Commas
What punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?
A comma
What is a noun?
a person, place, or thing
What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun
What is a verb?
An action word or state of being
Q: What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
Where should a comma go in this sentence?
“I like apples bananas and oranges.”
After apples and bananas
Find the noun:
“The dog ran fast.”
Which word is a pronoun?
she / run / happy
she
Find the verb:
“The kids played outside.”
played
Find the adjective:
“The big dog barked.”
big
What is missing in this sentence?
“After school we went to the park.”
A comma after school
Is school a person, place, or thing?
place
Replace the noun with a pronoun:
“Tom is my friend.”
He is my friend.
Which word is a verb?
jump / blue / desk
jump
Which word is an adjective?
happy / run / she
happy
Add commas correctly:
“My favorite colors are red blue green and yellow.”
red, blue, green, and yellow
Find the noun(s)
“My teacher read a book.”
teacher and book
Find the pronoun:
“They went to the store.”
They
Find the verb:
“She is reading a book.”
is / reading
Add an adjective to this sentence:
“The cat slept.”
Answers will vary, e.g., The fluffy cat slept
True or False: A comma is used after a greeting in a letter.
True
Which sentence has a noun?
(1) The children are running through the yard.
(2) Are running.
1: The children are running through the yard.
Why do we use pronouns?
To avoid repeating nouns
Change the verb to past tense:
“walk”
walked
Why are adjectives important?
They help describe and give details