Commas and Quotation Marks

A comma is used to separate items in a list or series.

Which sentence below is properly punctuated?

• In a village lived three pigs, a wolf and, a rabbit.

• In a village lived three pigs, a wolf, and a rabbit.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2A

Commas are used to set apart dialogue from narration.

Which sentence below is properly punctuated?

• The wolf said, "Little pig, little pig, let me in!"

• The wolf, said "Little pig, little pig, let me in!"

Commas are used to set apart dependent and independent clauses.

Which sentence below is properly punctuated?

• Once upon a time, three pigs lived in a village.

• Once, upon a time three pigs lived in a village.

• Three pigs lived in a village, once upon a time.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2B

Commas are used to join two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction

Which sentence below is properly punctuated?

• One little pig built his house of straw, another pig built his of wood.

• One little pig built his house of straw, and another pig built his of wood.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Commas are used to set apart parenthetical elements,

Which sentence below is properly punctuated?

• One little pig, who was the oldest, built his house of bricks.

• One little pig who was the oldest, built his house, of bricks.

Commas are used to set apart coordinating adjectives.

Which sentence below is properly punctuated?

• The big, bad wolf huffed and puffed.

• The big bad wolf huffed, and puffed.

Commas are used to punctuate numerals and dates.

Which sentence below is properly punctuated?

• The wolf's tenth birthday will be Friday, November 13, 2020.

• The wolf's tenth birthday will be Friday, November, 13, 2020.

• The wolf's tenth birthday will be Friday November, 13, 2020.

What is a comma splice?

• When a comma separates an independent clause from a dependent clause.

• When a comma joins two independent clauses.

• When a comma splits up two coordinating adjectives.

• When a comma is used with a FANBOY.

Fix the comma splice in this sentence:

The pigs shook in their boots, they thought they were going to die.

• The pigs shook in their boots, they thought, they were going to die.

• The pigs shook in their boots they thought they were going to die.

• The pigs shook in their boots, and they thought they were going to die.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3A

Which sentence is properly punctuated?

• "Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin"! squeeked the pig.

• "Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin" squeeked the pig!

• "Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!" squeeked the pig.