Pauses with Commas, Ellipses, Dashes Grade 8 | Pauses with Commas, Ellipses, Dashes

What do you Notice? Full of high sentence, but Then I said softly to a bit obtuse; myself - At times, indeed, almost “That must have been the ridiculous – Sun”! Almost, at times, the Fool. But how he set – I know I grow old… I grow old… not - I shall wear the bottoms There seemed a purple of my trousers rolled. stile --T S Eliot, That little Yellow boys and The Love Song of J Alfred Prufock girls Were climbing all the while. -- Emily Dickinson, I’ll Tell You How the Sun Rose Grade 8 | Pauses with Commas, Ellipses, Dashes

Invitation to Compare and Contrast Read the originals and then read the versions without punctuation. What is the Effect with the commas, ellipses, and dashes? Full of high sentence but Then I said softly to a bit obtuse myself At times indeed almost That must have been the ridiculous Sun Almost at times the Fool But how he set I know I grow old I grow old not I shall wear the bottoms There seemed a purple of my trousers rolled stile --T S Eliot, That little Yellow boys and The Love Song of J Alfred Prufock girls Were climbing all the while -- Emily Dickinson, I’ll Tell You How the Sun Rose Grade 8 | Pauses with Commas, Ellipses, Dashes

Invitation to Revise Revise the following passages by inserting a variety of commas, ellipses, or dashes where pauses seem effective. The Moon has left the sky Lost is the Pleiads’ light It is midnight And time slips by But on my couch alone I lie. 2. The news like Squirrels ran The Hills untied their Bonnets The Bobolinks begun Grade 8 | Pauses with Commas, Ellipses, Dashes

Invitation to Edit What’s wrong? Then I said softly to myself – “That must have been the Sun”! 1. Then I said soft to myself- 2. Then I said softly to That must have been 3. Than I said softly to Grade 8 | Pauses with Commas, Ellipses, Dashes

Invitation to Write Compose a short text message to a friend about one of the following topics. You must use all three types of punctuation for pauses where pauses would be most effective. Option One: You had an argument with a friend. Compose a text to explain your side or ask forgiveness. Option Two: You are texting a boy or girl for the first time asking him or her to go to the movies. Grade 8 | Pauses with Commas, Ellipses, Dashes