Commas
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
a. Ms. Helen said, "Today is Student's Day!"
b. Ms. Helen, said "Today is Student's day!"
Sentence a
Which sentence uses double quotation marks correctly?
a. Hindreen said, Go to the store" and buy a notebook."
b. Hindreen said, "Go to the store and buy a notebook."
Sentence b
Saint Nicholas was born in the year 280 in Patara. This small Roman town was in an area that is now part of Turkey.
Both of his parents died when Nicholas was young. They left him some money, which he used to help the poor and the sick.
Where was Nicholas born?
Patara, in Turkey
Add the quotation marks to this sentence:
I said I feel tired all the time.
I said, "I feel tired all the time."
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?
a. "I went to the store" said, Josh.
b. "I went to the store," said Josh.
Sentence b
Which sentence uses single quotation marks correctly?
a. Ms. Abigail said, "Mr. Zana said, 'Grade 4 did a great job in P.E. today.' Good job!"
b. Ms. Abigail said, "Mr. Zana said Grade 4 did a great 'job in in P.E.' today. Good job!"
sentence a
Florence Nightingale just wanted to help. As a young woman in England in the 1840s, she saw how hard it was for poor people to get help when they were sick. She wanted to be a nurse, but her rich parents thought that the job was beneath her, that she should instead marry a wealthy man. Defying what most women of her time would do, she went to Germany to study nursing.
Why did Florence Nightingale go to Germany?
To study nursing
Write what a character says after a dog starts talking.
Answers vary, use quotation marks and commas
Add the comma to the sentence below:
"Ms. Abby went home" said Ahmad.
"Ms. Abby went home," said Ahmad.
Add the double quotation marks to the sentence below.
Pel said, Let's do independent reading.
Pel said, "Let's do independent reading."
In 1853, England and France went to war with Russia in what is now Turkey, an event called the Crimean War. Nightingale was asked to lead a team of 38 nurses at the British military hospital in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). When she arrived, she was shocked to discover that more soldiers were dying from infectious diseases like typhoid and cholera than from battle wounds. Taking charge, she had the hospital scrubbed, then created diagrams and graphs to show that if hospitals were cleaner, fewer people would die. According to some sources, because of her efforts the hospital’s death rate dropped from about 40 percent to around 2 percent.
What is the main idea of this section?
a Florence lived in Turkey
b. Florence helped hospitals become clean which helped people recover
c. Florence died from typhoid
b. Florence helped hospitals become clean which helped people recover
Write 2 characters talking to each other
Answers vary
Add the comma to the correct place in this sentence.
Mr. Zana said "Line up for P.E."
Mr. Zana said, "Line up for P.E."
Add the single quotation marks to the sentence below.
Ranj said, "Yesterday, Ms. Raheel said, Study for the test."
Ranj said, "Yesterday, Ms. Raheel said, 'Study for the test.' "
In 1853, England and France went to war with Russia in what is now Turkey, an event called the Crimean War. Nightingale was asked to lead a team of 38 nurses at the British military hospital in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). When she arrived, she was shocked to discover that more soldiers were dying from infectious diseases like typhoid and cholera than from battle wounds. Taking charge, she had the hospital scrubbed, then created diagrams and graphs to show that if hospitals were cleaner, fewer people would die. According to some sources, because of her efforts the hospital’s death rate dropped from about 40 percent to around 2 percent.
Why does the author mention that the death rate dropped after Florence's help?
a. To show Florence was right and her idea saved lives
b. To show Florence's idea didn't matter
c. To show the soldier's were very injured
a. To show Florence was right and her idea saved lives
Write 2 characters talking to each other
Answers vary
When do we use commas in our writing?
To separate the person talking from what they said.
When do we use double quotation marks?
We use double quotation marks to show when someone is talking or when we use words from someone else's writing
In 1853, England and France went to war with Russia in what is now Turkey, an event called the Crimean War. Nightingale was asked to lead a team of 38 nurses at the British military hospital in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). When she arrived, she was shocked to discover that more soldiers were dying from infectious diseases like typhoid and cholera than from battle wounds. Taking charge, she had the hospital scrubbed, then created diagrams and graphs to show that if hospitals were cleaner, fewer people would die. According to some sources, because of her efforts the hospital’s death rate dropped from about 40 percent to around 2 percent.
If Florence Nightingale hadn't had the hospital cleaned, what might have happened?
a. Less soldiers would die
b. More soldiers would die
c. Florence would be in Russia
B. more soldiers would die