Quiz on commas in a series for grade 1

📚 Quick Study Guide

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• 🍎 When you list three or more things, you need to use commas!
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• ✏️ Put a comma after each item in the list *except* the last one.
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• 🧸 The last comma, before the "and" or "or," is called the Oxford comma (but don't worry too much about that name right now!).
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• 💡 Example: I like apples, bananas, and grapes.

Practice Quiz

1. What is the correct way to write: I like cats dogs and birds?
   1. I like cats, dogs, and birds.
   2. I like cats dogs, and birds.
   3. I like cats, dogs and birds.
2. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
   1. She ate pizza, salad and cake.
   2. She ate pizza salad, and cake.
   3. She ate pizza, salad, and cake.
3. Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly in a list.
   1. We need milk eggs and bread.
   2. We need milk, eggs, and bread.
   3. We need milk, eggs and bread.
4. Which of these shows the correct use of a comma in a series?
   1. My favorite colors are blue green and yellow.
   2. My favorite colors are blue, green, and yellow.
   3. My favorite colors are blue, green and yellow.
5. Which sentence is correct?
   1. He saw a lion, a tiger and a bear.
   2. He saw a lion a tiger, and a bear.
   3. He saw a lion, a tiger, and a bear.
6. Spot the sentence with the correct commas!
   1. I packed my bag with books pencils and snacks.
   2. I packed my bag with books, pencils and snacks.
   3. I packed my bag with books, pencils, and snacks.
7. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of commas in a list of actions?
   1. She sang danced and played.
   2. She sang, danced and played.
   3. She sang, danced, and played.