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Punctuation: Commas

Punctuation: Commas

Punctuation: Commas for lists

Punctuation: Commas for lists

Play the game with someone. I went to the North Pole and I saw…….

Play the game with someone. I went to the North Pole and I saw…….

Here are some examples: Reindeer Polar bear Arctic fox Narwhal Walrus Seal Ox Moose

Here are some examples: Reindeer Polar bear Arctic fox Narwhal Walrus Seal Ox Moose Orca Snowy owl

I went to the North Pole and I saw a reindeer.

I went to the North Pole and I saw a reindeer.

I went to the North Pole and I saw a reindeer and a polar

I went to the North Pole and I saw a reindeer and a polar bear.

I went to the North Pole and I saw a reindeer, a polar bear

I went to the North Pole and I saw a reindeer, a polar bear and an Arctic fox.

I went to the North Pole and I saw a reindeer, a polar bear,

I went to the North Pole and I saw a reindeer, a polar bear, an Arctic fox and a narwhal.

Can you see that you automatically use a list for the animals adding an

Can you see that you automatically use a list for the animals adding an ‘and’ for the last one. This is commas for a list

Punctuation: Commas for meaning

Punctuation: Commas for meaning

Have a look at these two sentences. Where you put the commas changes their

Have a look at these two sentences. Where you put the commas changes their meaning: The view, I imagined, was amazing. The view I imagined, was amazing. Can you see the difference?

Try these two: When the lightning turned incredibly bright yellow, people began to get

Try these two: When the lightning turned incredibly bright yellow, people began to get scared. When the lightning turned incredibly bright, yellow people began to get scared.

Try these two yourself: The explorer who didn’t like polar bears was terrified.

Try these two yourself: The explorer who didn’t like polar bears was terrified.

And these two: David said the explorer was scared.

And these two: David said the explorer was scared.

This one is quite funny! It his kit bag he had a pair of

This one is quite funny! It his kit bag he had a pair of smelly socks and a fruit bar which he ate as soon as he got hungry.

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