No Commas, No Cake!: Commas in lists comic

No Commas, No Cake!

Momo saves day with commas on list.

Starring Momo
Commas in lists · Class 3 and up

Baker's Corner: sweet treats.

Momo: Look at Count Confuso's shopping list! No commas, no commas!

Count Confuso: Squish I planned it just right. No commas, no commas!

Momo: Without commas, the cook will make one big, yucky soup!

First: commas keep things apart

Commas help us read lists well

They line them up.

Momo: Without commas, it's like one big, mixed-up mess!

Count Confuso: Apple, cheese, bread, soup - one soup! Squish

Momo: Apples, cheese, bread, soup - four separate things

No commas: applecheesebreadsoup

apple, cheese, bread, soup

Next: always put commas in lists

Separate each thing in a list

Make sure each item is easy to see

Momo: Think of commas like tiny spaces between friends

Your turn, hero!

Count Confuso♥♥♥

How should Momo write the list?

apple, cheese, bread, soup. Commas keep each item separate. Apple, cheese, bread, soup are four separate things.

Count Confuso: And it'll be the best soup ever, with no commas!

What happens if there are no commas?

one big mix. Without commas, items stick together, making reading hard.

The final battle

Count Confuso♥♥♥

Which list is correct?

ice cream, cookie, cake, pie. Each item needs a comma except the last. Ice cream, cookie, cake, pie are correct.

Count Confuso: Ha! I win, with no commas, no commas!

Momo: Commas keep things apart, see? Aha I got it!

The town smells of apple, cheese, bread, and no soup!

The End?

Remember

What's in Count Confuso's next trick? Uh-oh

A comic book about commas in lists. Follow Momo, learn the idea, and answer three questions to beat Count Confuso.

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