1. Why we learn grammar!

2. Commas save lives.
Let’s eat Grandma!
VERSUS
Let’s eat, Grandma!

3. Apostrophes help—A LOT.

4. Grammar saves money. This photo was taken in Prosser.

5. Grammar prevents messy situations.

6. Grammar saves embarrassment.

7. The basics: Punctuation

8. Punctuation for Independent Clauses
The period
The exclamation point !
The question mark ?
The semicolon ;
The colon :
The em dash --

9. More Marks The comma Oh, I see. The quote mark “girl”
The apostrophe The professor’s
The parentheses (boy)
The bracket [girl]
The ampersand Johnson & Johnson
The at symbol I’ll meet 3 p.m.

10. Another funny comma joke
Punctuate this sentence with two commas.
Woman without her man is lost.

11. So, why do we learn grammar?
We use grammar to ensure
clarity and meaning!!!