3rd grade punctuation

Example

Which sentence uses commas correctly? • We saw lions tigers and bears. • We saw lions, tigers, and, bears. • We saw, lions, tigers and bears. • We saw lions, tigers and bears.

1. Put a comma between items in a list. Before the last item use 'and' (US writers often add a comma before 'and' too: the serial or Oxford comma).
2. So the answer is: We saw lions, tigers and bears.

Answer: We saw lions, tigers and bears.

Example

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? • "Let's go to the park, said Mia." • "Let's go to the park" said Mia. • "Let's go to the park," said Mia. • Let's go to the park," said Mia.

1. Put speech marks around the spoken words. Punctuation that ends the speech goes inside the closing speech mark. A reporting clause after the speech needs a comma, ? or ! before the closing mark.
2. So the answer is: "Let's go to the park," said Mia.

Answer: "Let's go to the park," said Mia.

Example

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

1. Who is speaking comes first, so put a comma after 'said', then open the speech marks. The full stop goes inside.
2. So the answer is: Ravi said, "Let's go to the park."

Answer: Ravi said, "Let's go to the park."

Example

Which book title uses capital letters correctly?

1. In a title, use a capital for the first word, the last word and every important word. Small words like a, the, and, of, in, on, to and for stay small unless they come first.
2. So the answer is: The Day the School Floated Away

Answer: The Day the School Floated Away