📖 Commas in lists · Class 3 and up · 2:29
No Commas, No Cake!: Commas in lists comic video
A comic book about commas in lists. Follow Momo, learn the idea, and answer three questions to beat Count Confuso.
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0:00 LearnFun Comics. No Commas, No Cake!. Momo saves day with commas on list.
0:06 Baker's Corner: sweet treats.
0:09 Look at Count Confuso's shopping list! No commas, no commas!
0:13 Squish I planned it just right. No commas, no commas!
0:17 Without commas, the cook will make one big, yucky soup!
0:21 First: commas keep things apart
0:24 Commas help us read lists well. They line them up.
0:27 Without commas, it's like one big, mixed-up mess!
0:31 Apple, cheese, bread, soup - one soup! Squish
0:35 Apples, cheese, bread, soup - four separate things
0:39 No commas: applecheesebreadsoup. apple, cheese, bread, soup
0:43 Next: always put commas in lists
0:46 Separate each thing in a list. Make sure each item is easy to see
0:51 Think of commas like tiny spaces between friends
0:54 Your turn, hero! How should Momo write the list? A: applecheesebreadsoup. B: apple,cheese, bread, soup. C: applecheese, breadsoup. D: apple, cheese, bread, soup
1:10 The answer is apple, cheese, bread, soup. Commas keep each item separate. Apple, cheese, bread, soup are four separate things.
1:18 And it'll be the best soup ever, with no commas!
1:21 What happens if there are no commas? A: items apart. B: one big mix. C: Reading's easy. D: no change
1:33 The answer is one big mix. Without commas, items stick together, making reading hard.
1:38 The final battle Which list is correct? A: ice cream, cookie, cake, pie,. B: ice-cream, cookie, cake, pie. C: icecream, cookie, cake, pie. D: ice cream, cookie, cake, pie
1:55 The answer is ice cream, cookie, cake, pie. Each item needs a comma except the last. Ice cream, cookie, cake, pie are correct.
2:03 Ha! I win, with no commas, no commas!
2:06 Commas keep things apart, see? Aha I got it!
2:09 The town smells of apple, cheese, bread, and no soup!
2:14 Remember. Commas keep things apart Separate each item in a list Make reading easier and fun!
2:20 What's in Count Confuso's next trick? Uh-oh
2:23 Read this comic and answer the questions yourself, at learn fun dot in.
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