Commas
A comma is used for...
A. separating items in a list
B. combining words for contractions
A. separating items in a list
stick
"I found a stick outside."
noun
What is a proper noun?
A. Any person place or thing
B. A specific person, place, or thing. We capitalize its name
B. A proper noun is a specific person, place, or thing. We capitalize its name.
A. A word that describes a noun
B. Two words combined with an apostrophe, like won't or don't
A. An adjective is a word that describes a noun
The big cat meowed.
The big cat
True or False:
I put commas between my first, second, and last objects. I do NOT put a comma before the first object, and I do NOT put a comma after the last object.
True!
stick
"Did you stick that on your binder?"
verb
Which of these is a proper noun?
A. soccer player
B. Messi
B. Messi
I have a black dog.
black
Ms. Dee helps us a lot.
Ms. Dee
Which list is correct?
A. 205 is where Mr. Lemon, Mr. Peter and Ms. Brenda teach.
B. 205 is where Mr. Lemon, Mr. Peter, and Ms. Brenda teach.
B. 205 is where Mr. Lemon, Mr. Peter, and Ms. Brenda teach.
Remember: We need a comma before the "and"
classroom
"Mr. Lemon tried to clean the classroom."
noun
Which of these is a proper noun?
A. hamster
B. Humphrey
Woo!
My mom is great!
Reading is a great skill.
Reading
Which sentence is correct? (Note: the list is pancakes, waffles, and syrup.)
A. I like pancakes waffles, and syrup.
B. I like pancakes, waffles, and syrup.
A. I like pancakes waffles, and syrup.
Remember: we need a comma before the "and"
screamed
"I screamed when I watched the scary movie."
verb
Please replace the underlined with a proper nouns:
"I went to a restaurant."
Wooooo!
This is a fun game!
fun
Bananas are a yellow fruit.
Bananas
Which of these is the correct spelling?
A. comma
B. coma
C. commah
confuse
"Did my question confuse you?"
verb
Which of these is a proper noun? Please note: I have capitalized all of them to make this trickier!
A. School
B. Nova
B. Nova
This question feels sort of tricky.
tricky
the game