Commas: review

Learning Objectives Identify a comma in a sentence. Use a comma to separate three or more items in a list. Place a comma correctly between a city and a state. Place a comma correctly between the day and the year in a date. Explain why a comma is needed in a simple list. Read a sentence with commas, pausing in the right spots. Do you like apples, bananas, and grapes? 🍎🍌🍇 Let's see what helps us list our favorite things! Commas are little helpers in our sentences. They tell us when to take a small pause. We will review where to put them! Real-World Applications Writing a list for the grocery store. Reading a storybook out loud. Writing the date on your school paper. Writing down your address.

TermDefinitionExample Comma (,)A little mark that tells you to take a short pause when reading.I see a cat, a dog, and a pig. ListThree or more words, names, or things written together.My toys are a car, a ball, and a doll. PauseA short stop you make when you are reading a sentence.When you see a comma, take a little breath. SeparateTo keep things apart from each other.Commas separate the words in a list. DateTells you the month, the day, and the year.Today is October 26, 2024. City and StateTells you the name of a town and the state it is in.We live in Miami, Florida.

The List Rule 🍎🍌🍇 Use a comma between items in a list of three or more. Put a comma after each thing in your list. But do not put one right before or after the word 'and'. The Date Rule 🗓️ Use a comma between the day and the year. When you write the full date, the comma helps separate the day's number from the year's number. The Place Rule 🗺️ Use a comma between a city and a state. This comma separates the name of the town from the name of the state. It makes addresses easier to read.