L5E - Punctuation

Punctuation

Effective punctuation is the best way of controlling the way your reader interprets your text.

If you use punctuation correctly you can control the pace of your story, create tension, and even make certain things sound slower or faster. 

Commas

• Encapsulate extra information

• Before coordinating conjunctions or after dependent clauses (when our sentences starts with them)

• CITY, STATE, COUNTRY

• DAY, MONTH #, YEAR

• When we have more than one adjective before a single noun

• To separate names from the rest of the sentence when we're talking to a person directly

Multiple Choice

Before I learned to keep score I didn't understand bowling.

• Before I learned, to keep score I didn't understand bowling.

• Before I learned to keep score, I didn't understand bowling.

• Before, I learned to keep score I didn't understand bowling.

• Before I, learned to keep score, I didn't understand bowling.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Mr. Ogletree, a fourth grade math teacher, went to the Tech game and had a good time.

• Mr. Ogletree a fourth grade math teacher went to the Tech game and had a good time.

• Mr. Ogletree, a fourth grade math teacher, went to the Tech game, and had a good time.

• Mr. Ogletree a fourth grade math teacher went to the Tech game and had a good time.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Jimmy shouted, “See you at the game!”

• Jimmy shouted “See you at the game!”

• Jimmy shouted, “See you at the game"!

• Jimmy shouted see you at the game!

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that has the comma in the correct place.

• Yes I am in that class.

• Yes, I am in that class.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that has the comma in the correct place.

• Isn't today your birthday, Tim?

• Isn't, today your birthday Tim?

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that has the comma in the correct place.

• We aren't going, are we?

• We aren't, going are we?

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that has the comma in the correct place.

• No, I do not like broccoli.

• No I do not, like broccoli.

Multiple Choice

Which has the correct comma placement?

• My sister replied, " I don't have, any homework."
• My sister replied "I don't have any homework."
• My sister replied, "I don't have any homework."
• My sister, replied, "I don't have any homework."

Multiple Choice

Which has the correct comma placement?

• Today's date is Wednesday February 22, 2017.
• Today's date is Wednesday, February 22, 2017.
• Today's date is Wednesday, February, 22, 2017.
• Today's date is, Wednesday, February 22, 2017. 

Multiple Choice

Which has the correct comma placement?

• Dear Grandma

• Dear, Grandma,

• Dear, Grandma

• Dear Grandma,

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Amanda can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?
• Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener and a piece of paper?
• Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?
• Amanda can you please bring me the, pencil, sharpener and a piece of paper?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence includes the correct use of commas?

• Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.
• Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.

Multiple Choice

Fix this sentence!
Let's eat grandma! 

• Let's eat, grandma!
• Let's, eat grandma!

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• May 5 2016
• May, 5 2016
• May 5, 2016

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• We ate chicken, rice, carrots.
• We ate chicken, rice, and carrots.
• We ate chicken, rice, and, carrots.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I live in New Palestine, Indiana.
• I live in New Palestine Indiana.
• I live, in, New Palestine, Indiana.

Semi-colon

• Between items in a list or series when the items contain commas (eg. I was told to bring my red jacket, the one you gave me; my hiking boots and laces; and my courage.)

• To join two independent clauses when we don't have a conjunction (eg. He loves his dog; she is allergic to animals)

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

• It's my; mum's birthday she is 46 years old.

• It's my mum's birthday; she is 46 years old.

• It's my mum's; birthday She is 46 years old.

• It's my mum's birthday, she is 46 years old,

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

• Tom was very clever and worked hard; he deserved to pass all his tests.

• Tom was very clever; and worked hard he deserved to pass all his tests.

• Tom was very clever and worked hard he deserved to pass; all his tests.

• Tom was very clever and worked hard he deserved to pass all his tests,

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

• The wedding invitations, have all been sent out; two hundred guests are expected.

• The wedding invitations; have all been sent out two hundred guests are expected?

• The wedding invitations have all been sent out two hundred guests; are expected.

• The wedding invitations have all been sent out; two hundred guests are expected.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

• John; opened the drawer it was empty.

• John opened the drawer; it was empty.

• John, opened the drawer it was empty.

• John? opened the drawer it was empty.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

• Alex bought a toy car he played with it as soon as he got home.

• Alex bought a toy car, he played with it as soon as he got home.

• Alex bought a toy car? He played with it as soon as he got home.

• Alex bought a toy car; he played with it as soon as he got home.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• The door swung open: a masked figure strode in.

• The door swung open, a masked figure strode in.

• The door swung open; a masked figure strode in.

• The door swung open a masked figure strode in.