Grammar Drill - Commas in a Series

Question 1

commas

Answer 1

• Commas in a series separate three or more items.

Question 2

example 1

Answer 2

• Example from “Cub Pilot” by Mark Twain:
• “He was a middle-aged, long, slim, bony, smooth-shaven, horse-faced, ignorant, stingy, malicious, snarling, fault hunting, mote-magnifying tyrant.”
  Note: When punctuating items in a series,
  every item has a comma after it EXCEPT the last item.

Question 3

example 2

Answer 3

• “We are going to learn life-saving, diving, racing, and water safety this summer.”
• When writing a personal narrative, consider using the following to make your narrative more interesting:
• Dialogue
• Dialect
• Imagery
• Flashback ​