Bellwork:

1. Have your notes, your calendar, a slate, a marker, and an eraser ready to go.

2. List and define comma rules 1-4 without using your notes. (If you were not here, tell me what a comma is used for-Give examples)

3. Provide an example for each when you finish #2.

Comma QuizComma Quiz1) 1) Before he went to the dog park the English Bulldog Before he went to the dog park the English Bulldog

ate a breakfast of Purina brand dog food.ate a breakfast of Purina brand dog food.

2) The English Bulldog loved to run around the field and 2) The English Bulldog loved to run around the field and attack the other dogs.attack the other dogs.

3) The English Bulldog would also creep up on bigger 3) The English Bulldog would also creep up on bigger dogs and he would bite the bigger dogsdogs and he would bite the bigger dogs’’ tails when tails when they werenthey weren’’t looking.t looking.

4) The English Bulldog who only weighs 8 pounds is the 4) The English Bulldog who only weighs 8 pounds is the king of the dog park.king of the dog park.

5) At the end of the day Mirano scoops up the English 5) At the end of the day Mirano scoops up the English Bulldog and takes him home.Bulldog and takes him home.

Comma QuizComma Quiz

6) List at least 4 of the FANBOYS.6) List at least 4 of the FANBOYS.

PURPOSE: using commas properly will help create clarity in your writing and also help you to avoid OVERUSING commas

Objective: to understand the rules for using commas properly and be able to apply the rules in your own writing

COMMASRULE # 5

•Use a comma with expressions such as he said to set off direct quotations

EXAMPLE: Mirano stepped on a spider and then he said, “Oh my! It’s squishy!”

SEMCOLONS

Practice:

1. Ferdinand remarked “What a rainy day it is today.”

COMMAS

SEMCOLONS

Practice:

1. Ferdinand remarked, “What a rainy day it is today.”

COMMAS

SEMICOLONS

Practice:

2. She said he was totally late because he forgot to set his alarm clock.

COMMAS

SEMICOLONS

Practice:

2. She said he was totally late because he forgot to set his alarm clock.

COMMAS

•Use to set off nouns of direct address, the words yes and no, dangling questions, and mild interjections

EXAMPLES:

Forgive us, Mr. Mirano, for eating all the brownies.

Yes, you will have homework tonight.

COMMASRULE # 6

1. Well go ahead and eat that fuzzy cheese from the back of the ‘fridge, if you want to be sick.

Practice:

SEMICOLONSCOMMAS

1. Well, go ahead and eat that fuzzy cheese from the back of the ‘fridge, if you want to be sick.

Practice:

SEMICOLONSCOMMAS

2. Yes it’s completely true that Mr. Mirano has a cat.

Practice:

SEMICOLONSCOMMAS

2. Yes, it’s completely true that Mr. Mirano has a cat

Practice:

SEMICOLONSCOMMAS

3. The cookies were really good weren’t they?

Practice:

SEMICOLONSCOMMAS

3. The cookies were really good, weren’t they?

Practice:

SEMICOLONSCOMMAS

•Use to set off transitional expressions or conjunctive adverbs

EXAMPLE – Movies are often fun to watch; as a result, they often distract people from getting work done.

COMMASRULE #7

Conjunctive Adverbs-adverbs that usually follow the

use of a semi-colonotherwise neverthelesstherefore meanwhilehowever insteadconsequently besides indeed

Transitional expressionsTransitional expressions

A word or phrase that shows a shift in A word or phrase that shows a shift in ideas, tone, or content.ideas, tone, or content.

Examples:Examples:

Now,Now, Actually,Actually,

Next,Next, On the other hand,On the other hand,

Then,Then, As a matter of fact,As a matter of fact,

Finally,Finally,

1. As a matter of fact Mr. Mirano does often sing loudly in his car while driving.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

1. As a matter of fact, Mr. Mirano does often sing loudly in his car while driving.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

2. English class is the most fun one can have in school; however some people choose not to believe that fact of life.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

2. English class is the most fun one can have in school; however, some people choose not to believe that fact of life.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

•Use to set off nonrestrictive appositives

EXAMPLE – Jason Dunham, a Marine, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.

COMMASRULE #8

•An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames a nearby noun. Nonrestrictive appositives are ones that are not needed to clarify the meaning of the sentence.

COMMASRULE #8

1. Tony Stewart a Nascar driver won the Daytona 500 this year.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

1. 1. Tony Stewart, a Nascar driver, won the Daytona 500 this year.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

2. Stephen King’s first novel Carrie was one his wife retrieved from the trash can after he threw it away thinking it was crap.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

2. Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie, was one his wife retrieved from the trash can after he threw it away thinking it was crap.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

3. The old man named Paco by his associates went into the store to buy a gallon of motor oil for his mechanical bull.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

3. The old man, named Paco by his associates, went into the store to buy a gallon of motor oil for his mechanical bull.

SEMICOLONSCOMMASPractice:

LET’S PRACTICE!

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

1. The Simpsons is a funny television show isn’t it?

LET’S PRACTICE!

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

1. The Simpsons is a funny television show, isn’t it?

LET’S PRACTICE!

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

2. Tom’s dog Scout just turned one year old this week.

LET’S PRACTICE!

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

2. Tom’s dog, Scout, just turned one year old this week.

LET’S PRACTICE!

3. She got stung by a bee; as a result her head swelled up to be the size of a pumpkin.

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE!

3. She got stung by a bee; as a result, her head swelled up to be the size of a pumpkin.

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE!

4. Excuse me Mr. Police Officer but I was not speeding.

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE!

4. Excuse me, Mr. Police Officer, but I was not speeding.

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE!

5. Bart said “Don’t have a cow man” after Homer got mad at him for eating all the donuts.

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE!

5. Bart said, “Don’t have a cow man” after Homer got mad at him for eating all the donuts.

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE!

6. The school newspaper Los Caballeros just produced an excellent issue!

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE!

6. The school newspaper, Los Caballeros, just produced its first real issue!

Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE!

Read the following sentences and decide where the semicolon goes in each sentence.

7. She exclaimed “No you cannot spit into the wind and not expect to have a little come back at you.”

LET’S PRACTICE!

Read the following sentences and decide where the semicolon goes in each sentence.

7. She exclaimed, “No, you cannot spit into the wind and not expect to have a little come back at you.”

LET’S PRACTICE!

Read the following sentences and decide where the semicolon goes in each sentence.

8. Mr. Mirano keeps his favorite book The Great Gatsby with him at all times.

LET’S PRACTICE!

Read the following sentences and decide where the semicolon goes in each sentence.

8. Mr. Mirano keeps his favorite book, The Great Gatsby, with him at all times.

ClosingClosing

On your slates, please take 2-3 On your slates, please take 2-3 minutes to write out the definitions minutes to write out the definitions for todayfor today’’s comma rules IN YOUR s comma rules IN YOUR OWN WORDS. OWN WORDS.

When school is over today I am going on a When school is over today I am going on a long bike ride across town to the store.long bike ride across town to the store.

I enjoyed studying journalism in college I enjoyed studying journalism in college however I did not feel like it was a fulfilling however I did not feel like it was a fulfilling career choice.career choice.

I went to the store to get a gallon of milk I went to the store to get a gallon of milk but could not find the correct aisle and had but could not find the correct aisle and had to wander the store for 3 hours.to wander the store for 3 hours.

The football player an enormous bull of a The football player an enormous bull of a man ran down the field crushing everyone man ran down the field crushing everyone in his way.in his way.

If we all work together we can accomplish If we all work together we can accomplish anything.anything.

Turn left at the corner right at the stop sign Turn left at the corner right at the stop sign and continue going straight until you hit and continue going straight until you hit the desert.the desert.

Sure I donSure I don’’t mind looking after the dog as t mind looking after the dog as long as I get paid.long as I get paid.

The classroom a virtual prison had no The classroom a virtual prison had no windows through which the students could windows through which the students could see the outside world.see the outside world.

ThatThat’’s when she screamed s when she screamed ““Yes I would Yes I would love to go to the movies.love to go to the movies.””

The alien is friendly but has no empathy The alien is friendly but has no empathy for our earthly struggles.for our earthly struggles.

While the universe is constantly expanding While the universe is constantly expanding it has to stop at some point doesnit has to stop at some point doesn’’t it?t it?

The spaceship hovered the area but it The spaceship hovered the area but it never abducted anyone.never abducted anyone.

Then the ship came back to claim the Then the ship came back to claim the farmers it had forgotten in the field.farmers it had forgotten in the field.

The alien announced The alien announced ““Excuse me John Excuse me John man from earth we are here to abduct you.man from earth we are here to abduct you.””

The pug was adorable therefore Ross The pug was adorable therefore Ross decided to take him from the yard.decided to take him from the yard.

When the police arrived Ross claimed the When the police arrived Ross claimed the pug belonged to him.pug belonged to him.

The officer did not believe and took him The officer did not believe and took him downtown to the police station.downtown to the police station.

Ross who was not intimidated by the Ross who was not intimidated by the threat jumped in his car and sped off to threat jumped in his car and sped off to Mexico.Mexico.

Once in Mexico Ross went by El Guero Once in Mexico Ross went by El Guero Canelo.Canelo.