Grammar: Commas

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It is time to learn about your grammar skill for this week.

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Work your way through the slide show below to learn all about commas.

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What in the world is a comma? A comma is a punctuation mark that separates words within a sentence. When reading a sentence, you should pause at a comma.

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Let's look to see how we use commas.

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Use commas in a sentence to separate a list of three or more words.

For breakfast I had eggs, bacon, fruit, toast, and orange juice.

See how the commas separate the items in this list: eggs, bacon, fruit, toast, and orange juice?

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Let's look at another sentence with a list of words. Watch carefully for those commas.

I love to play tennis, soccer, baseball, and basketball!

Did you see the commas between tennis, soccer, baseball, and basketball?

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You also use commas to separate the day and the year in a date.

I was born on December 17, 2009.

The comma separates the day of the month (17) and the year (2009).

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Let’s look at another example of a date with a comma in it.

The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776.

The comma in this sentence separates the day of the month and the year.

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Commas are everywhere! Be sure to look for them in all of the stories you are reading this week.