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Punctuation
is Important! |
It
shows where a sentence ends and another begins. |
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It separates ideas. |
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It gives the reader a chance to pause between sentences. |
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It helps us to understand writing. |
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A
comma is one
type of
punctuation mark. |
It looks like this
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It signals you to pause,
or stop briefly, when you come to it. |
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It separates ideas in a sentence. |
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It is never used at the end of a sentence. |
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A
comma
is used to
separate the
day and the year when you write the date. |
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Examples
February
14,
2002
My birthday is March 20,
2001.
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A
comma
is used to separate the
city
and the state when you write an address. |
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Examples
Orlando,
Florida
My family lives in West Islip,
New York.
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A
comma
is used to separate
a series of three or more things. |
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Examples
The red,
yellow,
green,
and blue balloons are pretty.
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The
dancers are Alexis,
Sara,
and Paige. |
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A
comma
is used after the
greeting
and the closing in a friendly letter. |
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Examples
Greetings
Dear James,
Dear Mr. Smith,
Closings
Your friend,
Sincerely,
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A
comma
is used after a person's
name when you are speaking right to them.
If the name is in the middle of the sentence there
is a comma before and after the name. |
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Examples
Mickey,
please kick the ball outside! |
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Your
paintings,
Donald,
are so cheerful. |
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Remember these points
when speaking,
reading,
and writing...
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Use
commas
to separate the day and the year in a date. |
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Use
commas
to separate the city and the state in an address. |
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Use
commas
to separate a list of three or more things in a row. |
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Use
commas after the greeting and closing in a friendly letter. |
Use
commas after a person's name when you are speaking right
to them.
Use them
before and after if the name is in the middle of
the sentence. |
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