Comma Rules
1 & 2
1 & 2
Sweet thoughtful Ms. Smith helps me with my English Math Science and History homework.
Sweet, thoughtful Ms. Smith helps me with my English, Math, Science(,)and History homework.
The delay allowed for safer travels, yet there were still accidents in the morning.
Maria I would love to go to Chick-Fil-A with you.
Maria, I would love to go to Chick-Fil-A with you.
Comma or no comma?
She wore an elegant flowing dress to the ceremony.
Yes!
She wore an elegant, flowing dress to the ceremony.
This Shakespeare play features the characters Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet
George my beloved friend and brother I wish you would help me clean my room.
George, my beloved friend and brother, I wish you would help me clean my room.
Can you Sarah please be quiet so I can focus?
Can you, Sarah, please be quiet so I can focus?
Comma or no comma?
We adopted a tiny black puppy from the shelter.
No!
We adopted a tiny black puppy from the shelter.
What are "paragraphs" called in poetry?
Stanzas
Despite his hard work and thorough planning the contractor ran out of supplies.
Despite his hard work and thorough planning, the contractor ran out of supplies.
My dog an adorable Shitzu with an underbite will never leave our sides so we don't even need to leash him.
My dog, an adorable Shitzu with an underbite, will never leave our sides, so we don't even need to leash him.
Emily had to appear in court on Monday December 8 2025 to settle a dispute with her neighbor.
Emily had to appear in court on Monday, December 8, 2025, to settle a dispute with her neighbor.
Comma or no comma?
The classroom was filled with energetic curious students.
Yes!
The classroom was filled with energetic, curious students.
The word chronological comes from a Greek root meaning what?
In the early morning hours my dog will bark at squirrels climbing the tree dogs on the sidewalk and deer in the field.
In the early morning hours, my dog will bark at squirrels climbing the tree, dogs on the sidewalk, and deer in the field.
Don't forget to bring your uniform and remember those of you with long hair to pull your hair back for phys ed.
Don't forget to bring your uniform, and remember, those of you with long hair, to pull your hair back for phys ed.
D-Day "a day that would live in infamy" happened on June 6 1944.
D-Day, "a day that would live in infamy," happened on June 6 1944.
Add commas where needed.
“If you think” she said after a pause “that I’m going to apologize you’re wrong.”
“If you think,” she said after a pause,“that I’m going to apologize, you’re wrong.”
Title and author of the last book we read in English class.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
or
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Hardly awake during first period the boy needs Celsius to keep him alert.
Hardly awake during first period, the boy needs Celsius to keep him alert.
I would love to hang out this weekend ______ I am grounded.
I would love to hang out this weekend, but I am grounded.
Mr. Hamme my favorite principal will you please teach me how to Dougie on Friday December 19 2025?
Mr. Hamme, my favorite principal, will you please teach me how to Dougie on Friday, December 19, 2025?
How many commas does this sentence need?
“Well” he said glancing at the clock “when you put it that way I suppose we should leave shouldn’t we?”
Five!
“Well,” he said, glancing at the clock, “when you put it that way, I suppose we should leave, shouldn’t we?”
Your final exam is on...
January 15 (pd 1 and 3) or January 16 (pd 2 and 4)