Commas in Sentences

Although it's raining she's going for a walk in the park.

• Comma

• No comma

Unless she finishes her homework soon she will fail the class.

• Comma

• No comma

Janice will have finished the report by the time you receive the letter.

• Comma

• No comma

If you have found the page please begin reading.

• Comma

• No comma

Which sentence uses the comma correctly?

• You heard me the first time didn't you?

• You heard me the first time, didn't you?

• You heard me the first time didn't, you?

• You, heard me the first time didn't you?

Which sentences uses commas correctly?

• I prepared breakfast for our family, and my brother set the table.

• I sent a letter and cleaned the table and did my homework yesterday.

• Mr. Morgan, invented the first traffic signal with red, yellow and green lights

• Cockerspaniels are lively, and, friendly dogs.

Where does the comma go?

After his students asked him questions Mr. Ross decided he needed to research the Holocaust.

• after students

• after Mr. Ross

• after decided

• after questions

Match the following

• National Cookie Day is December 4, 2023.

• Commas to indicate a pause

• Hello, my name is Hippity Hoppity.

• Commas in a series.

• Sophie exclaimed, " I made it into dance club!"

• Commas after an introductory element of a sentence.

• It was warm outside, not hot.

• Commas with Dates

• The yellow ducklings waddled to the pond, ate their meal, and then basked in the warm sun.

• Commas with quotations

Match the following comma rules with their correctly punctuated sentence.

• Compound Sentence

• Introductory Phrase

• Interrupter Phrasae

• List

• Before the STAAR test, you must turn your phone into the teacher.

• Lunch is served, usually around 11:30, in the classroom you take the test.

• You need a pencil, scratch paper, and dictionary for your STAAR test.

• Most of us dislike the STAAR test, but we still are required to take it anyway.

Use a​ (a)   after an introductory clause or phrase

Rule: Use a comma after an ​ (b)   clause or​ (c)   . A comma tells readers that the introductory clause or phrase has come to a close and that the ​ (d)   part of the sentence is about to​ (e)  

• comma

• introductory

• phrase

• main

• begin.