Commas
Do commas go before or after conjuctions?
Before
What is a run on sentence?
A sentence that has two or more complete sentences which are not connected properly.
What is they're short for?
they are
What's the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses like or as; a metaphor does not.
What punctuation mark does this sentence need?
I'm so tired
Period or exclamation mark
Fill in the blank:
Commas go in between two or more ____ describing a single noun.
Adjectives
Correct this run on sentence with a period:
I always wake up early today I managed to sleep in.
I always wake up early. Today I managed to sleep in.
What does their show?
Ownership, possession, or belonging
What object is being given human characteristics in this sentence?
The gutter had conversations with the wind.
The gutter
What punctuation mark does this sentence need?
Where is the nearest store
Fill in the blank:
Commas separate items in a _____ .
List
Correct this run on sentence with a semicolon:
I opened the fridge I didn't see any cooked food.
I opened the fridge; I didn't see any cooked food.
What are the two things there can show?
A location and something existing
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
The gold shined like the sun.
Simile
Rewrite this sentence so it uses a emdash ( --- ) :
I almost forgot I have to pick up my kid!
I almost forgot---I have to pick up my kid!
Add commas to this sentence:
The tall clean blue sealed water bottle was empty.
The tall, clean, blue, sealed water bottle was empty.
Correct this run on sentence with a conjunction:
I peeled the orange I was not hungry.
1. I peeled the orange, but I was not hungry.
2. I peeled the orange, yet I was not hungry.
Write the sentence with the proper their/there/they're in the blanks:
I can't believe they lost ____ phones in the park over _____ .
I can't believe they lost their phones in the park over there.
What is this comparison telling us?
That man is an ox.
Answers will vary (He is big; he is strong; etc)
Rewrite this sentence so it uses a colon (:)
My grocery list is short today some apples, bananas, and oranges.
My grocery list is short today: some apples, bananas, and oranges.
Add commas to this sentence:
The large new grocery store had groceries a deli a seafood bar and a restaurant inside of it!
The large, new grocery story had groceries, a deli, a seafood bar, and a restaurant inside of it!
Write a run-on sentence with three complete sentences inside of it.
Answers will vary
Rewrite the sentence so the nouns are replaced with a pronoun and the sentence uses they're:
Jon, Mary, Eric, and Jane are going to a movie later
They're going to a movie later.
Write a sentence with personification
answers will vary
Add quotation marks to this piece of dialogue in the proper place:
Jamie said I don't want to be late!
Jamie said "I don't want to be late!"