practice sentences

1. practice sentences Comma rule 2: Items in a series Comma Rule 3: Coordinate adjectives

2. Practice #1 • Do some warm-up exercises grab your glove and go play ball. • Do some warm-up exercises, grab your glove, and go play ball.

3. Practice #2 • In the attic we found old thin paper cutouts we used to play with when we were children. • In the attic we found old, thin paper cutouts we used to play with when we were children.

4. Practice #3 • We ate two oversized blueberry muffins for breakfast. • We ate two oversized blueberry muffins for breakfast.

5. Practice #4 • Knowing the pitcher's moves taking the longest possible lead and getting the jump on the catcher are essentials for a good base runner. • Knowing the pitcher's moves, taking the longest possible lead, and getting the jump on the catcher are essentials for a good base runner.

6. Practice #5 • The poster depicted a brown-haired blue-eyed child wearing a red denim shirt. • The poster depicted a brown-haired, blue-eyed child wearing a red denim shirt.

7. Practice #6 • We bought two dozen boxes of mouth-watering peanut butter Girl Scout cookies. • We bought two dozen boxes of mouth-watering peanut butter Girl Scout cookies.

8. More practice

9. Sample #1 • The warm cheesy and crispy piece of pizza melted in my mouth with the first bite. • The warm, cheesy, and crispy piece of pizza melted in my mouth with the first bite.

10. Sample #2 • The chocolate birthday cake I purchased at the store in the cold dark alley was salty. • The chocolate birthday cake I purchased at the store in the cold, dark alley was salty.

11. Sample #3 • The lonely isolated man never saw anyone talked to anyone or listened to anyone. • The lonely, isolated man never saw anyone, talked to anyone, or listened to anyone.

12. Sample #4 • The homemade pancakes were slightly burnt very crispy and thoroughly delicious. • The homemade pancakes were slightly burnt, very crispy, and thoroughly delicious.

13. Sample #5 • I bought a couple of fresh green apples for the road. • I bought a couple of fresh green apples for the road.

14. Sample #6 • My sister is a murderous hostile evil creature. • My sister is a murderous, hostile, evil creature.

15. Still More practice

16. Sample #1 • The squirrel with the thick bushy tail froze, spun and skittered from sight when it noticed the dog. • The squirrel with the thick, bushy tail froze, spun, and skittered from sight when it noticed the dog. • Rule: coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives, series of 3

17. Sample #2 • At the park, we watched large migratory birds in flight. • At the park, we watched large migratory birds in flight. • Rule: coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives

18. Sample #3 • The itchy, scratchy, wool, sweater irritated my cold dry skin. • The itchy, scratchy wool sweater irritated my cold, dry skin. • Rule: coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives

19. Sample #4 • They passed the bowl, served the warm tasty stew, and ate hungrily. • They passed the bowl, served the warm, tasty stew, and ate hungrily. • Rule: series of three, coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives

20. Sample #5 • Bob listened to the comedian, and laughed at his hilarious jokes. • Bob listened to the comedian and laughed at his hilarious jokes. • Rule: series of three, joining independent clauses

21. Sample #6 • Send out thank you notes and don’t forget to write to your old, grey-haired, aunt. • Send out thank you notes, and don’t forget to write to your old, grey-haired aunt. • Rule: joining independent clauses, coordinate vs. cumulative adjectives.