Open Court Commas

Punctuation

• ​Students will be able to correctly use a comma in a sentence with two independent clauses.

• Students will be able to correctly use a comma in a series

• Students will be able to correct sentences in with punctuation and capitalization errors.

Agenda

1. Bellringer/Attendance

2. Capitalization Relay Review

3. Ending Punctuation Review

4. Appositives, Relatives, and Commas, Oh My!!!!

5. Assignment

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•SEMICOLONS
•COLONS
•QUOTATION MARKS
•ITALICS
•COMMAS
•DASHES
•ELLIPSIS

Punctuation is important to organize your
writing and provide clarity for the reader.

A

Multiple Choice

I mark the end of a question.

• I am a period. (.)

• I am a question mark. (?)

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

• I am a comma. (,)

Multiple Choice

I am used to show when a person STARTS and STOPS talking. What am I?

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

• I am a comma. (,)

• I am a period. (.)

• I am an apostrophe. (')

Multiple Choice

I end complete thoughts. What am I?

• I am a question mark. (?)

• I am an exclamation point. (!)

• I am a period. (.)

• I am an apostrophe. (')

Multiple Choice

I am used to separate items in a list. I also separate two complete thoughts in a sentence, AND I come after a transition word or phrase. What am I?

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

• I am an exclamation point. (!)

• I am a question mark. (?)

• I am a comma. (,)

Multiple Choice

Hey! I have a super power! I show emotion at the end of a sentence or interjection. What am I?

• I am an exclamation point. (!)

• I am a period. (.)

• I am an apostrophe. (')

• I am a question mark. (?)

Multiple Choice

I let you know the time. I separate the big guys (the hours) from the little guys (the minutes.) What am I?

• I am an apostrophe. (')

• I am a colon. (:)

• I am a period. (.)

• I am a question mark. (?)

Multiple Choice

I have two jobs. One of my jobs is to show possession or ownership, and I usually appear with the letter s. What am I?

• I am an apostrophe. (')

• I am a period. (.)

• I am a question mark. (?)

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

Multiple Choice

HOW'RE you? I am a substitute. I take the place of a letter when you are squishing two words into one word. I bet you CAN'T guess what I am!

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

• I am an exclamation point. (!)

• I am an apostrophe. (')

• I am a comma. (,)

Multiple Choice

Which one is the appositive phrase?

Tim, my 4-year-old son, goes to pre-kindergarten. 

• Tim

• My 4-year-old son

• goes to Pre-kindergarten

Dropdown

Baker ​

Select answer

I grow up is such a nice town.

Select answer

Relative Clause

• a dependent clause that gives more information about a noun

Multiple Choice

Which one is the relative clause?

Mrs. Ingram, who graduated college, now teaches at San Jacinto Intermediate. 

• who graduated college

• Mrs. Ingram

• Now teaches

• San Jacinto Intermediate

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A

ITEMS IN A SERIES

Commas are used to

separate words or groups of
words (phrases or clauses) in

a series of three or more.

SET OFF ELEMENTS

Commas are used to set off elements that
are in addition to the main sentence. This
can include introductory elements, yes or
no, direct addresses, and tag questions.

EXAMPLE

I bought chips, a

soda, and a candy

bar when we stopped

at the gas station.

EXAMPLE

Sadly, our

team lost the
championship

game.

EXAMPLE

He is your

brother, isn’t he?

EXAMPLE

No, I have not visited
the Grand Canyon.

COORDINATE
ADJECTIVES

Commas are used to
separate adjectives in

a sentence, only if
you could add the
word and between
them and it would

make sense.

EXAMPLE

The hospital relies on brave, dedicated nurses.

YOUR TURN!

Create a sentence using
coordinate adjectives.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas in a series correctly?

• I ate a sandwich, an apple, and chips.

• I ate a sandwich an apple and chips.

• I ate a sandwich, an apple and chips.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas in a date correctly?

• Today, is Wednesday October, 4th.

• Today is Wednesday October 4th.

• Today is Wednesday, October 4th.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas for introductory phrases correctly?

• After dinner I will bake cookies.

• After dinner, I will bake cookies.

• After, dinner I will bake cookies.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas for introductory clauses correctly?

• While I was eating, I watched Netflix on my phone.

• While I was eating I watched Netflix on my phone.

• While, I was eating I watched Netflix on my phone.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas for introductory clauses correctly?

• Taylor Swift who recently started dating Travis Kelce made a lot of money this summer.

• Taylor, Swift who recently started dating Travis, Kelce made a lot of money this summer.

• Taylor Swift, who recently started dating Travis Kelce, made a lot of money this summer.