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Vocabulary
- Commas
- Series
- Tag questions
- Introductory elements
- Direct address
Knowledge
- Commas are used to separate groups of words.
- Commas are used to separate introductory elements, which consist of phrases and words that appear before the main clause of the sentence.
- A tag question is a question that is added at the end of a sentence; it consists of two basic elements: a verb and a pronoun.
- A direct address means to direct a statement to a particular person, and a comma is used to separate the person's name from the rest of the sentence.
Skills
- Write sentences that correctly use commas to separate words in a series, such as cat, dog, turtle, etc.
- Write sentences that correctly use a comma to separate introductory elements from the rest of a sentence, such as In the nighttime, people have a harder time driving.
- Write sentences with tag questions with correct comma usage, such as She didn't forget to call you, did she?
- Write sentences with direct addresses that correctly use a comma, such as Jackie, are you leaving so soon?
Understanding
- Commas are a common punctuation mark that are used for a variety of purposes.
