EnglishYear 5Grammar & Punctuation

Use commas to clarify meaning

Use commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing (Let’s eat Grandma vs Let’s eat, Grandma)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're writing a list of your favourite foods: 'pizza, chips, cake and ice cream' — the commas help you see each item clearly!

  2. 2

    Which sentence uses commas correctly for a list of three things?

  3. 3

    Tap the commas to put them in the right places in this list: 'apples bananas oranges'.

  4. 4

    Let's fix this sentence: 'My mum bought milk bread eggs and cheese.'

  5. 5

    Which version of this list is correct? 'We saw lions tigers and bears.'

  6. 6

    Now add commas to this sentence about a party: 'Sam brought balloons streamers cake and juice.'

  7. 7

    Why do we use commas in a list?

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