First Thing First Who is your favorite character in The Book Thief so far? Why? Three sentences

Today Commas Part 3 Finish vocab

Using Commas with Introductory Elements Certain words, phrases, and clauses that come at the beginning of a sentence need to be separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma.

Examples of Introductory Elements Why, I think I can be ready at six o’clock. Other introductory words: no, now, oh, well, yes

Examples of Introductory Elements After five hours on the plane, I never want to sit down again. A comma comes after a prepositional phrase of more than four words. Prepositional Phrase: indicates various relationships between subjects and verbs *do not place a comma after an introductory phrase that is followed by a verb. Ex: Into the center of the target landed the arrow.

Examples of Introductory Elements Opening my grammar book, I found my missing class notes. Since the day was overcast, I took an umbrella to school with me. In Room 151, 100 people had gathered.

Look at Part III and correct them if needed. One sentence is correct. 1. Now this is your last chance. 2. Since the invention of Coca Cola only seven people have known its formula. 3. Climbing the steep trail we often had to stop and rest. 4. From here you can see five other states. 5. In ,216 new books were published in the United States.

Check your answers 1. Now, this is your last chance. 2. Since the invention of Coca Cola, only seven people have known its formula. 3. Climbing the steep trail, we often had to stop and rest. 4. From here you can see five other states. 5. In 1978, 41,216 new books were published in the United States.

Commonly used commas Use commas to separate the elements in dates and addresses. Ex: On Monday, March 9, 1964, my parents were married. Ex: Our school’s address is 5051 Old Easton Road, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Commas that Enclose Use commas to set off nouns of direct address Ex: Randy, do you know who won the game? Use commas for parenthetical expressions Ex: Labor Day, like Thanksgiving, is a legal holiday.

Use commas to identify nouns in the sentence Ex: Mr. Roberts, our track coach, just got married. Ex: We just returned from Albany, the capital of New York.

Look at Part IV and correct them if needed. One is correct. 1. Randy not Stewart won the 100-meter race. 2. The elephant seal by the way is the largest animal in America. Our school just put on the musical Camelot.

Check your answers! 1. Randy, not Stewart, won the 100-meter race. 2. The elephant seal, by the way, is the largest animal in America. Our school just put on the musical Camelot.

The Book Thief Part 3

Hans and Liesel Keep Secrets Hans will not tell about… Asks Liesel…

The Mayor’s Wife Description: What do we know about her? Her son:

Allusion referring to something well-known Crown of thorns//Christ Frau Hermann’s son was sacrificed—death of a young man

Rudy and Liesel Have a Reputation Rudy’s: Liesel’s:

Arthur Berg Good Man Symbol for Communism (boy who introduced them to Arthur was named Hammer—symbol of communism)

Stealing Originally they steal because… Later they steal because…. Sometimes they feel

Stealing Rule: Every Man for Himself

Max vs. Liesel

Max

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