Wednesday, February 4th Get out your R/W Notebooks,

make a new entry in the “Notes” section titled

“Grammar – Commas”. Read SILENTLY!

Commas

End marks signal a full stop. Commas signal a brief pause. A comma may be used to separate elements in a sentence or to set off part of a sentence. Include a comma in your writing when you want your reader to group information in your sentence.

As we go through the rest of the notes, mark down specific information on how to use commas in each of the situations we cover today.

Practice

On your desk, write the word before a comma is needed, and the comma.

EX: The forest animals included deer squirrels skunks and rabbits.

On my desk, I would write: deer, squirrels, skunks, and rabbits

Practice

Emma wanted a cat or dog but her mother is allergic to them.

dog,

Practice

Brad searched diligently yet he could not find the socks for his uniform.

diligently,

Practice

This pocket watch is valuable to me for it belonged to my grandfather.

me,

Practice

Put the milk back in the refrigerator or it will turn sour.

refrigerator,

Practice

The hikers tramped over rocks across a stream and into a dark forest.

rocks, stream,

Practice

The actors dancers and musicians all came on stage for a bow after the performance.

actors, dancers,

Practice

My courses this year are English math science social studies and Spanish.

English, math, science, studies,

Practice

A tall elegant model walked across the stage.

tall,

Practice

Leslie did not like the hot spicy dip.

hot,

Practice

Oh I forgot to tell you about the assignment.

Oh,

Practice

Before you go talk to Mr. Cortez.

go,

Practice

If we do not sell enough tickets we may have to cancel the show.

tickets,

Practice

In case of an emergency exit the building at once.

emergency,