Commas Rule!

1. Commas Rule! • Write down the sentence in the blank. • Put the commas in the sentence where they belong. • The Rule will show up in RED. Write down the rule in the next blank.

2. Jeff Jacob and Kurtis went to Dick’s Sporting Goods to get a football running shoes and a bat.

3. Jeff, Jacob, and Kurtis went to Dick’s Sporting Goods to get a football, running shoes, and a bat.

4. Commas separate three or more items in a series. Jeff, Jacob, and Kurtis went to Dick’s Sporting Goods to get a football, running shoes, and a bat.

5. Kierra went to the mall but she did not make a purchase.

6. Kierra went to the mall, but she did not make a purchase.

7. Use a comma before a conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) when both clauses are independent. (In other words, there is a sentence before the conjunction, and there is a sentence after the conjunction.) Kierra went to the mall, but she did not make a purchase. Compound Sentences

8. The boy in the small red shirt is carefully meaningfully reading a novel for English.

9. The boy in the small, red shirt is carefully, meaningfully reading a novel for English.

10. Place commas between adjectives that you could place an and or but between. The boy in the small, red shirt is carefully, meaningfully reading a novel for English.

11. Brandon asked “Can we just listen to music today?”

12. Brandon asked, “Can we just listen to music today?”

13. Use a comma to set off quoted elements. Brandon asked, “Can we just listen to music today?”

14. Halloween the day that children dress up to get candy is the scariest day of the year.

15. Halloween, the day that children dress up to get candy, is the scariest day of the year.

16. Use commas to point out parenthetical elements, such as appositives. Halloween, the day that children dress up to get candy, is the scariest day of the year.

17. After visiting the book store Garrett rushed home to read Mockingjay.

18. After visiting the book store, Garrett rushed home to read Mockingjay.

19. Use a comma to separate two or more phrases or clauses in a sentence when the independent phrase or clause comes before the dependent clause. After visiting the book store, Garrett rushed home to read Mockingjay. Typically the phrase is a prepositional phrase.

20. First place the comma in this sentence.

21. First, place the comma in this sentence.

22. Use a comma after introductory words. (First, Then, But, So, And, However, Though, Yes, etc.) First, place the comma in this sentence.

23. The book sat on the table waiting to be read.

24. The book sat on the table, waiting to be read.

25. Use a comma when eliminating a noun and linking verb before a verb ending in –ing. The book sat on the table, waiting to be read.

26. 1234567 July 14 1985 Indianapolis Indiana Dear Tenia

27. 1,234,567 July 14, 1985 Indianapolis, Indiana Dear Tenia,

28. 1,234,567 Commas used after every 3 digits from right. July 14, 1985 Commas are placed between day and year. Indianapolis, Indiana Commas are placed between city and state. Dear Tenia, Commas are used after addressing a person

29. The dog and cat chase each other around the house it is a game to them.

30. The dog and cat chase each other around the house; it is a game to them.

31. The dog and cat chase each other around the house; it is a game to them. Use a SEMICOLON between two closely related independent clauses.