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Commas in a list

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 6-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. The list in 'We need boots, mittens, and a coat.' needs another list comma after coat.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. Which sentence follows the style with a comma before the final 'and'?

    • Zara packed pens, pencils and crayons.
    • Zara packed pens pencils and crayons.
    • Zara packed pens, pencils, and crayons.
  3. Which sentence keeps each whole vehicle item together and uses a comma before the final 'and'?

    • Leo saw a red, bus, a blue, car, and a yellow, taxi.
    • Leo saw a red bus a blue car and a yellow taxi.
    • Leo saw a red bus, a blue car, and a yellow taxi.
  4. Commas in a list help the reader know where each item starts and stops.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Read Mia's list: 'a tent, a sleeping bag, a torch, and snacks'. How many list entries are there?

    Answer: ______________

  6. Which four-item list follows the style with a comma before the final 'and'?

    • Zara bought milk, bread, eggs and cheese.
    • Zara bought milk, bread, eggs, and cheese.
    • Zara bought milk, bread eggs, and cheese.
  7. Include a comma before the final 'and'. This list needs no commas added: 'I visited Paris London and Rome.'

    Circle one:   True   False

  8. How many list commas are needed in 'For the party we need cups plates spoons forks and napkins.'? Include a comma before the final 'and'.

    Answer: ______________

  9. In the list 'pens, rulers, and chalk', the final comma should move to just after and.

    Circle one:   True   False

  10. Include a comma before the final 'and'. Which sentence is missing exactly one list comma?

    • For lunch I had soup bread and cheese.
    • For lunch I had soup bread, and cheese.
    • For lunch I had soup, bread, and cheese.
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  1. False · A coat is the last entry. No extra list comma is needed after it.
  2. Zara packed pens, pencils, and crayons. · 'Zara packed pens, pencils, and crayons.' includes the requested comma before and.
  3. Leo saw a red bus, a blue car, and a yellow taxi. · The entries are a red bus, a blue car and a yellow taxi. List commas go after whole entries.
  4. True · List commas mark boundaries between whole items.
  5. 4 · There are 4 entries. Snacks counts as one list entry, even if it includes several objects.
  6. Zara bought milk, bread, eggs, and cheese. · 'Zara bought milk, bread, eggs, and cheese.' puts commas after milk, bread and eggs.
  7. False · The requested style needs commas after Paris and London: 'I visited Paris, London, and Rome.'
  8. 4 · Commas follow cups, plates, spoons and forks. That makes 4 commas.
  9. False · The comma follows the item rulers, not the joining word and.
  10. For lunch I had soup bread, and cheese. · 'For lunch I had soup bread, and cheese.' needs only a comma after soup.
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