Warm up

Draw how you feel this morning.

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

• Exhausted after the long school day he collapsed onto the couch.

• Exhausted after the long school day; he collapsed onto the couch.

• Exhausted after the long school day, he collapsed onto the couch.

• Exhausted after the long school day. He collapsed onto the couch.

Which of the following demonstrates correct comma usage with adjectives?

• Ms. Hamlin has a, large densely packed highly organized, bookshelf in her office.

• Ms. Hamlin has a large densely packed, highly organized bookshelf in her office.

• Ms. Hamlin has a large, densely packed, highly organized bookshelf in her office.

• Ms. Hamlin has a large, densely packed highly organized bookshelf in her office.

Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

• The trail ahead was steep but that wasn't why I was dragging my feet.
• The trail ahead was steep but, that wasn't why I was dragging my feet.
• The trail ahead was steep, but that wasn't why I was dragging my feet.

Juanita usually prefers to work out in the morning ___________  today she intends to go to the gym after her last appointment.

• comma
• semicolon
• no punctuation

After leaving _________ the people on the new committee went down to the coffee shop for a short spirited discussion of next week's agenda.

• comma
• semicolon
• no punctuation

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• In the dead of night. The van pulled up.
• Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.
• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.
• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

Which green word is unnecessary:    Many experts consider the stained glass in that church to be the very best.

• experts
• stained
• that
• very

This text structure features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture.

• Descriptive

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

Draw a tiger juggling hedgehogs.