Professor Grammar S Punctuation Packets PDF

Contents
Introduction: Who Says Punctuation Cant Be Fun? . . . . . 4

How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Meeting the Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Punctuation Packets
Commas I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Commas II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Capital Letters I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Capital Letters II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
End Punctuation:
Periods, Question Marks, Exclamation Points . . . . 39
Apostrophes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Quotation Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Colons and Semicolons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Professor Grammar's Punctuation Packets 2011 by Marvin Terban Scholastic Teaching Resources
How to Use This Book

The eight packets in this book target specific punctuation skills, including correct use of commas,
capital letters, periods, question marks, exclamation points, apostrophes, quotations mark, colons,
and semicolons. Each packets is a self-contained series of fun and engaging practice activities for a
specific punctuation skill or set of skills that go together. Each skill is introduced, defined, and made
clear with examples. Students then practice that skill by doing the activities. Each packet culminates
with a fun, Tic-Tac-Toe style skill review that allows students to test their mastery of the punctuation
skill theyve been practicing. In general, the activities progress from simple applications of the skill to
more difficult ones, and most of the solutions make the activities self-checking as well. However, an
answer key is provided at the back of the book. The first page of each packet features a convenient
checklist of the activities, so students can keep track of those they have completed.
Assemble the packets: Make two-sided photocopies of each
packet. Be sure that the pages are in order, with the example
and checklist sheet on top, then staple together.
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Reinforce your language arts curriculum: These packets are

a perfect way to practice punctuation skills that are part of your
current language arts curriculum. If your curriculum includes
instruction in grammar and punctuation, these packets are a great
way to reinforce what youve taught. For example, if youve been
working on commas, you might give students the commas packet as
homework, independent work, or center work.
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In this packet, youll learn several uses of the comma

by doing fun activities and word games.
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Assess mastery of targeted punctuation skills: You can also use the packets as a way to help
students review skills theyve been learning, then use the sheets to assess whether the entire class
or individual students need additional practice.
Introduce the packets as needed: Even if your language arts curriculum does not include
specific grammar and punctuation studies, your students will certainly benefit from practice with
punctuation skills. Every teacher has read student work and realized that a certain student, or
even the entire class, could use a lesson on capitalization, apostrophes, or quotation marks. When
that happens, introduce and discuss the skill to be reviewed, then make copies of the appropriate
packet for the whole class or for those students who need practice. Students can do the packets at
home or at designated times in your class schedule.
Keep it simple: Whether your curriculum plan includes punctuation or your students just
need some extra review, these punctuation packets offer simple, engaging, and fun ways to give
students the practice they need without taking time away from your scheduled lesson plans. The
straightforward format and the clear presentation of content make them perfect for independent
work or homework.
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page after you finish it.
1. Commas: in a list
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2. Commas: with
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3. Commas: after
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In the sentences below, put in the
missing commas where they belong.
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after each comma you have inserted.
The letters you circled will spell out the
answers to the animal questions.
1. Six of the longest rivers in the world

are the Nile in Africa Congo in Central
Africa Lena in Russia Amazon in South
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cheese in the example above. This is called a serial
comma. Although not all writers use it, the comma
before and and the last item in a series is what most
people prefer. You should use it, too, to be right up to
date with your punctuation.
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interjections in the sentences below. (Careful! Not all
the sentences have interjections.) Then circle the first
letter of the word that comes right after the comma.
The letters you circled will spell out the answer to the
riddle at the end.
Note: An interjection is a word or

short phrase that expresses a feeling
like surprise, pleasure, disgust, or
amazement. It usually comes at the
beginning of a sentence.
1.
My brother really doesnt like peanut butter and mushroom sandwiches.
2.
My goodness rabbits can hop fast when they want to.
3.
Gosh all my licorice melted in the sun.
4.
Yuck cotton candy really sticks to your face, doesnt it?
5.
My dear friend from camp is visiting this weekend.
6.
Uh-oh everybody just went out the wrong door.
7.
Oops Carl squirted ketchup on my new shirt.
8.
Oh dear a page from my homework just blew out the window.
9.
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cause confusion together. The comma will separate
the words, making readers pause slightly to think
about what they are reading. For example:
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The sentences below dont make sense
because some commas are missing. Please
put commas between some of the words to
make sure the sentences are not confusing.
Add just one comma to each sentence.
Circle the letter after each comma you
put in. The circled letters will spell out the
answer to the riddle at the end.
This sentencewithout the comma is confusing.

If he calls his mother will know where
he is.
With the comma, the sentence is very clear.
If he calls. his mother will know where
he is.
1.
When the mosquitoes came out in went the people.
2.
While they were flying nine planes flew in front of them.
3.
Outside the bedroom carpet the hallway.
4.
Though we believe in recycling our brother doesnt.
5.
After you read the book report on it to the class.
6.
Please tell Paul Revere is a city in Massachusetts.
7.
When he began painting everyone said he needed art lessons.
8.
To make ice chill water.
9.
Before they finished eating the chicken flew away.
10.
To Abraham Lincoln seemed like a good capital for Nebraska.
11.
Inside your grandpas barn was noisy.
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Which word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?

Answer:
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Use commas after the greeting (salutation) and closing

of a friendly letter. Greetings usually begin with Dear,
and closings are words like Love, Cordially, Sincerely, Very
truly yours, etc.
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What if you and your friends could actually write to any of the presidents of the United
States, living or dead. Several such letters are below, but theyre not complete. Some
commas are missing! The presidents wont like that. So make sure to add in all the commas
after the greetings and closings.
Dear President Washington
Dear President Jefferson
Is it true that you had wooden teeth?

If so, what did you brush them with,
sandpaper?
Some people say you invented the coat hanger,

the fold-up bed, the dumbwaiter, the swivel chair,
a letter-copying machine, the lazy Susan, and the
pedometer. When did you have time to write the
Declaration of Independence and be president?
Sincerely yours
Respectfully
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nouns of direct address.
Use one or two commas to set off a noun of direct

address at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.
The noun of direct address is the word or words that
name the person who is being spoken to directly.
Examples:
Ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin.
Thanks, Dad, for helping me with my homework.
Your new cat really meows loudly, Sue.
What is full of holes Amanda

but stills holds water?
Which weighs more

Steve a pound of feathers
or a pound of iron?
Why didnt the skeleton go

to the dance Sophie?
Dennis why did Draculas

mother get him cough
medicine?
A sponge Justin.
Jane they both

weigh a pound.
Because Matt he had

no body to go with.
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Punctuation
Tic- Tac-Toe
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Which of the sentences below have all the commas where they should be? Mark each correct
sentence by putting an X in the little checkbox. Get three Xs in a row and you win! Tic-Tac-Toe
can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Hint: There are two ways of winning the game below.
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lights came on, on
came the jugglers.
You cant bring an

alligator to school
Roslyn even if he
is your best friend!
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Washington is
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state.
authors are
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Come visit me in
Vermont.
Love,
Len
Just for
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Hello, everyone,
and welcome to
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Pitch the tent

gather logs open
the sleeping bags
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camp out.
Since its raining

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Commas II

1. Commas: multiple
adjectives
2. Commas: main
(independent) clauses
3. Commas: appositives
4. Commas:
non-essential phrases
and clauses
A comma is like a trafc ofcer for sentences. It tells

you when to slow down, pause, or go ahead and move
around somethinglike switching lanes. Commas do
this by organizing the words in a sentence. They help
make sentences easier to read by keeping words together
in groups (like clauses and quotations), preventing a
pile-up by separating words (like adjectives and
appositives), and signaling any information that isnt
absolutely necessary.
Without commas, some sentences would be very tricky
to understand, like this one:
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The products on sale are described with lots
of appealing adjectives, but the commas that
are supposed to separate them are missing.
Please add them so that the flyer can be
given out to customers.
If tthe word and could go between two

adjectives, thats where the comma would go.
My uncles sweet and gentle dog bit me!
My uncles sweet, gentle dog bit me!
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sentences go in one side, and one longer sentence
comes out the other. Help the machine do its work
by adding commas where they belong between main
clauses.
Put commas between main clauses

(also called independent clauses) in a
sentence when there are at least three
clauses. A main or independent clause is
a group of words that could stand alone
as a sentence.
For example: My mom plays the ute. My
dad dances. My brother sings.
You can combine these short sentences
into one much more interesting sentence
by using commas, like this: My mom plays
the ute, my dad dances, and my brother
sings. (What a musical family!)
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It rained on Monday.
It snowed on Tuesday.
It was nice on Wednesday.
It rained on Monday snowed on

Tuesday but was nice on Wednesday.
Gerry has a cat.

Lynette has a dog.
I have a canary.
Gerry has a cat Lynette has a dog

and I have a canary.
The hamburger was delicious.

The hot dog was tasty.
The dessert was great.
The hamburger was delicious the

hot dog was tasty and the dessert
was great.
Justin could ride his bike to school.

He could take the bus.
He could walk.
Justin could ride his bike to school

he could take the bus or he could
walk.
The horse neighed loudly.

The kitten purred softly.
The pig didnt say a thing.
The horse neighed loudly the kitten

purred softly but the pig didnt say
a thing.
At the party, Margo recited a poem.

Mike played the guitar.
Max told jokes.
At the party, Margo recited a poem

Mike played the guitar and Max
told jokes.
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Commas
Below is a mini-book of fun facts
about famous folks. All the commas
that are supposed to separate the
appositives from the nouns they refer
to are missing. Please add them, so the
sentences will be easier to read.
Fun Facts About

Famous Folks
Marion Moon was the
the
mother of Buzz Aldrin
n.
oo
m
e
second man on th
Bill Gates the computer

genius wrote his rst
computer program at
thirteen.
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American woman to rid
into space answered a
for
newspaper ad looking
be
people who wanted to
astronauts.
the
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birth name of Sojou
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abolitionist in the 1800
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its appositive. Appositives are words that give
it
information about the noun they follow. In the
in
sample sentences below, the words in italics (slanty
sa
letters) are appositives. Without the commas, these
le
sentences would be difcult to read.
se
My grandfather, the mayor of Prattville, has a curly
beard.
My grandfather, the man with the curly beard, is the
mayor of Prattville.
The man with the curly beard is my grandfather,
the mayor of Prattville.
The mayor of Prattville is the man with the curly
beard, my grandfather.
Vincent van Gogh the

ly
famous painter sold on
ole
wh
one painting in his
life to his brother!
Samuel Langhorn
Clemens was the real
e
name of Mark Twain th
er.
wy
author of Tom Sa
Shirley Chisholm an
African-American
Congresswoman from
New York ran for
president in 1972.
Charles Dickens the
author of Oliver Twist
use
slept facing north beca
ed
he thought it improv
his writing.
man to
Marie Curie the rst wo
it twice!
win a Nobel Prize won
r the
General George Custe
become
youngest man ever to
my
a general in the U.S. Ar
ss at
graduated last in his cla
West Point.
esident
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1829
of the U.S. from 1825 to
the
kept a pet alligator in
White House.
the rst
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has a school named aft
Phoenix, Arizona.
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that are not essentialthat are not really
important to the meaning of the sentence.
Commas
Below is another Sentence-Making
Machine. A full sentence goes in one side,
along with extra words and phrases that
are not really needed. A sentence with
those nonessential words comes out the
other side. Put commas around the words
that are not essential to the meaning of the
sentence.
If you leave non-essential words out, the sentence

still makes sense. For example:
Professor Wilson, who has an adorable son named
Reinhart, always begins his Latin classes by saying,
Salvete.
The words between the commas are not essential
(important) to the main meaning of the sentence.
They may add interest, but the sentence would be
ne without them.
Professor Wilson always begins his Latin classes by
saying, Salvete.
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These shoes dont match that dress.
which are a size 8
These shoes which are a size 8

dont match that dress.
A giraffe cleans its ears with its tongue.

which can stand as tall as 18 feet
A giraffe which can stand as tall as

18 feet cleans it ears with its tongue.
Balloons and cactus plants dont

mix. as you can see
Balloons and cactus plants as you

can see dont mix.
My grandfather loves to climb

trees. who is almost 90 years old
My grandfather who is almost 90

years old loves to climb trees
Eat plenty of fruits to be healthy.

especially oranges
Eat plenty of fruits especially

oranges to be healthy.
Ms. Jannetta is my history teacher.

not Ms. Allen
Ms. Jannetta not Ms. Allen is my

history teacher.
The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, France.

which opened in 1889
The Eiffel Tower which opened in

1889 is in Paris, France.
The music is way too loud.

in my opinion
The music in my opinion is way

too loud.
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Commas
Put commas in dates and addresses in sentences,

like this:
Between the date number and the year: January 20, 2009
After the year: On January 20, 2009, the Obamas moved in
to the White House.
Below are instructions to the
people who work for a pet store
delivery company. It would
make their jobs much easier if
there were commas where they
belonged in the instructions
below. Please put in all the
missing commas according to
the rule at right.
Between the street address and the city: 1600 Pennsylvania

Avenue, Washington, DC
Between the city and the state (or district): Washington, DC
After the whole address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, DC, is where the White House is located.
Heres where all those commas go in one sentence:
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama and his family moved into
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, after he became
President of the United States.
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A reporter for a school newspaper
was assigned to ask teachers
what their favorite things were.
Her article is printed below, but
its missing the commas that go
with the direct quotations. Please
add them in.
Use commas to set off direct quotations. A direct quotation

(or quote) is the exact words someone says.
When you quote someone, put a comma after a word that
means anything like said (shouted, whispered, answered, cried,
moaned, etc.) and before the rst set of quotation marks,
like this: Jennifer said, My daughters name is Summer.
Put a comma before, or inside, the second set of quotation
marks 1) if the direct quote is a statement (not a question
or exclamation), and 2) if the sentence continues after
the quote, like this: Jennifer said, My daughters name is
Summer, and then she smiled.
Note: If the quote is an exclamation or question, put an
exclamation point or question mark inside the second set
of quotation marks, like this: Can you babysit Summer on
Wednesday? asked Jennifer. [No comma before asked here
because the quote gets a question mark.]
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Punctuation
Tic- Tac-Toe
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Which of the sentences below have all the commas where they should be? Mark each correct
sentence by putting an X in the little checkbox. Get three Xs in a row and you win! Tic-Tac-Toe
can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal.
3 The giant cucumber
4 My darling
Take this money

jump on your
bike ride to the
store and get me
a dozen worms
so that we can go
shing.
Mike shouted to
Linda from the
train window
Dont forget the
knishes!
Aaron is a big tall

handsome smart
young man with
a great sense of
humor.
This cornutia
grandifolia ower
which I got
from a friend in
Florida attracts
butteries and
hummingbirds.
She picked up the

bat, walked up to
the plate, swung
ercely at the ball,
and hit a home
run out of the
park!
Peach melba and

melba toast, two
foods I love, were
named after Nellie
Melba, a famous
opera singer.
Arlene whispered,
I think I left
Jacks porcupine
on the school
bus.
which I found on
the subway grows
in only one place
in the world: a tiny
island near Hawaii.
granddaughter
was born on June
22 2007 in New
York NY.
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they belong.
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Capital Letters I

1. Capital Letters: the
first word in a sentence
or quotation
2. Capital Letters: proper
nouns and adjectives
3. Capital Letters: days,
months, holidays, events
4. Capital Letters:
brand name products,
companies, etc.
5. Capital Letters:
in titles
Capital letters have pretty big functions. They start the

names of specic people, places, and things (proper
nouns), and begin days of the week, months, holidays,
and special events. They identify brand names and are
used for the main words in the titles of books, movies,
songs, and the titles of courses at school. Since they are
bigger than a period (which ends a sentence), they make
it easier to see when a new sentence is beginning!
Without capital letters, reading sentences and paragraphs
would be very difcult. For example:
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vq"xkukv"o{"dtqvjgt"fcxkf"cv"ejgnugc"wpkxgtukv{0"jg"
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Now lets put in all the missing capital letters and see
how much easier it is to read.
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6. Capital Letters:
Mixed Practice
Capital Letters
Tic-Tac-Toe
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In this packet, youll learn several uses of capital letters

Professor Grammars Punctuation Packets 2011 by Marvin Terban Scholastic Teaching Resources
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the rst word in a sentence or in a
direct quotation. A direct quotation is the exact
di
words a person says.
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Letters
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In each sentence below, circle two letters that should be capitalized according to the
punctuation rule above. Next, read the question that follows the sentence. Print the two
letters that you circled on the two blank lines of the Answer. A third letter is already
there. If you capitalized correctly, all three letters create the answer to the question.
(Note: The answers are the initials of well-known expressions, organizations, or things,
like LOL and USA.)
1. talking very softly, she said, love
your porcupine, but dont hug it .
What should you always treat
babies with?
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Answer:
5. inside the mountain, the caveman

was singing, rocks really rock!
Who collects taxes for the government?
2. dont ever say, vampire bats are

cute, in my house!
What do you call a shiny disk with
a movie on it?
6. uncle George mumbled, feathers

tickle, and then he sneezed.
What is an unidentied object in
the sky called?
Answer:
3. very often my aunt would shout,

ice is cold!
Who is a celebrity, star, or a
prominent public gure?
Answer:
4. recently they announced, igloos

dont make good homes in the desert.
What is written on many tombstones?
Answer:
Answer:
Answer:
7. now Im going to tell her, amingos

dont belong in the kitchen.
What is an organization of football
teams?
Answer:
8. fortunately Grandma whispered,

bananas are sometimes green.
What US government organization
investigates crimes?
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Answer:
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Capitalize proper nouns and proper

adjectives, including languages. A
proper noun is a word that names a
specic person, place, or thing. Jennifer,
Japan, and Jello name a specic woman,
a country, and a brand-name dessert
and should be capitalized. A proper
adjective comes from a proper noun;
American, Chinese, and Shakespearean are
proper adjectives.
Capital
Letters
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Circle all the letters that should be capitalized
in the sentences below. The letters you circle will
spell out the answers to the animal question for
each sentence.
1. My cousin, georgio ingelbert from
russia, met his girlfriend, alberta feather,
in france on top of the eiffel Tower.
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married his girlfriend edith while
jumping out of a plane over yonkers.
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2. On my tour, I went to edinburgh and

london (where they speak english),
then to paris, havana, amsterdam (in the
netherlands), and tokyo.
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Capitalize
the days of the week, months of the
year, holidays (religious and non-religious),
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festivals, and special events. Do not capitalize
fe
the seasons (summer, fall/autumn, winter, spring)
th
unless they are part of the name of a special event,
un
like Florida Fall Festival.
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Capital
Letters
Something must have gone wrong at the company that printed a new calendar because
a lot of the capital letters were left out. Below are some pages from that calendar.
Circle the thirteen letters that should be capitalized. Write them on the dotted lines at
the bottom. The letters will spell out the name of the most heartfelt holiday of the year.
Wednesday,
November 11
Monday,
January 26
Monday,
September 7
SaturdayMonday,
September 1921
veterans Day
asian Lunar
New Year
labor Day
eid-al-Fitr
Thursday,
December 31
tuesday, July 4
Tuesday,
november 3
sunday, April 4
new Years Eve
independence
Day
Friday, June 22
Friday, April 23
dog and Cat

Appreciation
Day
arbor Day
Riddle
Easter
election Day
Monday,
September 28
yom Kippur
The letters that should be capitalized spell out a heartfelt holiday:

Answer:
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Capitalize brand name products and

the names of companies and stores.
Capital
Letters
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Below, circle the letters that should be capitalized. Each letter you
circle begins the name of a popular brand, company, store, and so on.
Those letters will spell out names of baseball teams. Write the team
names on the lines. See if you can hit a home run and name each team!
1.
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Capital
Letters
In the posters below, circle all the
letters that should be capitalized in
the titles of books, plays, etc. The
letters you circle will spell out the
names of birds.
1.
2.
3.
Capitalize the rst word, the last word, and all the
main words in titles of books, movies, albums, songs,
plays, musicals, magazines, newspapers, video games,
and television shows. Capitalize all nouns, pronouns,
and verbs. Dont capitalize small words like conjunctions
(and, or, but, etc.), articles (the, a, an), or prepositions (to,
for, in, of, by, etc.) unless theyre the rst or last words in
the title or have at least four letters.
Note: Titles are usually put into italics (or underlined if
handwritten), except for the titles of songs, stories, and
poems, which are put in quotation marks.
BEST-SELLING BOOK!
6.
how to amuse the whiskers of a kitten
dragons and unicorns cant kiss
Bird:
Bird:
HIT SONG!
7.
judo, acrobatics, and yoga
Bird:
Bird:
BLOCKBUSTER HORROR FILM!
8.
GREAT BROADWAY MUSICAL!
terror everywhere! right now!
castle of raindrops, ocean of wonder
Bird:
Bird:
AWARD-WINNING ANIMAL
TV SHOW!
Bird:
SOLD-OUT BROADWAY PLAY!
lets all raid the kitchen
POPULAR NEWSPAPER!
kentucky independent world inquirer
Bird:
octopuses, walruses, and lizards
5.
EXERCISE MAGAZINE!
give us lots of love
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CHART-TOPPING ALBUM!
10.
WORLDS BEST VIDEO GAME!

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Capital Letters I:
Mixed Practice
On this page, you can

practice all the rules about
capital letters that youve
learned in this packet.
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words of sentences or direct quotations; the beginning of proper nouns and proper
adjectives; days of the week, months, holidays, and special events; brand names and
names of companies or stores; and main words in the titles of books, movies, songs,
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summer, and easter is in the spring.
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new york (except in zoos), aaron.
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uganda and Raisin bran in albania.
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game below.
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to the TV station
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Capital Letters II
If you know when to use capital letters, you can identify
historical events and show respect for people and their
titles, such as President Washington and Mrs. Norden. You
can show the difference between a direction (Go north two
blocks) and a region (I live in the North). You can write the
greetings and closings of letters, and even know when to
write Uncle or uncle.

1. Capital Letters: regions
vs. directions
2. Capital Letters:
historical events and
documents
3. Capital Letters:
greetings and closings of
letters
4. Capital Letters: a
persons official title
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In this packet, youll learn several uses of capital letters

Professor Grammars Punctuation Packets 2011 by Marvin Terban Scholastic Teaching Resources
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comes before the region word. This usually means you
should capitalize it: She was born in the West but lived in the
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34 letters that should be capitalized according to the rule above.
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great speech.
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capital letters. Circle the nine letters that
should be capitalized according to the rule
at right.
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the titles. Theyre proper nouns.)
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used without the persons name, like this:
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great speech.
president
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governor
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persons name. Relative titles are words like mom,
dad, mother, father, aunt, and uncle.
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Letters
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Below are some notes that people
left on refrigerators. Circle the eleven
letters that should be capitalized
according to the rule at right.
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like this: I need money, Mom.
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End Punctuation:
Periods, Question Marks,

Exclamation Points
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an exclamatory sentence (a sentence
that expresses very strong feelings).
Here are some sentences with powerful
emotions:
Exclamation
Points
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Below are groups of three sentences. One
sentence asks a question; one makes a
statement; one expresses strong emotions. Put an
exclamation point after the sentences that express
strong emotions. (If you like, add the other end
punctuation, too.) Then, circle the letters that
come right before the exclamation points you
added, and write them on the lines below. At the
end, when you read the circled letters aloud; they
will sound out the answer to the riddle.
Joy: It stopped raining so we can have

the wedding outside!
Fright: Theres a weird thing under my
bed!
Excitement: Were winning! Were
winning!
Surprise: John, you came to my party!
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What did the surprised bank robber say when he cracked open a
safe with no money in it?
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Exclamation
Points
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The four little poems that follow contain
a lot of strong emotions. A total of 18
exclamation points need to be added.
Please put them where theyre needed
after interjections and at the end of
sentences.
Us an exclamation point after a strong interjection

Use
or at the end of a forceful command. An interjection
is a word or group of words expressing emotions
(usually at the beginning of a sentence). A command
(u
orders or insists that you do something.
or
After an interjection: Oh, no! I just dropped my cell
Af
phone into the lake!
After a command: Stop that at once!
Notice that a sentence that shows strong feelings
ends with an exclamation point, too. Its called an
exclamatory sentence.
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Below are little conversations between people.
The sentences are missing their punctuation marks.
Some of the sentences are declarative (they make statements).
Others may ask a question or express strong emotions or commands.
Decide which sentences are declarative and state facts. Add periods
to the end of those sentences only. Then, add up all the numbers
in front of the sentences that needed periods, and youll have the
answer to the question at the end. (If you like, you can add question
marks and exclamation points to the other sentences.)
Use a period at the end of

a declarative sentence (a
sentence that states a fact),
like this: Hummingbirds can
fly backwards.
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330" Yj{"fkf"{qw"uc{"vjcv
40" Yjcv"ujqwnf"yg"fq
340" Yjcv"fkf"K"uc{
50" K"co"iqkpi"vq"ycxg"yjgp"kv"iqgu"d{
350" [qw"uckf"{qw"nkmg"curctciwu
360" K"fq
60" Ku"vqfc{"Ygfpgufc{
370" Dwv"yj{"fkf"{qw"uc{"kv
70" Kv"ku
80" "[kmgu."K"hqtiqv"vq"uvwf{"hqt"vjg"ocvj"
vguv
90" K"nkmg"vwtrqnlgu
:0" Yjcv"ctg"vjg{
;0" Vjg{tg"urqvvgf"rkiu
320" K"urqvvgf"qpg"qpeg
380" Jgnr""Jgnr
390" Yjcvu"vjg"ocvvgt
3:0" Cp"gctvjswcmg"ku"ujcmkpi"vjg"jqwug
3;0" Vjcvu"lwuv"cp"gngrjcpv"ycnmkpi"d{
420" Oqpg{"fqgupv"itqy"qp"vtggu
430" Vjgp"yj{"fq"dcpmu"jcxg"dtcpejgu
Question
What number does the Roman numeral C stand for?
Answer:
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Periods
Cevkxkv{"Fktgevkqpu
Below are sentences with no end
punctuation. Put a period only at the end
of the sentences that are mild imperatives,
according to the rule at right. Circle the first
letter of each imperative sentence, then put
the letters in order on the lines below. They
will spell out one of the longest words in
English that has no repeated letters. It
will also answer the question at the end.
(Hint: It has 13 letters.)
Use a period at the end of a mild imperative

sentence. A mild imperative gives a mild
command, makes a request, or expresses a wish,
like this:
Mild Command: Sit in that seat.
Request: Pass the salt, please.
Wish: Have a happy birthday.
A mild imperative sentence that begins with will
can sometimes sound like a question: Will you
please shut the window. This is really a request, not
a question. For a simple request, put a period at
the end of the sentence. If the sentence expresses
strong emotion, put an exclamation point after it.
Sometimes imperative sentences tell a person
what not to do, like this: Dont speak.
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340" Gplq{"{qwtugnh"cv"vjg"ocuswgtcfg"rctv{
40" Tckug"{qwt"jcpf"kh"{qw"mpqy"vjg"cpuygt
350" Oqxg"{qwt"dcd{"fkpqucwt"vq"vjg"pgzv"ecig
50" [guvgtfc{"ycu"o{"ecpct{u"dktvjfc{
360" Cum"swguvkqpu"kh"{qw"fqpv"wpfgtuvcpf"
uqogvjkpi
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70" Qrgp"{qwt"dqqmu"vq"vjg"ejcrvgt"qp"vcr/
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90" Wpdwvvqp"vjg"dcd{u"eqcv"yjgp"{qw"iq"kpukfg
:0" Kv"tckpgf"qp"vjg"rctcfg."dwv"yg"uvknn"jcf"kv
;0" Dghqtg"{qw"gcv."ycuj"{qwt"jcpfu
320" O{"pkgegu"pcog"ku"Lcfg."nkmg"vjg"itggp"uvqpg
330" Ngv"cnn"vjg"upcmgu"qwv"qh"vjgkt"ecigu"dghqtg"
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Question
What does a kid get sent to the principals office for?
Answer:
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Use a period after abbreviations and

initials, like this:
Periods
Ms. Consuela K. Schlepkis was born at 8:14

a.m. on Aug. 14 in Washington, DC.
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A conference of important people is about to begin. But the periods have been left out of the
abbreviations on their name cards. Please put them in before the guests arrive. Then, write what
you think each abbreviation stands for on the blank line.
ABBREVIATIONS GAME
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Jgnnq."Ko"
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Jgnnq."Ko"
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Cevkxkv{"4"Fktgevkqpu<"Put the periods where they belong in these famous authors initials.
Then circle what you think the initials stand for.
AUTHORS INITIALS GAME

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Punctuation
Tic- Tac-Toe
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Which of the sentences below have periods, question marks, and exclamation points in the right
places? Mark each correct sentence by putting an X in the checkbox. Get three Xs in a row
and you win! Tic-Tac-Toe can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Hint: There are two ways to
win the game below.
It is always colder
in winter than in
summer.
Flee. Run. Escape.

A spaceship full
of monsters has
just landed in the
schoolyard?
In 44 BC, Julius
Caesar was the boss
of Rome!
Dont eat that! The

cat licked it.
Daddy, why is the

grass green? Why
is the sky blue?
If you mix blue and

red together, you
get purple?
P. T. Barnum was a
great circus owner
in the late 1800s.
Rats. I just stepped

in mud with my
brand new shoes?
Is the male peacock

prettier than the
female?
Just for
Fun!
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not punctuated correctly.
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Apostrophes
Apostrophes are handy for lots of things. They help
nouns show ownership. (Amys cat) They show where
letters are missing in contractions. (its, youll, dont) They
can even make numbers, lowercase letters, and symbols
plural. (Dot your is and cross your ts.)

1. Apostrophes: singular
possessives
2. Apostrophes: plural
possessives
3. Apostrophes:
compound possessives
4. Apostrophes: joint
ownership and multiple
possessives
5. Apostrophes:
contractions
6. Apostrophes: plural
numbers, letters, and
symbols
In the example below, four apostrophes are missing from

the sentence. Can you see where they go?
Ocmg"uwtg"vjgtgu"pq"okuvcmg"qp"Dncpecu"rquvgt<"
Jkrrqrqvcowu"ujqwnf"dg"urgnngf"ykvj"vjtgg"ru"cpf"
vyq"qu0"
Heres where apostrophes should go:

Ocmg"uwtg"vjgtgu"pq"okuvcmg"qp"Dncpecu"rquvgt<"
Jkrrqrqvcowu"ujqwnf"dg"urgnngf"ykvj"vjtgg"ru"cpf"
vyq"qu0
Crquvtqrjgu"jgnr"wu"
" ocmg"ukpiwnct"cpf"rnwtcn"pqwpu"ujqy"qypgtujkr
" ocmg"eqorqwpf"pqwpu"ujqy"qypgtujkr
" ujqy"lqkpv"qypgtujkr"cpf"ownvkrng"rquuguukxgu
" "ujqy"yjgtg"ngvvgtu"ctg"okuukpi"kp"eqpvtcevkqpu
" "ocmg"pwodgtu."nqygtecug"ngvvgtu."cpf"
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In this packet, youll learn several uses of apostrophes by

doing fun activities and word games.
Apostrophes Tic-Tac-Toe
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To make a singular noun show

ow
ownership, just add sno matter
wh
what letters the word ends with.
Apostrophes
Every cubby below has something special in it that
belongs to a child. Therefore, the names need to show
ownership. You know how to do that. Its as easy as
this: All singular possessive nouns end with s. Make
each name a possessive.
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Examples: my bosss car, Justins
shoe
shoe, Luiss bat, Amandas job,
Mr. Burgesss dog
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Make a plural noun possessive

(show ownership) by adding an
apostrophe () or apostrophe + s (s),
depending on the last letter of the
word.
Apostrophes
Construction of the towns new Recreation Center
is almost finished. Now the signs have to be put up.
Oops! Someone has to fix the signs! Can you help?
Look at the last letter of each of the plural nouns in
bold type and decide if you should add an apostrophe
() or an apostrophe and an s (s) to make the words
possessive. Put the or s where it belongs.
B OY S
LOCKERS
WOMEN
ROOM
LADIES
CHANGING
AREA
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PEOPLE
GARDEN
If the last letter of the plural noun

is s, just add an apostrophe to make
it possessive:
actors costumes, runners sneakers,
citizens votes, clowns tricks,
babies diapers
If the last letter of the plural noun is
not s, add s to make it possessive,
like this:
deers tracks, alumnis records,
shs tank
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Apostrophes
A big family is taking a trip together. Below is
their packing list. Make sure to add s wherever
needed so that everything goes where it is
supposed to.
Add apostrophe + s (s) to the end

of singular compound nouns with
hyphens to make them possessive (show
ownership): editor-in-chiefs desk.
A compound noun is made up of two or
three words. Sometimes the words are
combined into one word: scare + crow =
scarecrow. Sometimes they stay as two
separate words: school bus. Sometimes the
words are connected by hyphens: editorin-chief. When the compound noun is
hyphenated, follow the rule above.
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At a very noisy airport, a little boy proudly said to a lady,
I have a suitcase. She replied, Yes, you do have a cute face.
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To show joint ownership of one thing or to show

w:
possession of multiple things, here are rules to follow:
Apostrophes
When two or more people own the same thing together,

put an apostrophe + s (s) on the end of the nal name:
These frames have no pictures. The
words above the frames tell what
the picture should be. Decide if the
people in the pictures own an item
together or if each person owns
something separately. Then draw the
picture. Add s where it belongs in
the caption under each picture.
Barbara and Howards house (Barbara and Howard own

the same house together.)
Jake, Josh, and Joes hamster (The three brothers own one
hamster together.)
When two or more people own different things, put an
apostrophe + s (s) on the end of each persons name:
Fatimas and Lourdess houses (Fatima and Lourdes have
their own separate houses.)
Aarons, Jessicas, and Jades toys (Each child owns his or
her own toys.)
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Apostrophes
In contractions, put apostrophes where the

missing letter or letters went. If you contract
(squeeze) is not into one word and take
out the letter o, it becomes isnt. Thats a
contraction. The apostrophe goes where the o
used to be. Sometimes more than one letter is
missing: Theyve = They have.
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In the sentences below, put apostrophes in
the contractions where the letters have been
omitted. Count the number of apostrophes you
put in each sentence and write that number in the box provided. When youre finished, add
up all the numbers. The correct sum will answer the math question at the bottom of the page.
1.
She doesnt know if weve got enough money or if we havent.
2.
Shouldnt you be asking if well arrive on time or if wed be wise to

turn back before its too late?
3.
Im sorry, but shell have to wait her turn or theyll all get angry
before youve sung the song.
4.
My sister cant run that fast, so youll just have to slow down or shell
make us go home earlier than wed expected.
5.
Theyre the ones hes been talking about because they wouldnt give
him any cookies.
6.
Theyll love the new teacher because hes very nice, and thatll make
them happy.
7.
Ive walked six miles to see them, but theyre not home, and they
shouldve been, so thats all I have to say about that.
8.
Arent you worried that theres going to be a snowstorm tonight and

we wont be able to go to school tomorrow?
9.
If he hadnt said what he said, she wouldnt have said what she said,
and they wouldve had a better time at the party, dont you think?
10.
Whats that, and wheres the thingamajig, and whos he, and whens the
show, and whod like to go?
Question
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To make lowercase letters plural, add s, like

this:
Apostrophes
These signs give good instructions, but
some apostrophes are missing. Help fix the
signs by putting in the apostrophes where
they belong.
There are two as at the beginning of aardvark.

(Without the apostrophe, the as would look like
the word as, and that would be confusing.)
To make symbols and punctuation marks
plural, add s, like this:
You painted the signs wrong. The
so everybodys getting lost!
s should be
s,
Dont put so many !s at the end of your sentences. It

makes you sound hyper.
Tip: Some signs dont need any fixing.
:
MATH STUDENTS
6s and your 9s.
r
u
yo
se
fu
n
co
t
Don
Heres when NOT to use an apostrophe!

To make numbers, decades, and centuries
plural, just add s:
There are two 3s in my phone number. Some great
songs were written in the 1990s.
*To make capital letters plural, just add s:
TEST TAKERS:
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GAME
PLAYERS:
To play
Tic-Tac-Toe, first
draw a lot of # s.
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Little kids must learns their ABCs. Make sure your

Es dont look like Fs.
Note: The old rule to make numbers and capital
letters plural was to add (s), so you may come
across this when reading: Make sure your Es
dont look like Fs. Thats ne, but be sure to
follow the new rule in your own writing: just
add s.
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SPELLERS:
High School Juniors:

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EVERYBODY:
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Mind your p s a
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Be sure to spell
Mississippi
with four i s and
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by putting an X in the checkbox. Get three Xs in a row and you win! Tic-Tac-Toe can be vertical,
horizontal, or diagonal. Hint: There are two ways to win the game.
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4 Ive always thought
5 In the 1800s,
6 The mens room is
7 My schools music
8 Her brother-in-laws
9 Are there any ATMs
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Quotation Marks
Quotations marks go around words to make them stand
out from the rest of the sentence. Words that belong
in quotation marks are direct quotes (the exact words
someone has said), certain titles (songs, poems, chapters in
a book, articles in newspapers or magazines, etc.), words
used in unexpected ways, and denitions of words.

1. Quotation Marks: direct
quotes at the start or end
of a sentence
2. Quotation Marks: direct
quotes, mid-sentence
3. Quotation Marks:
quotes that are broken
into parts
Quotation marks are small but really important. Here is a

sentence without quotation marks:
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Lg"v)cfqtg."yjkej"ogcpu"K"nqxg"{qw"kp"Htgpej."cpf"vjg"
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see how much easier it is to read the sentence.
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titlessongs, poems,
articles, chapters, etc.
5. Quotation Marks:
unfamiliar and
unexpected words
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definitions
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Quotation Marks
When investigating a crime, police detectives often
have to ask people questions to find out what
happened. Then they file reports with the responses
people gave. One such report is below, but all the
quotation marks that should go around what people
said are missing. Thats no good. That will make the
report very hard to read. So grab a pencil and put in the
missing quotation marks. Youll be helping the police.
A di
direct quote tells the exact words that
a pe
person says. Put quotation marks
arou
around a direct quote at the beginning
or eend of a sentence, like this:
My computer just froze again,
said Morgan.
Lucy suggested, Put it near the
replace to warm it up.
Very funny, thought Morgan.
Note: Sometimes even thoughts can be
treated like direct quotes.
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Quotation Marks
Below is an interview with Lorrie Missouri, a famous teen
entertainer. The interview is supposed to appear in an
entertainment magazine, but something went wrong at the
printer. The quotation marks didnt print. You can save the
day. Add the quotation marks so the magazine can go to press
on schedule. Millions of readers will thank you. Whew!
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Put quotation marks around

a direct quote in the middle
of a sentence. A direct quote
states the exact words a person
said. Heres an example of a
direct quote in the middle of a
sentence:
The cow said, Mooooo! and
walked back into the barn.
Missouri
by U. No Who
friends in show
her, Who are your best
d
ke
as
I
ri,
ou
iss
M
s.
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ght for a moment.
business? and she thou
a long time,
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ain
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n
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kn
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e was a knock on the dr
er
th
e,
els
ng
hi
yt
an
y
ping up and
but before she could sa
ve it! and started jum
lie
be
t
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ca
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im
cla
door. Lorrie open it, ex
down with joy.
quired,
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th
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they ignored
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and announced togeth
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and Georgia Georgia.
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cr
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sh
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3
Quotation Marks
The quotations below were spoken or written by
famous people. Each one has been printed as a
broken quote, with the name of the speaker identified
in the middle of the quotation. Put quotation marks
around the exact words the people said. That means
youll have to use in two pairs of quotation marks for
each quote.
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a broken quote. A broken
qu
quote is a direct quote thats
sp
split into two parts, like this:
B
Because of the unexpected heat
wa
wave, the teacher announced, the
annual snowman contest has been
canceled.
As you can see, the direct quote
is broken in the middle, where
the writer tells who is speaking.
1. To be or not to be, said Hamlet, that is the question.

2. Think of all the beauty still left around you, Anne Frank wrote in her diary,
and be happy.
3. History will be kind to me, remarked Winston Churchill, for I intend to write it.
4. I have failed many times, Michael Jordan admitted, and thats why I am a
success.
5. If you tell the truth, advised Mark Twain, you dont have to remember anything.
6. A slip of the foot you may soon recover, wrote Benjamin Franklin, but a slip of
the tongue you may never get over.

7. Keep your face to the sunshine, Helen Keller recommended, and you cannot see
the shadow.
8. We must learn to live together as brothers, said Martin Luther King, Jr., or
perish together as fools.

9. It is not fair to ask of others, wrote Eleanor Roosevelt, what you are unwilling
to do yourself.
10. I never ran my train off the track, Harriet Tubman declared, and I never lost
a passenger.
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Put quotation marks around the titles of songs,

poems, articles in newspapers and magazines,
chapters in books, TV show episodes, essays,
short stories, short plays, speeches, and works
of art.
Quotation
Marks
Here are some examples:
Below are some homework assignments.
Everything is perfect except for the
quotation marks. Theyre missing! Please
add them where they belong according to
the rule at right.
Martin Luther King, Jr.s I Have a Dream speech

is one of the greatest ever made.
My favorite song from The Lion King is Hakuna
Matata.
Note: The titles of books, newspapers, magazines,
movies, and TV shows should be underlined (when
written by hand) or italicized (when typed on a
computer).
TONIGHTS HOMEWORK
MUSIC: Learn the song A Night to Remember from High School Musical 3 to sing at the
talent show.
ART HISTORY: Find out why Leonardo da Vincis painting Mona Lisa is also called La
Gioconda.
LITERATURE: Read the chapter called Castle in the Air from The Phantom Tollbooth.
SCIENCE: Watch the episode called Your Nose on The Amazing Human Body tonight at
8:00 p.m. on Channel 66, and be sure to take notes.
JOURNALISM: Interview a teacher and write an article for the school newspaper called
My Teachers Favorite Things.
ART: Find pictures online of the famous statue The Thinker by Auguste Rodin and think
about it.
PLAYWRITING: Write a short play called Nobody Will Believe This that begins with the
sentence, Nobody will believe this.
POETRY: Underline all the words you dont know in the poem When Cats Bark from the
book Animal Poetry.
PUBLIC SPEAKING: Watch the video of a speech Barack Obama gave called The American
Promise and nd out what the promise is.
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Quotation
Marks
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You sometimes hear interesting things
people say on a bus, train, or even an
elevator. Youre not eavesdropping.
Theyre just talking loudly. Below are
some comments overheard on a bus.
Please add quotation marks according
to the rule at right.
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Put quotation marks around words or short phrases that
are used in special, unusual, or peculiar ways. These
words could be sarcastic, slang, ironic (the opposite of
what you expect), funny, or they could even be nicknames.
Here are some examples:
Sarcastic: I was still hungry after I ate that huge dinner my
aunt promised me.
Nickname: Because he jumped so high, Michael Jordan was
called Air Jordan.
Slang: This campre is cool.
Ironic: That tall kid blocking my view is called Shorty.
1. Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain, the great basketball player, was over 7 feet tall.
2. Because a $100 bill has Ben Franklins picture on it, some people call it a
Benjamin.
3. After he failed all his exams, his friends started calling him The Brain, but he
didnt like the joke.
4. She rented a furnished apartment over the phone, but it had only a window
shade and shower curtain.
5. President Eisenhower was called Ike, and President Lincoln was known as
Honest Abe.
6. The so-called food they serve at the cafeteria tastes like cardboard and rubber.
7. My brother wouldnt go to that movie with us because he thought it was a
chick ick.
8. The free sample I ordered online cost over $10 for shipping and handling!
9. The new student from England says were his mates, calls gym shoes
plimsolls, and goes on holiday when we take our vacation.
10. That easy test the teacher promised had 100 hard questions!
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denitions, like this:
Quotation Marks
Help write the script for what happened on a TV
quiz show called Weird Words. Two contestants
competed against each other to define words and
win prizes. Please put quotations marks around
the definitions. (Hint: There are seven definitions
below.) It may be hard to believe, but every one
of the weird words on this page is real.
QUIZMASTER: Contestant #1, your first
word is arglebargle.
When you twiddle your ngers,

you twist or turn them
absent-mindedly.
My Latin teacher says carpe diem means
seize the day.
Note: The word that is being dened
is usually put in italics, like this:
arachnophobia (fear of spiders). Foreign
words are always italicized whether
they are being dened or not: Blumen
(owers in German).
CONTESTANT 1: Oh, thats easy. Arglebargle means an argument.

CONTESTANT 2: No, it doesnt.
CONTESTANT 1: Yes, it does!
QUIZMASTER: Lets not have an arglebargle about it.
CONTESTANT #2: This show is giving me collywobbles.
QUIZMASTER: What are those?
CONTESTANT #1: Collywobbles means stomach pains.
CONTESTANT #2: Thats because youre trying to bamboozle me, and bamboozle means to cheat
somebody.
CONTESTANT #1: I wont stand for this jiggery-pokery any more.
QUIZMASTER: Jiggery-pokery means dishonest behavior, folks.
CONTESTANT #2: Im totally flabbergasted!
QUIZMASTER: That means astonished. And so am I. Ive got to end this kerfuffle
(thats a commotion or ruckus) immediately.
CONTESTANT #1: This is worse than a kerfuffle. Its a brouhaha!
CONTESTANT #2: I know that word. Brouhaha means a kerfuffle.
QUIZMASTER: Ive had enough of this arglebargle, jiggery-pokery, kerfuffle, and brouhaha. Im
getting collywobbles, too. Im going home.
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Which of the sentences below have all the quotation marks where they should be? Mark each
correct sentence by putting an X in the little checkbox. Get three Xs in a row and you win!
game below.
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4 He shouted, This
5 I would if I could,
6 I never knew that
7 Someone ripped
8 I thought I lost my
9 I liked all the poems
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; Because he has a lot
walk the goat after

dinner, said his
mother.
hullabaloo means
a hubbub, which
means an excited
fuss. Did you?
in this book except

the one called
The Mouse in the
House.
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that ever happened
to me!
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this magazine
entitled Dont
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Just for
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lift.
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cant, so I wont.
cell phone, said my

father, but it was
right on the table
where I left it.
of allergies, we call
my brother Sneezy.

putting in quotation marks
where they belong.
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Colons and
Semicolons

1. Colons: lists,
explanations; memos
2. Colons: business
letters; bulletins,
warnings, etc.
A colon is a period on top of another period (:).

A semicolon is a period on top of a comma (;). Theyre
cute punctuation marksand very handy. Use a colon
before a summary, list, or explanation. A colon is also
used in the greeting of a business letter, for dialogue
in scripts, and to show time (6:45 p.m.). A semicolon
connects related, independent clauses, and separates
items in a list when the list already has commas.
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be sent out right away to the employees
of a company. But all the colons are
missing, and some people might not
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Yours truly,
Peter
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Rwpevwcvkqp"Twngu
Use a colon to separate the hour

from the minutes when you
write out time, like this:
He was born at exactly 12:43 a.m.
Colons
In the script of a play or movie,

use a colon to separate the name
of a character from the words he
or she says.
Cevkxkv{"Fktgevkqpu
Below is the script for a scene in a movie. A
crime has been committed, and the detective is
questioning witnesses. Its important for her to
determine the exact time of the crime. Help her
out by putting colons where they belong. Thirtyone of them have mysteriously disappeared.
Superman: Up, up, and away!

Lois: He sure sounds a lot like
Clark Kent.
WHAT TIME DID THE LIGHTS GO OUT?

Scene Three. The Detective is questioning witnesses in the
drawing room.
Detective At what time did all the
lights go out?
Witness 3 I disagree again. I didnt

get my lunch until 115. I was starving!
Witness 1 623 a.m.
Detective Well, that solves the case.
Witness 2 No, it was 713 a.m.
Witnesses 1, 2, and 3 What case?
Witness 3 I disagree. It was more like

833 a.m.
Detective The case of when the lights

went out!
Detective Well, what time did they go

back on?
Witnesses 1, 2, and 3 Well, when did

they go out?
Witness 1 Sometime between 953 a.m.

and 1043 a.m.
Detective At exactly 747 a.m.
Witness 2 No, no. It was much closer

to 840 a.m.
Witness 3 I disagree again. It was
much later. Probably around 1150 a.m.
Detective Well, what time was lunch
served?
Witness 1 The same time it always is.
1230 p.m.
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Witnesses 1, 2, and 3 How did you

discover that?
Detective It was on the news. There
was a blackout at that moment all
over the city.
Witnesses 1, 2, and 3 Youre brilliant!
Detective I know. And modest, too.
Oh, its 426 p.m. I have to get back to
the station.
4
Semicolons
Here are a bunch of independent
clauses (clauses that can be
sentences by themselves). They
have been put together to make
compound sentences. A semicolon
is needed to hold the clauses
together; please put them in where
they belong.
Rwpevwcvkqp"Twng
Use a semicolon to connect related main
clauses in a compound sentence if theres no
conjunction (linking word).
A clause is a group of words with a subject
and a verb. A main clause could be a sentence by itself. A
compound sentence is made up of main clauses that are
related in meaning. Here are some examples.
Sentence 1: His sister collects rocks.
Sentence 2: He likes to read.
Compound sentence: His sister collects rocks; he likes to read.
Note: This sentence could also be written as His sister
collects rocks, and he likes to read. A semicolon can sometimes
take the place of a comma and a conjunction.
Heres another example of a semicolon connecting clauses:
It snowed all through the night; in the morning we made
snowpeople in the field.
1. Her uncle is a butcher + her aunt makes the hamburgers =

Her uncle is a butcher her aunt makes the hamburgers.
2. It rains a lot here in April + its great for growing flowers =
It rains a lot here in April its great for growing flowers.
3. Grandpa looks great with his beard + he should have grown it years ago =
Grandpa looks great with his beard he should have grown it years ago.
4. Its been raining for three days + its great weather for ducks =
Its been raining for three days its great weather for ducks.
5. Shes been studying astronomy + she loves the stars =
Shes been studying astronomy she loves the stars.
6. Everest is the highest mountain on Earth + Cotahuasi, in Peru, is the deepest canyon
= Everest is the highest mountain on Earth Cotahuasi, in Peru, is the deepest canyon.
7. A hamburger has no ham in it + a hot dog is not a dog =
A hamburger has no ham in it a hot dog is not a dog.
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5
Semicolons
Some fairy tale characters have sent text
messages to other fairy tale characters. Theyve
used some of the conjunctions and phrases
from the list at right, but they forgot to put in
semicolons where they belong. Thats your job.
Add one semicolon to each text message below.
Rwpevwcvkqp"Twng
Put a semicolon in front of the
following conjunctions and phrases
when they join clauses together.
accordingly
also
as a result
besides
consequently
for example
for this reason
furthermore
hence
however
in addition
in fact
indeed
moreover
nevertheless
on the contrary
on the other hand
that is
therefore
thus
Note: Always put a comma after these

conjunctions and phrases.
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[qw"cvg"o{"itcpfoqvjgt"cu"c"tguwnv.""
Ko"pqv"{qwt"htkgpf0"
Nkvvng"Okuu"Owhhgv"vq"vjg"Urkfgt<"
[qw"htkijvgpgf"og"cyc{"pgxgtvjgnguu.""
Ko"eqokpi"dcem"hqt"o{"ewtfu"cpf"yjg{0"
Dki"Dcf"Yqnh"vq"Nkvvng"Tgf"Tkfkpi"Jqqf<"
Rgqrng"vjkpm"Ko"ogcp"qp"vjg"eqpvtct{.""
Ko"c"pkeg"iw{0"Tgcnn{0"
Rtkpeg"Ejctokpi"vq"Ekpfgtgnnc<"
[qwt"hqqv"v"vjg"incuu"unkrrgt"hqt"vjku"tgcuqp."
Knn"octt{"{qw0"
Iqnfknqemu"vq"Vjg"Vjtgg"Dgctu<""
K"ungrv"kp"{qwt"dgfu"kp"cffkvkqp."K"cvg"{qwt"
rqttkfig0"Uqtt{0"
Dgcwv{"vq"vjg"Dgcuv<"
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ecp"dg"nqxcdng."vqq0"
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Ko"c"itgcv"jqwugmggrgt"hqt"gzcorng."K"ecp"
engcp."eqqm."cpf"ugy0
Jcpugn"vq"Itgvgn<"
Kvu"igvvkpi"fctm"oqtgqxgt."ygtg"nquv"kp"vjg"
yqqfu0""[kmgu#
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Knn"jwhh"cpf"Knn"rwhh"kp"hcev."Knn"dnqy"{qwt""
jqwugu"fqyp0""
Lknn"vq"Lcem<""
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hcnn"fqyp"vjku"vkog0
8:
Rwpevwcvkqp"Twng
Use a semicolon between groups of words in

a series that already have commas in them,
like this:
Semicolons
Below is the poster for a three-ring circus that
announces who will be performing in each ring.
The sentences are confusing because there
are no semicolons to separate the groups of
words. Please put them in so the circus-goers
will know who is performing in each ring.
In
Ring
1
The singers were from Chelsea, Massachusetts;

Brooklyn, New York; and Dallas, Texas.
At the pet store, Martin bought bird seeds, a fish
tank, and a gerbil cage; at the supermarket, he got
eggs, bananas, and milk; and at the computer store,
he got a printer, a flash drive, and blank DVDs.
In
Ring
2
In
Ring
3
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Dnc|g"cpf"Hncog."vjg"
tg/gcvkpi"htqiu0
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fctgfgxkn"vtcrg|g"
ctvkuvu"Dqqo."vjg"
jwocp"ecppqpdcnn"
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nkqpu"oqwvj0"
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lwiingu"dwddngu."
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8;
Punctuation
Tic- Tac-Toe
qnqpu
Eqnqpu"cpf"Ugoke
Which of the sentences below have the colons and semicolons in the right places? Mark each
correct sentence by putting an X in the little checkbox. Get three Xs in a row and you win!
game below.
3 Father How did you
do on your report card?
Son Like Abraham

Lincoln.
Father What do mean?
Take these items to

the yard sale: your
old CDs, your dads
typewriter, and the
green hula hoops.
From Customer
Service
Date Aug. 14, 2010
Subject The New Can
Opener
Son I went down in

history.
6 The chicken played
the piano the rabbit

danced.
9 To the members of
Congress:
It doesnt work!
Hello there.
Jimmy
Just for
Fun!
92
To The Sales Dept.
The day was

beautiful: sunny,
warm, and breezy.
If you leave at 7:45

a.m., and theres no
trafc, youll get to
school by 8:10 a.m., at
the latest.
Ticket holders
Line up single le.
Dont push!
The dam burst and

ooded the town;
consequently, the
parade was canceled.

putting in the colons and
semicolons where they belong.

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Introduction: Who Says Punctuation Cant Be Fun? . . . . . 4

How to Use This Book

Here are suggestions for making best

Reinforce your language arts curriculum: These packets are

his cofn Lynd

In this packet, youll learn several uses of the comma

Check off each activity

Now lets put in all the missing commas and see

In this packet, youll learn several uses of the comma

1. Six of the longest rivers in the world

2. Earth Jupiter Uranus Mars Pluto (a

4. Goslings squabs hatchlings ephynas

3. William Shakespeare wrote many

6. My favorite animated movies are Up

Put a comma after a mild interjection

Note: An interjection is a word or

My brother really doesnt like peanut butter and mushroom sandwiches.

My goodness rabbits can hop fast when they want to.

Gosh all my licorice melted in the sun.

Yuck cotton candy really sticks to your face, doesnt it?

My dear friend from camp is visiting this weekend.

Uh-oh everybody just went out the wrong door.

Oops Carl squirted ketchup on my new shirt.

Oh dear a page from my homework just blew out the window.

What very fast vehicle is spelled the same backwards and

Put a comma after a clause or

Use commas between certain words that might

This sentencewithout the comma is confusing.

When the mosquitoes came out in went the people.

While they were flying nine planes flew in front of them.

Outside the bedroom carpet the hallway.

Though we believe in recycling our brother doesnt.

After you read the book report on it to the class.

Please tell Paul Revere is a city in Massachusetts.

When he began painting everyone said he needed art lessons.

To make ice chill water.

Before they finished eating the chicken flew away.

To Abraham Lincoln seemed like a good capital for Nebraska.

Inside your grandpas barn was noisy.

Which word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?

Use commas after the greeting (salutation) and closing

Dear President Washington

Dear President Jefferson

Is it true that you had wooden teeth?

Some people say you invented the coat hanger,

Dear President Obama

Use one or two commas to set off a noun of direct

What is full of holes Amanda

Which weighs more

Why didnt the skeleton go

Dennis why did Draculas

Jane they both

Because Matt he had

Because of his cofn Lynda.

When the stage

You cant bring an

knew our teacher

Pitch the tent

Since its raining

Fix the sentences that are

Check off each activity

A comma is like a trafc ofcer for sentences. It tells