Items in a Series
Three or more items
An interjection is…
A word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence
An interrupter is…
A word or phrase in the middle or at the end of the sentence.
FANBOYS is an acronym for what?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is an example of a speaker tag?
Possible answers: he said, she said, Miss Agee said
When you have a list of items, you should use commas _______ each item EXCEPT for the _______.
After each item except for the last item
In order for it to be a true interjection, you must be able to…
Take the word or phrase away and the sentence will still make sense
An interrupter should have a comma _____ and _____ if it is in the middle of the sentence.
Before and after
The words in FANBOYS are called…
Conjunctions
What is the direct address in this sentence?
Before I could leave Paul's house at 145 Old Mill Road, I had to ask you, Dad, if I could bring home a puppy?
Dad is the direct address
Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence?
After school today, Davis brought me coffee and doughnuts.
No commas are needed
What is the interjection in this sentence?
“Hey, you, of course, must know the difference between iced and hot coffee,“ said Miss Agee.
The interjection is hey
It is only an interrupter if you can…
Take the word or phrase away and the sentence makes sense without it
Commas should go where with FANBOYS?
Only before the FANBOYS
You should have _____ _______ sentences in order to use a comma and FANBOYS
Two complete
Correctly punctuate this sentence:
Miss Agee said, “If my students love me, they will bring me iced coffee study for their quiz and quietly do their work
Correct response: Miss Agee said, “If my students love me, they will bring me iced coffee, study for their quiz, and quietly do their work.”
An interjection can have two forms of punctuation that could be used. What are they?
Comma or exclamation point
What is the interrupter in this sentence:
Hey, you, of course, need to know the difference between iced coffee and hot coffee.
Of course is the interrupter
Correctly punctuate this sentence:
Jim we need to go to the store and we can‘t forget to grab pickles tomatoes and hotdogs said Lee.
“Jim, we need to go to the store, and we can‘t forget to grab pickles, tomatoes, and hotdogs,” said Lee.
True or False: If you have a speaker tag at the end of the sentence, then you should use a comma in place of the period in the line of dialogue.
Ex "I love pizza _" said Kim.
True
There are two different types of items that we can use in a list. What are they called?
Single word items and multi-word items
What is the interjection in this sentence?
No student likes to eat breakfast pizza.
There is not an interjection.
Correctly punctuate this sentence:
Did you know that Lisa unlike her sister Pauline is going to visit London in the spring not Italy?
Did you know that Lisa, unlike her sister Pauline, is going to visit London in the spring, not Italy?
What is the format of a COMPOUND SENTENCE?
Correctly punctuate this sentence:
Hey I am said Josh going to bring you iced coffee a
doughnut and a Diet Coke but you have to of course
pay me back
"Hey, I am," said Josh, "going to bring you iced
coffee, a doughnut, and a Diet Coke, but you have
to, of course, pay me back."