1. Commas, Commas, and More Commas College Readiness Standard Provide appropriate punctuation in straightforward situations

2. Commas 101 A comma is a punctuation mark –the most commonly used punctuation mark Has many jobs in the English language –We will learn the most common 5

3. Commas may be small but their impact is big! For example: The dog said my dad is scratching at the door and needs to go out for a walk. Vs The dog, said my dad, is scratching at the door and needs to go out for a walk. Notice the difference?

5. Comma Rule #1 Use a comma to separate items in a list Example: Mary went hiking, swimming, and fishing on her vacation. What do we call the word in red?

6. Practice Comma Rule #1 Directions: please copy the following examples down in your notes. 1.Please wash your hands pick up your brother go to the store and call your father. 2.She was late for school work and band practice.

7. Practice Comma Rule #1 Correct answers: 1.Please wash your hands, pick up your brother, go to the store, and call your father. 2.She was late for school, work, and band practice.

8. Comma Rule # Homework Directions: Please copy down the following sentences and properly insert commas based on the comma rule. The number in (#) says how many commas are needed.

9. Homework: 1. Tyshawn left the park with his friend Kervante Marcus Derrick and Aric. (4) 2. Tiera went to the grocery store to pick up eggs milk butter and bread. (3) 3. Ms.T loves football soccer reading Starbucks and her students! (4)