Students learn how to use commas efficiently through a visual representation. Practice is included at the end to ensure understanding.

1. Commas 2.6.5 Punctuation:Use commas in the greeting (Dear Sam,) and closure of a letter (Love, or Your friend,) and with dates (March 22, 2000) and items in a series (Tony,

2. Comma Rule #1 Use before a conjunction (and, for, but, or, nor, so)

3. Comma Rules 2 &3 Dates June 4th, 2005 Places Indianapolis, Indiana

4. Comma Rule #4 Use commas to separate a series. She ate cake, ice cream, and cookies at the party.

5. Comma Rule #5 Letter Greeting

6. Comma Rule #6 Letter Closure

7. Comma Rules 5 & 6Letter Examples: Greeting: Dear Miss A, Dear Mom, Dear Santa, Closure: Love, Your friend, Thanks again, The commas are at the end of the greeting and at the end of the closure.

8. Comma Practice Take out a piece of paper and rewrite the sentence correctly. Frank Lucy Sammy and Bob bought shirts shoes and pants yesterday.

9. Comma Practice Cont. On the same piece of paper, fix the following dates and places. 1. December 16th 1991 2. Fishers Indiana 3. Sydney Australia 4.June 18th 2005

10. How many commas are missing? Dear Mom I am having a blast at summer camp. Remember my friends Sally and Julie? Well yesterday Sally Julie and I went for a walk to the park. It was so much fun! I forgot to tell you that it is also Julie was born on July 18th 2002. That means she will be 9 and we need to go shopping for her gift very soon or else we won’t have her gift in time. Cant wait to see you soon. Love Kate PS. Don’t forget to send my card to Grandma and Grandpa in Miami Florida!