Punctuation Marks- 5th & 6th

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2020

4th, 5th & 6th Grade

punctuation marks

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AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO LET'S PRACTICE USING PUNCTUATION AND COMMAS CORRECTLY.

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Place the sentences in the correct column.

How did you feel after the game

Could you please help me with my chores

Tomorrow, I have an early morning flight

I can't believe how beautiful this view is

I'm so excited that I just won a prize

Answers

Read each sentence and circle the correct punctuation mark.

What's the plan___

Remember

Answers

I can't wait for Saturday___

On Saturdays, they go to the park___

Would you call me tonight___

Do you think he'll win___

Look at the example.

She says she'll call you___

Correct

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Are the commas used correctly in these sentences?

Incorrect

The police said that the robber escaped in a little, fast red sports car.

Correct

Incorrect

Incorrect

We use commas to separate lists of two or more adjectives, nouns or phrases.

Reason:

The police said that the robber escaped in a little, fast, red, sports car.

Example:

Yosemite National Park has some very beautiful landscapes, but we must be careful to protect it from forest fires.

Incorrect

Correct

Correct

Reason:

We use commas to separate two clauses.

Clause 1

Yosemite National Park has some very beautiful landscapes, but we must be careful to protect it from forest fires.

Example:

Clause 2

Surprisingly some people are still afraid to fly in airplanes.

Incorrect

Correct

Incorrect

We use commas after an introductory word or phrase.

Reason:

Introductory word

Surprisingly, some people are still afraid of flying in airplanes.

Example:

We found cockroaches in our basement so we had to call an exterminator.

Incorrect

Correct

Incorrect

Reason:

We use commas to separate two clauses.

Clause 1

Example:

We found cockroaches in our basement, so we had to call an exterminator.

Clause 2

Can you go to the grocery store and buy flour, sugar, milk, eggs and laundry detergent?

Correct

Incorrect

Correct

We use commas to separate lists of two or more adjectives, nouns or phrases.

Reason:

Can you go to the grocery store and buy flour, sugar, milk, eggs and laundry detergent?

Example:

Edit the text. Use the editing marks to find the punctuation mistakes in the paragraph. Use pencil tool to mark text.

Did you know that many famous women also helped fight for civil rights in the USA Rosa Parks was a brave strong woman who refused to follow a law that black people could only sit at the back of the bus Why would someone deliberately break the law Beacause it was wrong Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book called Uncle Tom's Cabin It showed why slavery was wrong and it made many people want to change the laws There are so many women that have made a difference in American history How many other famous women do you know

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