Rules 1
Can periods be used to list things
ex: I bought shoes. Shorts. And Pants.
No
Place a comma in the sentence
The astronaut touched Mars for the first time then cheered.
The astronaut touched Mars for the first time, then cheered.
No!!!
Name this punctuation mark :
Semicolon
Verb tenses show
When an action took place
What can you use to list things
Colon and dashes
Name what you should do to fix a run on sentence
Use a period to separate into two sentences.
Can a dash connect words
Yes
Semicolons join independent ___
Clauses
Ben opened the door
What word includes a verb tense
Opened
FANBOYS stands for:
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Is this an example of a run on sentence:
Ben went to the store and bought lots of things, he bought apples, bananas, and oranges, after the store he brought them home.
Place a comma in this sentence
After my match I went out to eat
After my match, I went out to eat.
T/F This is a correct use of a Colon
I brought my brothers: Feef: Colton: and Jackson to their basketball game. They lost by 78.
False
Identify present tense
Ben saw his fish do a backflip in the bowl
Ben is about to see his fish do a backflip in the bowl
Ben is seeing his fish do a backflip in the bowl
Ben is seeing his fish do a backflip in the bowl
What does a semicolon do
Join independent clauses
Where would you place both a comma, and semicolon to correct this run-on sentence?
Helen cooked dinner therefore Ralph will wash the dishes.
Helen cooked dinner; therefore, Ralph will wash the dishes.
How many commas should be used here? (Account for oxford comma)
Gerry Jerry Jeri and Steve played Candyland last night. Jeri won but Steve played very well.
4
Gerry, Jerry, Jeri, and Steve played Candyland last night. Jeri won, but Steve played very well.
Semicolons also can be used to separate items in a list if the items already contain this
What are commas
Identify both words that include verb tenses
When I ran to the store, I saw my neighbor eating chips out of a bag she did not purchase!
Ran, Saw
How many items do you have to list in a series to use a comma?
Three
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Place a semicolon in this sentence
Ben enjoys swimming he swims somewhere new every summer
Ben enjoys swimming; he swims somewhere new every summer
Appropriate use of a comma?
My mom, cooked food instead of my dad.
No. Not needed.
T/F This is a correct use of a colon
Ben loves running: He runs a new race every month.
True
Identify the past tense from these words
greet, fall, met, sleep, argue, know, ignore, run, fly
MET