Comma, Colons, and Semicolons

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Comma, Colons, and Semicolons

• Punctuation Lesson

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Who Cares?

• Using punctuation is like pausing between words
  and ideas when you speak.
• Imagine if you didnt take pause between words
  and sentences when speaking.
• Would that be effective communication?

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Commas

• Separate items in a series.
• Set off interrupting information.
• ,
• Examples
• Will there be drinks, snacks, and games at the
  party?
• Chicago, the largest city in Illinois, is home
  to almost three million people.

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Interrupting Information

• Nonessential phrases may come at the beginning,
  middle, or end of a sentence.
• Examples
• On a beautiful spring day, they had a picnic.
• Picnics, an old tradition, can be a lot of fun.
• Dad grilled ribs, the big ones from Costco.
• The guy who sold them to him smiled.

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Semicolons

• Semicolons join independent clauses.
• Its also like using the word furthermore.
• Examples
• My mom said I couldnt go to the party I didnt
  want to go anyway.
• Bananas are a healthy snack they contain
  potassium which may help your vision.

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Colons

• Colons introduce lists and explanations.
• Its also like using the words and here it is
  or and here they are.
• Examples
• There are many reasons to exercise its good
  for your health, its fun, and its free.
• Bananas are a healthy snack they contain
  potassium which may help your vision.

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Practice

1. Write the following sentences.
2. Punctuate them as best as you can.

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• My sister Amy my friend Kyle and I went to the
  park

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• I brought a lot of stuff food drinks and blankets

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• My aunt Sally who is my favorite aunt talked to
  my mom

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• Most fruits are low in fat they are also high in
  vitamins

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• When we left the park the one at the end of the
  block we went home.