Comma Rule #1

Use commas with items in a series of three or more.

• Things to remember: Make sure you put a comma before the conjunction too!

EX- My house is blue, purple, and red

Comma Rule #2

Compound Sentences-- Use commas with conjunctions (FANBOYS) to join two simple sentences.

• Things to remember: You put the comma

before the FANBOY! • You MUST have a simple sentence on one side

of the ,conjunction and another simple sentence on the other!

Example: Mrs. Scott likes to shop, but Mrs. Romine likes to save money.

Comma Rule 2 rewind...Do this on a sheet of notebook paper. Rewrite the sentences correctly. If the sentence is correct as it is, write C. Name on your paper. Turn it in to

me.

1. The band played at the pep rally and the cheerleaders performed their routine.

2. I sat next to my best friend, but she didn’t talk to me.

3. We cheered for the 6th graders, and clapped our hands.

4. The boys basketball team gathered at center court, and jumped up and down.

5. The 8th graders stood up and then they cheered.

Comma Rule #3: use commas with standard conventions.

A. In salutations and closings of lettersDear Mom,

B. After the day AND year in a sentenceIt is January 24, 2014, all over the world.

C. After the city and state if it is in the middle of a sentence.

I live in Smyrna, TN, and love every minute of it. D. . Between the street address and the city in an address

in a sentenceI live at 422 Foster Avenue, Smryna, TN.

Comma Rule 3 practice

1. Caroline was born Janurary14 1989 in Woonsocket Rhode Island.

2. She moved to 421 Foster Avenue Nashville Tennessee.

3. She wrote her best friend letters often.

Dear Tara

I miss hanging out with you

4. She said she would come back to Woonsocket Rhode Island around May 14 2014.

More practice...

• Rule #3

• Page 323 Ex. 9

• Even together

• Odd on your own

Independent Practice- homework

• Dear Sue

• I am having a birthday party on March 3 2011 and would like you to

• attend. I will be serving pizza hamburgers hotdogs and tacos. I am asking

• everybody to bring a swimsuit a towel sunglasses and a bottle of suntan oil.

• We will have a great time. Send a reply to 256 Mockingbird Lane Birdville

• Georgia 49874. Be sure to let me know by February 5 2011 if you will be

• attending. We will be going to Smithville George to swim at the lake. I hope

• you can come to my party.

• Your friend

• Jenny

Wrap it Up..

• On a post it note, correct the following sentences:

Mom was born March 15 2014 in Smyrna Tennessee.

She now lives in Murfreesboro TN with her with her aunt.

Comma Rule #6

When you use a series of adjectives, you often separate the adjectives with commas.

• You only use a comma between adjectives when the word and can be inserted between them.

• Examples:

--He is a strong, healthy man.

-- We stayed at an expensive summer resort. You would not say expensive and summer resort, so no comma.

Commas and adjectives

The house is a blue, scary mess. Yes or No

The guy is a tall, football player. Yes or No

Let’s Practice

• Page 316 Ex. 4

• Even – together

• Odd- on our own.

Wrap it up

Correct the following sentence:

Taylor is a tall muscular football player that lives in Memphis TN.

Comma Rules 1-3 Review

• Follow the directions.

Comma Rule #4:To set off extra information(clauses, phrases, words)

• These are generally the appositives.

--Mrs. Scott, my English teacher, is a princess. • Can also be direct address.

--Let’s eat, Grandma. What if no comma here???

Grandma, let’s eat.

Rule #4 continued

Example of Appositives:

• 1. Mrs. Whitlock, the teacher next door, is the an animal lover. –Phrase

• 2. The dentist, who practiced his trade often, was a little nervous about his new patient.—Clause

• 3. The new student, Mark, participated in class the first day.—Word

Let’s Practice- remember commas are indicators that we need to PAUSE!

• The apartment cleaned and repaired is now ready to be rented.

• Sasha our new neighbor used to work as a waitress at Chevy's.

• Writing in my journal especially late at night helps me develop ideas for short stories.

• Seth who used to be Gerald's roommate left town with three months of unpaid rent.

More Practice 

1. Mr. Fickle who assigns more papers than he has time to grade keeps student essays half a semester before returning them.

 

2. January the month Julie usually dreads because of its cold dark mornings was unusually warm this past year.

 

 

4. Melissa couldn’t study because of the distractions for her comma quiz.

 

5. Mr. Spock whom the US Air Force chased with its fastest jets named his jet the Enterprise.

 

6. Marcus sitting in the atrium chatted pleasantly with a pretty girl from his chemistry class.

 

7. The dishes however were piled all over the kitchen counter and in the sink.

 

8. Orville on the other hand has a killer headache from the constant noise from the hungry customers.

 

9. Erica slaved over her essay which she worked hard on so that she will get a good grade.

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More Practice

• Correct the following sentence on a post it note:

Mrs. Scott my Reading teacher has a husband two children and a dog and lives at 5012 Foster Avenue Smyrna Tn.

Wrap it Up…

Comma Rule #4

• What is it?????

• Let’s eat, Bryson!!

Standards

• 601.1.7 I can correctly use commas in a sentence.

Practice

• You will have 10 minutes to complete this practice over interrupters WITHOUT ANY HELP OR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

• When finished, I will partner you up to compare your answers.

• We will come back together and discuss!!

More Practice

• Correct the following sentence on a post it note:

Mrs. Scott my Reading teacher has a husband two children and a dog and lives at 5012 Foster Avenue Smyrna Tn.

Standards

• 601.1.7 I can correctly use commas in a sentence.

Rule # 5Use comma after introductory elements – Words, Phrases,

Clauses

Examples:

Mary, would you get the door please.

Hoping for a new cell phone, my brother couldn’t sleep at all the night before his birthday.

After school today, I plan on napping.

Comma Rule #5- Introductory Phrases

1.After he made the shot Mr. Green smiled broadly.

2. Because the classwork was due at the end of the period all the students worked diligently.

3.Although he faced challenging witnesses Alex brought the truth to light through careful questioning.

4.Until Darren gave his brilliant defense of Odysseus many students planned to vote for a guilty verdict.

4.Wishing she could convince everyone of Odysseus' innocence Kirke gave a passionate and moving speech.

6. Looking for a different challenge some students chose the poetry assignment.

7. Under the table in the front of the room Athena found Hermes magic sandals.

8. To prepare for his speech Melantho practiced rotating his severed head.9. Athena what should we do about all of this?

Comma Rule #5 more practice

Page 321 Ex. 8Even- togetherOdd- on your own.