Where does the Comma go?
I want a football basketball and PS5.
I want a football, basketball, and PS5
Maddie Victoria and Avery love Taylor Swift
YES we need to add COMMAS!
Maddie, Victoria, and Avery love Taylor Swift
Yes I love to make cookies.
Yes, I love to make cookes.
A comma is...
a punctuation mark that looks like a small, curved line (,).
Nora needs to buy apples sugar flour and butter.
Nora needs to buy apples, sugar, flour, and butter.
Capture the flag which is better than tag is my favourite game.
YES we need to add COMMAS!
Capture the flag, which is better than tag, is my favourite game.
Near the front door by the garage you will find a baseball.
Near the front door by the garage, you will find a baseball.
Commas are used to help us...
separate different parts of a sentence.
or
Commas help make sentences clearer and easier to understand by showing where different parts of the sentence begin and end.
Aza Adam and Zac are playing hockey.
Aza, Adam, and Zac are playing hockey.
Emma Watson who is from England is a great actress.
Emma Watson, who is from England, is a great actress.
If you see a bear you need to get the heck out of there!
If you see a bear, you need to get the heck out of there!
combine these 2 sentences into an appositive (including commas).
Bertram is a master chef.
Bertram works at La Petite Restaurant.
Bertram, a master chef, works at La Petite Restaurant.
The kids played in the backyard at the playground and by the river.
The kids played in the backyard, at the playground, and by the river.
The students on that side of the room need to do their homework.
NO we don't need add COMMAs
By the time they had finished cleaning up it was time to go home.
By the time they had finished, it was time to go home.
What are the 4 different ways we can use commas?
Lists, dates, addresses, introductory phrases
100 Fallingbrook Rd Scarborough ON M1N 2T6
100 Fallingbrook Rd, Scarborough, ON M1N 2T6
Chicken Nuggets, my favourite food, are delicious.
NO!
The commas are in the correct spots!
After he sang the last song the audience gave him a standing ovation.
After he sang the last song, the audience gave him a standing ovation.
What is the difference between commas and periods?
period ends a sentence, a comma indicates a smaller break/pause