Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma Between Correlative Conjunction Sets

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides the rules and exceptions for the use of commas when using corratative conjuction sets such as either or, or neither nor, or not only but also. No commas are needed between them unless the comma is needed for other...
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Geographical Use of Definite Article The

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides rules for when to use and not use the article "the."
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Everyone vs. Every One

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This article provides the rules for the proper use of the words "everyone" and "every one" with examples.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma Before But

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the use of a comma before the coordinating conjunction "but" only if it is in front of an independent clause. Examples of proper and improper uses are provided.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma in Dates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the use of commas when writing dates; a comma is used to separate the day from the month, and the date from the year. Examples are provided.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma After Question Mark

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains how to puctuate a direct quotation that ends in a question mark or an explanation point. If the quote comes before the attributive tag, no comma is needed; if the attributive tag comes before the quote, a comma is...
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma Splice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the misuse of commas by using them to connect two independent clauses, resulting in a comma splice. It offers examples and suggestions for correcting them. It also provides exceptions to the rule with examples.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma With Subjects and Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the misuse of a comma when it is used to separate the subject of the sentence from the verb. It provides examples of such sentences and one exception to the rule.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma After Introductory Clauses

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rules and examples for using commas correctly with an introductory clause.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma Use Around Interrupters

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the need for commas around interrupters in sentences and provides examples. Common interrupters include in fact, to say the least, however, generally speaking, sadly, happily, and unfortunately. Nouns of address can...
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: The First Word in a Direct Quote Sentence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the rules for capitalizing direct quotes; if the quote is a sentence, capitalize it. If the quote is not a complete sentence, capitalize only what was capitalized in the original direct quote.
Activity
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Word Choice: Exercise 1: Their, There, and They're

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Complete these 20 sentences by choosing the correct form of their, there, and they're.
Handout
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Quotation Marks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial illustrates when it's appropriate to use quotation marks in your writing.
Activity
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Comma's Worksheet (Coordinate Adjectives Part 1)

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this worksheet to practice rewriting sentences to separate coordinating adjectives with a comma.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: How to Use Commas for Yes, No, Tag Questions, and Direct Address

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Models how to use commas with offset elements such as yes, no, or a tag question. Includes downloadable reference sheet, a short student exercise, and an answer key for the teacher.
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English Worksheets Land

English Worksheets Land: Use Commas in Addresses

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Fifteen printable worksheets on commas in addresses should give learners plenty of practice on this punctuation rule.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Who and Whom

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on correctly using who or whom. Since who is a subjective pronoun, you can try replacing it with another subjective pronoun such as he or she to see how it sounds. Whom is an objective pronoun and can be replaced with...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Quotations and Commas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this lesson students will have the opportunity to learn the proper way to use quotations and commas. They will view information on the Internet and participate in online activities to help them master this concept.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Using Commas and Quotations

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Quotations and commas are two very useful punctuation tools that indicate dialogue and brief pausing in sentences. Learn how to use them correctly! [0:46]
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Make Sure Your Subjects and Verbs Agree

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
A verb is the action word of the sentence and it must agree with the subject, or main character, of the sentence. When the subject is singular, a verb needs an "s", but when the subject is plural, we can drop the "s". [0:41]
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How to Use Commas for Introductory Elements

For Students 2nd - 7th Standards
Introductory elements are clauses, phrases, and words that appear before the main part of a sentence. Without commas, the reader may be confused. Use commas to indicate properly the who and the what. [0:40]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Interjections Are Cool!

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Hey! Listen to this. [0:48] Interjections are words that are typically exclaimed to convey the writer's sentiments or emotions on a matter. It may be followed by an exclamation point or a comma depending on the desired emotion.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Salutations, Valedictions, Dates, and Addresses

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Commas are needed when starting or ending a letter/email, writing out dates, or writing out addresses.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Recognizing Run Ons and Comma Splices

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Run-on sentences and comma splices happen when a writer isn't careful with commas. Let's see how you do!