Comma Practice
Where do the commas go?
I bought apples bananas and grapes.
I bought apples, bananas, and grapes.
This type of comma separates items in a list.
Listing
What kind of figurative language is used:
The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
Which (there, their, they're) shows possession?
Their
Write a sentence using "your."
Example:
Your ride is here!
Where do the commas go?
After dinner we watched a movie.
After dinner, we watched a movie.
Two independent clauses combined with a FANBOYS is what sentence?
Compound sentence
What kind of figurative language is used:
She is as brave as a lion.
Simile
Which (there, their, they're) refers to a place or is used to introduce something.
There
Write a sentence using "you're."
You're a wonderful student!
Where do the commas go? What type of comma is being used?
My brother who loves pizza is coming over.
My brother, who loves pizza, is coming over.
Appositive
Using commas around information that renames a noun is...
An appositive
What kind of figurative language is used:
Time is a thief.
Metaphor
Fill in the blanks:
___________ not being fair!!
They're
Fill in the blank:
_______ going ______ the park with ______ friends.
You're; to; your
Where do the commas go?
She was tired but she kept going.
She was tired, but she kept going.
Using a comma after a dependent clause creates what type of sentence...
Complex sentence
What type of figurative language is being used:
I've told you a million times!
Hyperbole
Fill in the blank:
“_______ going to bring _______ dog over _______.”
They're; their; there
Fix the sentence:
Your to late to pick up the two kids, and your to tired too.
You're; too; you're; too; to
Where do the commas go?
On October 31 2023 we went trick-or-treating.
On October 31, 2023 we went trick-or-treating.
Complete the sentence:
Generally, a _________ follows a ___________ word when it begins a sentence.
What kind of figurative language is being used:
Boom!" "Crash!" and "Buzz!
Onomatopoeia
Fix the sentence: “There bringing there jackets over they’re.”
Your gives possession while you're is a contraction of the two words "your" and "are."