Grammar and Phonics/Year 3/Week 9/3rd Term

What is the definition of a comma?

• a punctuation mark used to separate items in a list.

• a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
• curious or inquiring
• a punctuation mark indicating that a writer is introducing a quotation mark in a sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

• The dogs, and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The dogs and, cats, ate bowls of pet, food at the shelter.
• The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The, dogs, and, cats, ate, bowls of, pet food at, the shelter.

When do you use this type of rule: There were ice-cream, cookies, and cake at the party.

• When you are trying to do stuff
• When separating a quote from a question

• When stating a short phrase

• When you have a list of things

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I like pepperoni mushroom and cheese pizza.
• I like pepperoni, mushroom and, cheese pizza.
• I like pepperoni, mushroom, and cheese pizza.
• I, like, pepperoni, mushroom, and, cheese, pizza.

Which sentences uses commas correctly?

• Don't forget to bring a hat, a towel, and sunscreen to the lake.

• Don't forget to bring, a hat, a towel and sunscreen to the lake.

• Don't forget to bring a hat a towel and sunscreen, to the lake.

• Don't, forget, to bring, a hat, a towel and sunscreen to the lake.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• My friends are Chris, Alex, and Denise.

• My friends are Chris Alex, and Denise.

• My friends are Chris Alex and Denise.

• My, friends, are Chris, Alex and Denise.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Sally is sweet, pretty, and nice.
• Sally is sweet, pretty, and, nice,.
• Sally is sweet pretty and nice.
• Sally, is, sweet pretty and nice.

Which date is written correctly?

• Tuesday, May, 10, 2007

• Tuesday May 10, 2007

• Tuesday May 10 2007

• Tuesday, May, 10, 2007,

Which date is written correctly?

• August, 16, 2002

• August 16, 2002

• August 16, 20,02

• August, 16 2002

Which date is written correctly?

• Sunday, April 19, 2013

• Sunday, April 19 2013

• Sunday, April, 19, 2013

• Sunday April, 19 2013