedly, etc.
I ___ to jump into piles of leaves. (love/loves)
love
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) “We love hayrides, and apple picking, and cider.”
B) “We love hayrides, apple picking, and cider.”
B) “We love hayrides, apple picking, and cider.”
Which sentence combines these correctly?
“The trees turn bright colors. The wind blows them away.”
"The trees turn bright colors, yet the wind blows them away.”
Add two adjectives to describe the hayride.
bumpy and fun (answers may vary!)
Change this sentence by adding an adverb:
“We take hayrides.”
"We joyfully take hayrides.”
The leaves ___ all over the yard. (is/are)
are
What punctuation mistake is made in this sentence?
“I loves to jump into piles of leaves, so my little brother helps me rake them.”
No comma error — the problem is subject-verb agreement, not punctuation.
“We wanted to go on the hayride. It started to rain.”
“We wanted to go on the hayride, but it started to rain.”
Explain what adjectives do in a sentence.
They describe nouns (people, places, or things).
What do adverbs describe in a sentence?
Verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs — telling how, when, where, or to what extent.
My brother and I ___ to the pumpkin patch together. (go/goes)
go