Comma Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.4-7

Core Standard
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Commas have many different uses. They are often used to demonstrate a pause in speech. They can also be used as a dramatic element. Commas can also be overused resulting in unclear and partial fragmented speech. This series of worksheets will put students through many different uses of this form of punctuation. Students will be put through many different examples and periods of proofreading that require a good bit of editing.

Comma Worksheets To Print:

To Pause or Not? - You are on the hunt for coordinate adjectives.

Commas and Quotation Marks - This is the trickiest of skills of students to master with commas, in general.

Topic Quiz - Teachers might need to review a few grammar terms before attempting this one.

Coordinating Conjunctions - Pop the bubble and use the word properly in a sentence.

Appositives - When you positively have to clear up a noun, this is the guy!

Coordinate Adjectives - Coordinate adjectives are adjectives that describe the same noun and are equal in importance.

With Introductory Phrases - Commas may be used to separate an introductory word or phrase from the rest of the sentence.

Coordinate Adjectives - Write two sentences for each prompt. Use non-coordinate (NCA) adjectives for the first sentence.

Mild Interjections - An interjection is a word or group of words used to express strong feelings or surprise.

Placement Practice - Rewrite each sentence below, correcting the punctuation.

Summer Vacation - Josh has written a postcard to his friend Aaron.

Commas and Compound Sentences - Read each set of sentences below. Then rewrite each set as a single sentence with an introductory phrase.

What's Missing - The sentences below do NOT contain coordinate adjectives Rewrite each sentence, substituting a coordinate adjective for each non-coordinate adjective.

Punctuation Practice - Add commas into the sentences as needed.

Commas and Conjunctions - Combine each set of sentences below, using one of these symbols.

Use It - Rewrite to correct the sentences as needed.

Conjunctions - Combine each pair of sentences using conjunctions.

Introductory Phrases - Students learn how to add an introductory element to form well thought out text.

Using Interjections - An interjection expresses strong feelings or surprise. An interjection sometimes introduces a sentence.

The Rules - Use your knowledge of punctuation to complete these sentences.

Correcting the Splice - A comma splice is a kind of run-on sentence that happens when two independent clauses are connected.

Using Apppositives - An appositive is a noun phrase that restates the noun. Use an appositive to add additional information or to clarify which noun is intended.

Quotation Marks - Learn how to use them in sync with quotations.

Review - This is an exercise in sentence writing.

Review #2 - This is a more difficult version of the first worksheet.

Using with Adjectives - We learn how to use punctuation to separate adjectives in the same sentence.

Favorite Holiday - Describe your favorite holiday. Why is it your favorite?

Compound Sentences - We show you how to make them work.

Correcting Sentences - Put all that your leaned into action.

Writing With Commas - : Put a check mark next to the sentences that are correct. Rewrite the sentences that are not.

More Comma Worksheet Topics:

Comma Use Within Sentences - They have several different uses within the structure of sentences, we explore all avenues.

Commas and Quotation Marks in Dialogue - This is often very confusing for youngsters.

Coordinating Adjectives - We show you how to break up descriptor words properly.

In the Beginning and Ends of Letters - We show you how to use them as breaks or intervals within a written letter.

Using Commas and Quotation Marks - We look at how to incorporate this in your work.

Using Them in Dates and with Single Words - When are they necessary and when are they optional?

Using Them to Separate the Introductions - We explore the concept of distinct pauses and why we use them.

Using Them with Coordinating Conjunctions - We learn when conjunctions have non-essential components associated with them.

Using Punctuation To Set Off Elements - How do you properly arrange the structure of a sentence?

What Are the Rules Of Commas Use?


Commas are always found before any form of coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet). This punctuation helps link the two independent clauses together. For example: I working, but I felt sick. They should be placed after dependent clauses. For example: When she went driving, she saw the billboard. Due to the nature of appositives, we often use commas to offset them from the rest of the sentence. Appositives often find themselves stuck in the middle of sentences and can be awkward without a comma. An example of this can be seen in the sentence: A copperhead, the kind of snake I saw when I went walking, lunged at me.


We use commas to separate lists and words found in a series. This can be seen in the sentence: I saw a truck, car, and a motorcycle parked at the gas station. There is some controversy on the proper usage of the terminating (last) comma on a list. Some teachers will argue that the final comma is unnecessary. Others will cite that removes any sense of doubt on the part of the reader. An example of this usage can found in the sentence: When you go to the store we need batteries, candles and lip balm. We also use commas when displaying physical addresses such as : 2 Park Place, New York, NY 10010. Students will often fumble a bit and place a comma before the zip code, but those are all clearly numbers and should inherently be treated and separate. They can be used in dates to separate numbers such as: May 17, 2019. Again there is no need for a comma to split the month name and date number.


What Are the Roles of Commas in Sentences?


Commas are the most used punctuation marks in almost every written language. They are used to indicate short pauses and serve various other functions. They can be used more than one time in a sentence as well. Sometimes, their absence in a statement causes confusion while other times it can make the sentence lose its meaning completely.


Here are a few roles commas perform in a single sentence:


To Separate Items in a List


A sentence might end up with some examples of something or may be a list of items in itself. In such sentences, numerous commas are used with one comma between two individual items to indicate that those items are separate from one another.


To Enclose Extra Information


Sometimes, a sentence is lengthy and also contains extra information without which it can stand alone perfectly. This extra information is only added in the statement for the readers' ease - two commas are used to enclose this information inside. A single use is placed before the information starts and the other is placed at its end. Sometimes, this extra information is also enclosed in parenthetical brackets rather than the standard form, but this practice is not suitable for formal and academic writings.


To Separate Clauses Within the Sentences


A comma is used to separate an independent clause from another clause, either dependent or independent, that are coordinated with the help of a conjunction. The generally accepted practice is to put a comma before the coordinating conjunction right after the independent clause's end.


To Separate an Introductory Word or Phrase


Introductory words and phrases are those word(s) that introduce the statement's main idea to the readers like however, whatsoever, since 2019, and naturally. These words and phrases are always followed by a comma which separate them from the other words in a sentence.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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