Commas, Commas, Commas, Commas, and and

More CommasMore Commas

Commas, Commas, Commas, Commas, and and

More CommasMore CommasCollege Readiness StandardCollege Readiness Standard

Provide appropriate punctuation in straightforward situations Provide appropriate punctuation in straightforward situations

Commas 101

• A comma is a punctuation mark– the most commonly used punctuation

mark

• Has many jobs in the English language– We will learn the most common 5

Commas may be small but their impact is big!

• For example: The dog said my dad is scratching at the door and needs to go out for a walk.

VsThe dog, said my dad, is scratching at the

door and needs to go out for a walk.Notice the difference?

Comma Rule #1• Use a comma to separate items in a

list

Example: Mary went hiking, swimming, and fishing on her vacation.

What do we call the word in red?

PracticeComma Rule #1

Directions: please copy the following examples down in your notes.

1.Please wash your hands pick up your brother go to the store and call your father.

2.She was late for school work and band practice.

PracticeComma Rule #1

Correct answers:

1.Please wash your hands, pick up

your brother, go to the store, and call your father.

2.She was late for school, work, and band practice.

Comma Rule # Homework

• Directions: Please copy down the following sentences and properly insert commas based on the comma rule. The number in (#) says how many commas are needed.

Homework:• 1. Tyshawn left the park with his friend

Kervante Marcus Derrick and Aric. (4)• 2. Tiera went to the grocery store to

pick up eggs milk butter and bread. (3)• 3. Ms.T loves football soccer reading

Starbucks and her students! (4)