Today’s Grammar Book Activities Read Pages 250-251 - Write out the Practice and Apply A on page 252. Highlight your punctuation. 2) Read Pages 253-255 - Write out the Practice and Apply on page 255. Highlight your commas. 3) Read Pages 262-263 - Write out the Practice and Apply A on page 263. Highlight your colons and semicolons. 4) Read Pages 266-267 - Write out the Practice and Apply A on page 267. Highlight the corrections you’ve made to the paragraph. Read Page 268 - Write out the Practice and Apply A on page 269.

Rule: Use a comma to follow a rule.

Rule: Use a comma to join independent clauses. April should be warm, but it is freezing outside!

Rule: Use a comma to split two adjectives. This has been an enjoyable, fascinating year.

Rule: Use a comma to separate a quotation from the rest of the sentence. “Can we get a new seating chart,” asked Mackenzie. Mackenzie asked, “Can we get a new seating chart?” “Can we please,” whined Mackenzie, “get a new seating chart?”

Rule: Use a comma to show direct address. (speaking TO someone) Let’s eat, Jordan. Jordan, can you pass the mustard? Hey, Jordan, why haven’t you passed the mustard yet?

Rule: Use a comma after starting with a dependent clause. When Katarina sings, people listen. Since you told the truth, I’ll go easy on you. Because it’s cold, wear your footie pajamas to bed.

We will dance, eat, and party! Rule: Use a comma after each item in a list except the last. We will dance, eat, and party! We learned subjects, predicates, and clauses.

Ron, my next door neighbor, bought fireworks. Rule: Use a comma to separate an appositive. Ron, my next door neighbor, bought fireworks. My favorite teacher, Mr. Reckling, is 30 years old.

This class, and I mean this, is great. Luckily, I was home. In fact, we were all home. Rule: Use a comma to separate introduction and interruptions. This class, and I mean this, is great. I can pass, most of the time, if I study.

Let’s give them titles! APPOSITIVE DIRECT ADDRESS JOINING DEPENDENT CLAUSE 2 ADJECTIVES QUOTING INTRO/INTERRUPTION LISTING

1. If you wait long enough warm weather will arrive. Rule: 2. After all it is April. 3 Bemis a school in Utica will be in session through June. 4. “I’m going to wear my Batman bathing suit this summer” said Jace. 5. Well Jayson that certainly is an interesting lunch option.

6. M-Step for 7th graders will be here soon so you better be ready. Rule: 7. It’s going to be a long challenging test. 8. The 8th grade test for example will take three days. 9. You will need skill endurance intelligence and a strong mind to succeed. 10. I said “Listen carefully class. You are wonderful capable students and you will achieve!” Rule: Rule: Rule: