The commas have been removed from the following sentences. Re-type them, adding the correct commas back in.
- Victor and Ava were housesitting for Ava’s uncle while he was on vacation.
- Ava had purchased food at a grocery store and Victor decided to cook Ava one of her favorite meals.
- Ava’s favorite meals are cauliflower soup steak and eggs lasagna and chicken parmigiana.
- Victor thought about the work needed for each meal. Unfortunately his skills are mostly limited to eating buying or serving food.
- Victor and Ava decided to choose a restaurant and go out to eat.
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- The sentence is correct as it stands: “Victor and Ava were housesitting for Ava’s uncle while he was on vacation.”
- Ava had purchased food at a grocery store, and Victor decided to cook Ava one of her favorite meals.
- There are two complete ideas in this sentence. They need to be separated by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
- Ava’s favorite meals are cauliflower soup, steak and eggs, lasagna, and chicken parmigiana.
- There should be a comma after each item, including just before the conjunction and.
- Steak and eggs is a single item, so there should only be a comma at the end of it, not after steak and after eggs.
- Victor thought about the work needed for each meal. Unfortunately, his skills are mostly limited to eating, buying, or serving food.
- Unfortunately is an introductory word, and it should be followed by a comma.
- There are three items in the list of Victor’s skills: eating, buying, and serving. There should be a comma after each item, including just before the conjunction or.
- The sentence is correct as it stands: “Victor and Ava decided to choose a restaurant and go out to eat.”