1. Punctuation

4. State Standards
Demonstrate the correct use of commas (including after introductory words, to set off appositives and interrupters, before a coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses to form compound sentences), colons (including business letters, preceding a list of items), semicolons (including combining sentences), quotation marks (including explanatory material within the quote, proper use with end marks), and apostrophes (including forming singular and plural possessives).
Identify within context a variety of appropriate sentence- combining techniques (i.e., comma used with coordinating conjunctions, introductory words, appositives, interrupters).
Select the most appropriate method to correct a run-on sentence (i.e., conjunctions, semicolons, and periods to join or separate elements).

5. Commas Comma – signals a pause between parts of a sentence.
Use a comma after the greeting and closing in a friendly letter Ex. Dear Simon, Your friend,
Use a comma to separate the day and year in a date or the city and state in an address Ex. May 19, Bean Station, TN
Use commas to separate words or numbers in a series Ex. Bring apples, oranges, and bananas.

6. Commas
Use a comma after introductory words or to set off a noun in a direct address Ex. Are you ready for the trip, Karen? Karen, are you ready for the trip?
Use a comma to set off an appositive or an interrupter Ex. Simon, my friend, is pretty smart We will, however, return.

7. Commas
Use a comma before the conjunction in a compound sentence Ex. You can play on offense, or you can play on defense.
Use a comma after a dependent clause that comes before the independent clause in a complex sentence. Ex. If we win this game, we will be the champions.

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9. Semi-Colon
Use a semi-colon to separate two parts of a compound sentence when they are not connected by a conjunction.
Ex. Jason scored a goal; he is a talented player We are careful to avoid injuries; we wear protective gear.

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11. Colons
Use a colon to separate the hour and the minute in time Ex. Lunch is at 12:30.
Use a colon after the greeting of a business letter. Ex. To whom it may concern:
Use a colon to introduce a list of items that ends a sentence Ex. Sue had three things for lunch: a salad, pizza, and juice.

12. Hyphen
Use a hyphen to show the division of a word at the end of a line Ex. Every year in June my family goes camp-ing.
Use a hyphen in numbers from twenty-one through ninety- nine Ex. Thirty-six
Use a hyphen in compound words Ex. Great- grandfather Up-to-date maps

13. Quotation Marks
Quotation marks are used before and after the words of a direct quotation Ex. “I love English,” said Randall.
Put quotation marks around the titles of short stories, essays, articles, songs, poems, and chapters in a book Ex “The Gift of the Magi” “Rocky Top”
“Chapter 1: Writing a Sentence”

15. Apostrophes
Use an apostrophe to form the possessive form of nouns Ex. Mother’s Mothers’
Use an apostrophe to form contractions Ex. Isn’t doesn’t you’re

17. Titles of Works
Capitalize the first, last, and each important word in the title of a book, magazine, or newspaper Ex. To Kill a Mockingbird Teen Beat
Underline or put in italics the titles of books, magazines, plays, movies, television shows, or newspapers Ex. To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird