A short presentation about comma usage

1. Commas, Commas, Commas Presented By: Rebekah Theisen

2. Call the Periods Call the CommasBy KalliDakos Call the doctors Call the nurses Give me a breath of air I’ve been reading all your stories but the periods aren’t there Call the policemen Call the traffic guards Give me a STOP sign quick Your sentences are running when they need a walking stick Call the commas Call the question marks Give me a single clue Tell me where to breathe with a punctuation mark or two.

3. Commas As A Reader , All punctuation is important to what we read, especially commas. Commas help a reader’s fluency, they tell a reader when to pause, and helps avoid confusion. As you could see with the poem on the previous slide.

4. A Few Comma Rules Use commas to separate the items in a series, or list. Use a comma after a transitional phrase, or introduction. Use a comma to separate two adjectives. Use commas to separate an expressions that interrupt sentence flow. Use a comma to separate a statement from a question.

5. Be Careful Some say that you should use a comma when you feel like there should be a pause in your writing. Be careful with this approach. There is such a thing as over using commas. If your unsure about comma placement there are resources that you can utilize.

6. Which One Is Correct? My daughter, Alivia, went to school played with her dolls and took a nap. My daughter Alivia went to school, played with her dolls and took a nap. My daughter Alivia went to school, played with her dolls, and took a nap. My daughter, Alivia, went to school, played with her dolls, and took a nap.

7. My daughter, Alivia, went to school played with her dolls and took a nap. My daughter Alivia went to school, played with her dolls and took a nap. My daughter Alivia went to school, played with her dolls, and took a nap. My daughter, Alivia, went to school, played with her dolls, and took a nap. If you picked this one, you are correct.

8. Which One Is Correct? After that, she put on a amazingly cute play for me. After that she put on a amazingly cute play for me. After that she put on a amazingly cute play for me. After that, she put on a amazingly, cute play for me. After that, she, put on a amazingly, cute play for me. After that, she put on a amazingly, cute play for me. After that, she, put on a amazingly, cute play for me.

9. If you picked this one, you are correct. After that, she put on a amazingly cute play for me. After that she put on a amazingly cute play for me. After that, she put on a amazingly, cute play for me. After that, she, put on a amazingly, cute play for me.

10. Which One Is Correct? I know I have asked this before, but I don’t remember the answer, what time is the play? I know I have asked this before but I don’t remember the answer, what time is the play? I know I have asked this before, but I don’t remember the answer what time is the play? I know I have asked this before but I don’t remember the answer what time is the play?

11. If you picked this one, you are correct. I know I have asked this before, but I don’t remember the answer, what time is the play? I know I have asked this before but I don’t remember the answer, what time is the play? I know I have asked this before, but I don’t remember the answer what time is the play? I know I have asked this before but I don’t remember the answer what time is the play?

12. References Straus, J. (2011). The Blus Book of Grammar and Punctuation. Retrieved Ju;y 23, 2011, from GrammarBook.com: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/commas.asp Vardell, S. (2006, September 14). Peotry for Children. Retrieved July 23, 2011, from http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2006/09/poems-and-commas.html