Comma Rules #2 Question Preview (ID: 45217)

a) Cinderella's stepmother is demanding, cruel, and wicked.

b) Cinderella's stepmother is demanding and cruel and wicked.

c) Cinderella's stepmother is demanding, cruel, and, wicked.

d) Cinderella's stepmother is demanding, cruel, wicked.

a) Simon is a treacherous, villainous person.

b) Annie is a loud, spirited, and funny child.

c) Delilah is intelligent, and exceptionally good at chess.

d) Jonah went upstairs, brushed his teeth, and went to bed.

a) The labor workers called a meeting, and shared their grievances and decided to strike.

b) The labor workers called a meeting, shared their grievances, and decided to strike.

c) The labor workers called a meeting sharing their grievances and decided to strike.

d) The labor workers called a meeting, shared their grievances and decided to strike.

a) The bandit was caught, trapped, found, and dragged to jail.

b) The bandit was trapped, dragged to jail, found and caught.

c) The bandit was dragged to jail, found, caught, and trapped.

d) The bandit was found, trapped, caught, and dragged to jail.

a) Sally likes to swim, jogging, and, hikes in the mountains.

b) Sally likes to swim, jogging, and to hike in the mountains.

c) Sally likes swimming, jogged, and hikes in the mountains.

d) Sally likes swimming, jogging, and hiking in the mountains.

a) My breath grew shorter and more shallow.

b) My breath grew shorter, my eyes burned, and my head felt numb.

c) My breath, grew shorter and my eyes burned, and my head felt numb.

d) I took short, shallow breaths.

a) A light swift ship, could slip out through the inlets and capture Spanish treasure ships.

b) A light swift ship could slip out through the inlets, and capture Spanish treasure ships.

c) A light, swift ship could slip out through the inlets and capture Spanish treasure ships.

d) A light, swift ship, could slip out through the inlets, and capture Spanish treasure ships.

a) An old, dilapidated house stood atop the hill.

b) An old and dilapidated house stood atop the hill.

c) An old dilapidated, and haunted-looking house stood atop the hill.

d) An old dilapidated house, stood atop the hill.

a) He opened the door and found a wrinkled emaciated man.

b) He opened the door, and found a wrinkled emaciated man.

c) He opened the door and found, a wrinkled emaciated man.

d) He opened the door and found a wrinkled, emaciated man.

a) The little boy ambled down the stairs across the street, and into the candy store.

b) The little boy ambled down the stairs, across the street, and into the candy store.

c) The little boy ambled, down the stairs, across the street, and, into the candy store.

d) The little boy ambled, down the stairs across the street, and into the candy store.

a) Books, papers, and pieces of armor were scattered about.

b) Books, papers and pieces of armor were scattered about.

c) Books, papers, and, pieces of armor were scattered about.

d) Books papers and pieces of armor were scattered about.