Transcript End Punctuation and Comma Review

End Punctuation and Comma
Review
End Punctuation
• End marks—periods, question marks, and
exclamation points—are used to indicate the
purpose of a sentence.
• Periods are used for declarative statements
• Question Marks are used for questions, which
are usually identified by question words– who,
what, where, why, how, when.
• Exclamation Points are used after
exclamations or strong commands
Practice
Do you know how to play lacrosse
On TV last night there was a segment on teams playing lacrosse
What a rough sport lacrosse must be
Did you know that North American Indians developed this
game
Before Columbus came to the Americas in A.D. 1492, the
Iroquois were playing lacrosse in what is now upper New York
State and Canada
Do you realize that this makes lacrosse the oldest organized
sport in America
Lacrosse is played by two opposing teams
Use a stick to catch, carry, and throw the ball
The name of the game comes from la crosse, French for a
bishop’s staff, which the lacrosse stick resembles
Commas
• There are three main times to use commas
correctly. 90% of the time you will ever have
to use a comma will fit under one of these
three times. (Dates, Places, and Quotations
aren’t included in these main three.)
• 1. Use commas to separate independent
clauses when they are joined by any of these
seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for,
or, nor, so, yet.
• Mapleton Jr. High School is just like the Justice
League Watchtower, for they are both full of
superheroes.
• Both hobbits and Mrs. Adams are short, but
Mrs. Adams is not a hobbit.
• Batman refuses to kill people, so he is allowed
to be a cartoon.
• 2. Use commas to separate three or more
words, phrases, or clauses written in a series.
• Ms. Tippetts likes reading, writing, and
planning her hostile world takeover.
• Bugs Bunny eats carrots, carrot cake, and
carrot cassorole.
• My favorite movies are The Avengers, Les
Miserables, and Life of Pi.
• 3. Use commas where there is a natural pause.
– A. Use commas after introductory a) clauses, b)
phrases, or c) words that come before the main
clause.
• First, you put your right foot in.
• Then, you put your right foot out.
• Lastly, you shake it all about.
• 3. Use commas where there is a natural pause.
– B. Use a pair of commas in the middle of a
sentence to set off clauses, phrases, and words
that are not essential to the meaning of the
sentence. Use one comma before to indicate the
beginning of the pause and one at the end to
indicate the end of the pause
• Chelsea, Mr. Chappell’s beautiful wife, is very talented.
• The Legend of Zelda, which is my favorite video game,
tests your skill with the sword and your brain.
• Rugby, which is very similar to football, is a game with
lots of injuries.
• 3. Use commas where there is a natural pause.
– C. Use commas to separate two or more
coordinate adjectives that describe the same
noun. Be sure never to add an extra comma
between the final adjective and the noun itself or
to use commas with non-coordinate adjectives.
• Bella’s pale, emotional, and needy boyfriend is
somehow attractive to her.
• My very educated, talented mother just made us pizza.
• Tony Stark’s clever, loyal butler is named Jarvis.
Comma Collision!
Rules:
• Each sticky note represents a comma, and must be
placed correctly in a sentence.
• If a sticky note is placed incorrectly, the student who
placed it recieves two sticky notes that they must
place.
• Each student must start the game with five sticky
notes.
• A student may only place one sticky note per sentence.
• The first row to finish will receive five bonus points.
• When the whole class runs out of sticky notes, we can
play silent ball.
• Students must not injure each other, or school
property in their quest to win.
• There was no question
that John's painting a huge
colorful and ugly mural was
the worst entry in the art
exhibit.
• Werner von Braun Willy Ley
and Edward Teller noted
authorities in the field of
rocket development have done
much to guide the missile
program of the United States.
•Mr. Cready's ability to
say the wrong thing at
the wrong time is I
believe amazing.
•Running around the
house the dog was
abruptly stopped by
a fence.
•If the opposition should
win our candidate would
never have any political
future.
•Gracefully lightly
and daintily the
ballerina moved
across the stage.
•Glamour the woman's
fashion magazine
recently incorporated
with Charm another
fashion journal.
•
Joe was born on May 7
1955 and his best friend
was born exactly two
months later on July 7
1955.
•Mr. and Mrs. Kwon my
parents' best friends
sat in front of us at
the football game.
•November 11 1918
the armistice ending
World War I was
signed.
•The problems involved
in this operation are I
think numerous.
•Celene who does not
usually tell anyone what
she feels said she didn't
want to go to the dance.
•To get tickets for some
Broadway musicals
one has to order three
months in advance.
•Listening to the radio
Jun heard an
announcement that
Spangler his own dog
was lost.
• I used to live at 16689 Sutton
Avenue Milpitas California
but we have since moved to
1895 Holland Way Dubuque
Iowa.
• The Valley of the Moon the
name of a section in Napa
County California is the
heart of the state's wine
producing area.
•Chris did not see how he
could organize write and
proofread this paper in
only two hours.
•By the pilings of the
old pier I found four
starfish a clam and a
sea anemone.
•Yes Helen did mention
that all three of you
were coming for lunch.
•I believe therefore
that fraternities are
good influences on a
college campus.
•The girl with the bright
friendly smile wore a
bright green scarf to
celebrate St. Patrick's
Day.
•As he read the Chekhov
story he became aware
of the Russian's genius.
•Dauphin Island located
off the coast of Alabama
is a favorite spot for
fishing.
•She was as a matter of
fact mainly interested in
showing off her
vocabulary.
•I often go to the
seashore and collect
rocks there.
•Before reaching the
summit the climbers
were forced by a storm
to turn back.
•Did you know that
James Agee the novelist
and poet was also a film
critic?
•Lady Jane Grey was
the queen of England
from July 10 1553 to
July 19 1553.
•Joseph registered for
English 101 History 204
and Biology 106.
• After discussing "Rain" we
agreed that Somerset
Maugham could really tell
a good story.
•We went to Bar
Harbor but did not
take the ferry to Nova
Scotia.
•The ginkgo tree whose
leaves turn bright yellow
in the fall came to this
country from Asia.
•The address for the
governor's mansion is
391 West Ferry Road
Atlanta Georgia.
•The address for the
governor's mansion is
391 West Ferry Road
Atlanta Georgia.
•When the intermission
was over the members
of the audience moved
back to their seats.
•Andy took the elevator
to the third floor rushed
into the office and asked
to see his father.
•When he stumbled over
your feet William was
clumsy not rude.
•She listened to her
favorite record with
close careful attention.
•Jillian who had worked
in the dress shop all
summer hoped to work
there again during the
Christmas holidays.
•Go the first traffic light
turn left and then look
for a yellow brick
building on the north
side of the street.
•After eating the dog's
dinner Frisbee ate his
own.
•"Oh no," Max exclaimed
"I think that Dr. Holmes
was referring to Eliot the
novelist not Eliot the
poet."
•Below the fields
stretched out in a
hundred shades of
green.
•To understand the
purpose of the course
the student needs to
read the syllabus.
•All students are eligible
to receive tickets but
must go to the athletic
office to pick them up.
• Thomas Paine's pamphlet
appeared in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania on January 9
1776.
•You don't want any
more hamburgers do
you?