This teaching slides resource introduces how writers use commas to pause, separate ideas, and clarify meaning across three contexts: in lists, in dialogue, and to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause.
Introductory slides establish what a comma does and set up the learning intentions before moving into each comma type in turn. Each section includes a definition, rules or steps, and worked examples before handing over to students for guided and independent practice.
What's included:
Introductory slides on what a comma does and learning intentions
Explanation slides covering commas in lists (with steps), commas in dialogue (before and after dialogue tags), and commas used to separate clauses
13 practice slides to identify correct comma use (multiple choice), add missing commas to lists, dialogue, and clauses (I Do/We Do format), rewrite sentences using commas correctly, and match sentences to the correct comma type