Commas and Quotation Marks

Comma Rule 1 Words in a Series – when you are making a list You have to be able to run fast, catch the ball, and hit the ball in the game of baseball. I like to eat corn dogs, popcorn, and skittles when I go to a baseball game.

Comma Rule 2 Dates – between the day and the month between the day and year Monday, April 26, 2015 is our first day of TCAP.

Comma Rule 3 City State Rule Atlanta, Georgia Bells, TN Los Angeles, CA

Comma Rule 4 Friendly Letters – after opener and after the closer before you sign your name Dear Seth, Thank you for inviting me to your party. Going to play paint ball sounds fun. I will definitely be there. Your Friend, Jacob

Comma Rule 5 Introductory Words “Yes, I slept well last night.” “No, you may not go to the store.” “Hey, how are you?” “Well, I am doing all right.”

Comma Rule 6 Compound Sentences Melinda has a red car, but she wants a white one next time. Sentence 1: Melinda has a red car. Sentence 2: She wants a white one next time.

Comma Rule 7 Appositives to set information apart to explain who or what you are talking about Example: John Sevier, the one and only governor of the State of Franklin, is an important man in Tennessee history.

Comma Rule 8 Direct Address Jason, what do you do when you get home from school? What do you do when you get home from school, Jason? What do you do, Jason, when you get home from school?

Comma Man

Mrs. Comma

Comma Man Directions 1. Pick a type of “man” or “woman” in our society…football player, doctor, singer, teacher, police man, judge, angel, Easter bunny, etc… 2. Create your comma and then make your “costume” for your comma person. 3. Make a mini poster with at least 4 comma rules. 4. Create a sentence for each rule that is related to your comma person.

If I were a Comma Write a story beginning with “If I were a comma…” Think about these things as you write: How do commas feel when people read over them and don’t pause? How do commas feel when people don’t use them when they should in their writing?

Quotation Marks Quotation Marks “ ’’ Quotation marks come in pairs. You need one set of quotation marks at the beginning of the title, dialogue, or quote and you need one at the end.

Quotation Marks Quotation marks surround dialogue/conversation: Examples: “ I had a fantastic time at the zoo, ” Jill said. Joe said, “ I got an A on my math test! ” Jill whined, “ I’m hungry! ”

Quotation Marks Quotation marks surround some titles. Examples: One of my favorite movies is “The Ant Bully.” My brother really likes Fred Penner’s song, “Cat Came Back.”

Quotation Marks Quotation marks surround some ironies (use with caution): Examples: Jamie is too “busy” to help me! My sister chums with a bunch of ‘girly girls’. She says she “forgot” her homework.

Where do my commas and periods go? Commas and periods go inside of the quotations marks. “ Ninety-four feet,” answered Coach Allen. He added, “ It is also 50 feet wide. ”

Where do my question marks and exclamation marks go? Question marks and exclamation marks go inside IF they are part of the quote. If not, they will go outside the quotation marks. Example: Emily asked, “ How long is a basketball court ?”

Practice – How can we correct the following sentences? 1.“Now it’s time to give out the sports awards” announced the principal. 2.Our first award goes to Megan,” Coach Thomas said. 3.Megan exclaimed “I never expected to get an award!” 4.Her friend replied, “you deserve it.”

Practice – Where do the quotation marks go? 1.Watch this, the baseball player told his teammate. 2.The crowd yelled, Do it again! 3.She’s the best player on our team, explained the coach. 4.The reporter stated, She’s the best I’ve ever seen. 5.We should win the game, the coach remarked.