Transcript Punctuation Continuation

Punctuation
Continuation
Commas in compound sentences
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Use a comma before the conjunctions and, but, or,
nor, and so, in a compound sentence.
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Julie ate a sandwich, and Todd had a piece of
chicken.
Twana was very tired, so she went to bed early.
The dog growled, but the delivery woman was not
afraid.
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My grandmother baked banana bread and my
father cooked spaghetti.
The family sat down to eat but my brother
refused to join us.
My sister was not hungry so she asked to be
excused from the table.
My brother could not play outside nor could he
watch television.
He could not play outside so he decided to go to
the movies.
Separating words in a series:
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Use a comma to separate three or more items in a
series or list.
The comma before the and is optional. You can
put it in or leave it out.
(Don’t worry about it on the ELA exam.)
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Crystal took her umbrella, gloves, and raincoat with her
on her trip.
Next year he will be taking Spanish, science and history.
You should also use commas to separate phrases in a
series.
He spent his day raking the leaves, pulling the weeds, and
clearing the flowerbeds.
She looked forward to playing piano, going on trips, and
reading novels.
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He drank water juice and cherry soda.
She wanted to play chess read a book and watch
television before her cousin arrived.
They talked about visiting Italy Spain and
Portugal on their trip.
He enjoyed reading books playing water sports
and walking in the woods.
New Year’s Day Memorial Day and Labor Day
fall on a Monday this year.
Commas in dates
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Use a comma in a date to separate the day of the
month from the year. Do not use a comma, however,
between the month and the day.
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Correct: July 26, 1989 Incorrect: July, 26 1989
Correct: March 19, 2007 Incorrect: March, 19 2007
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The commas job is to keep the two groups of
numbers from getting bunched together.
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Don’t use a comma when it is just the month and
year.
I was born in September 1978.
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Not, I was born in September, 1978.
If a sentence starts with the date, a comma goes
after it.
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In September 1978, I was born.
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He started his first job in April 2004.
She won her first essay contest on April 4 2002.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 15
1865.
In January 2008 they will celebrate their third
wedding anniversary.
In February 1991 Saddam Hussein agreed to
remove Iraqi troops from Kuwait.
He visited Italy in March 1992 April 1996 and
June 2005.
Commas in place names
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If you have several parts to a place name, separate each
part after the first one with a comma.
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She lives in Rochester, New York.
Their home address is 5 Main Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
Often you separate the last part of the place name from
the rest of the sentence with a comma. Do not use a
comma if the place name is followed by a preposition
such as: on, in, to, at, or for.
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He left Hollywood, California in 1945.
He left Hollywood, California, when he moved to Paris, France.
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Harvey was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin on
April 1 1998.
On April 10 2002 Sally traveled to Albany New
York to visit her brother.
John’s grandparents drove from Albany to
Boston Massachusetts.
In September 2008 he plans to visit Havana
Cuba and Rome Italy.
Separating phrases in sentences:
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You usually use a comma to separate a phrase in the middle of
a sentence. Make sure to put a comma on both sides of the
phrase or expression.
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The man’s jacket, torn when he fell down the stairs, had to be
sewn.
The winner of the race, Mack McKenzie smiled joyfully.
Monday, which is my birthday, is the only day I am available.
Don’t use a comma when talking about a very general or
unclear part.
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The baby wearing a green sweater is my niece.
I just met the man who sent your sister the roses.
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No I will not go!
Although he could cook quite well he did not enjoy it.
To amuse himself he often played a game of chess.
After years, of captivity he was freed.
The youngest boy Charles Jones, climbed the mountain
without fear.
Arthur Miller, the award-winning writer smiled as he
spoke to reporters.
It’s up to you Jane to finish the project.
For my book report, I read the novel Esparanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan. At the beginning of the novel,
Esperanza is wealthy and has everything a girl could ever
want. Her family owns a ranch in Aguascalientes Mexico. One
night her father goes to repair some fences on the ranch and
some bandits kill him. In his will, he gives his land to
Esperanza’s two uncles. His house goes to Esperanza and her
mother. Taking advantage of the situation one of the uncles
proposes marriage to Esperanza’s mother. Shocked by this
proposal, she rejects him. Later, Esperanza and her mother
find their house has been burned down by her uncles. Her
Uncle threatens worse things if Esperanza’s mother will not
marry him so they escape to california.
For my project, I wrote a short puppet play showing
a scene from the book Esperanza rising. My play
begins shortly after Esperanza’s father has gone out
to mend a fence in the fields. Esperanza cuts herself,
on a thorn. While running home to tell her mother,
she thinks about her Papa? When she reaches her
mother Esperanza describes how she has been cut by
a thorn. Esperanza learns, that her Papa has been
killed by bandits. One of her uncles proposes to
Esperanza’s mother, who rejects him. Later,
Esperanza and her mother find their house has been
burned down by her uncles so they escape to
California.
Quotation Marks
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Use quotation marks to indicate exact words
spoken.
Comma
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Quotes.
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Mary asked, “What time is it?”
“I don’t know,” said Bill.
Comma before
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“What time is it?” asked Mary.
Punctuation goes
Inside the quotes.
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“I don’t know what time it is,” Bill replied,
“because I lost my watch.”
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Use a comma to end the first quote and before
starting it again.
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Punctuation still goes inside the quotation marks.
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Have you ever been to the zoo? She asked.
Michael thought for a few moments and then
replied Not since I was a child.
You should certainly go Monica said with a
smile since there are so many interesting things
to see and experience.
He shouted I never want to go there again.
I was never so embarrassed Margaret said as I
was at that moment.
Where are you going? Tom asked.
Apostrophes
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There are two reasons to use an apostrophe:
Possession – to show someone owns something
Zach’s PS3, Kyler’s excuse, the classes’ scores
Contractions – to shorten a pair of words. The
apostrophe goes in the place of missing letters.
It is –it’s, would not –wouldn’t, we have –we’ve