Scott Foresman Reading Street

Teach and Model

Develop the Concept

Apply to Writing

Test Preparation

Cumulative Review

READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION

Write this sentence on the
board:

Suddenly their hiding
place was lifted, tilted,
and lowered into a
dark space.

Explain that the commas are
used to separate the words in
a series, in this case, the verbs
lifted, tilted, and lowered.

Display Grammar Transparency 29. Read aloud the definitions
and sample sentences. Work
through the items.

Grammar Transparency 29

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Dr Allen studys insects in
his lab. (Dr.; studies)
He carefuly looks at ants,
bees and butterflies.
(carefully; bees,)

GUIDED PRACTICE

Review the concept of using
commas.

Use a comma and a
conjunction to join two
sentences.
Use commas to separate
words in a series.
Use a comma after the
greeting and the closing of
a friendly letter.
Use a comma between a city and a state, between the day and year in a date, and after introductory words in a sentence.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book, p. 113.
Work through the first two
items with the class.

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 113

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Ants are remarkabel
insects but sometimes
they are pests.
(remarkable; insects,)
They will go after the littlest
crums in you’re kitchen.
(crumbs; your)

USE COMMAS IN WRITING

Explain that using commas
correctly makes writing clearer and
more easily understood by readers.

Unclear: The ants found sugar
cookies and cake in the kitchen.

Clear: The ants found sugar,
cookies, and cake in the kitchen.

Have students review
something they have written
to see if they can use
commas to make their
writing clearer.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice, Book p. 114

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 114

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We learned about ants’s strenth, and it is amazing. (ants’; strength)
Did you know an ant can lift something ten times heavyer than its body. (heavier; body?)

The Masons and Marks went to a lake cabin for a vacasion on March 16 2005. (vacation; 16,)
The families was unprapared for the ants and other insects there. (were; unprepared)

Test Tip

You may be asked to identify
the correct locations for
commas in a sentence.
Remember that a comma goes
before the conjunction in a
compound sentence and
between the day of the month
and the year in a date. A
comma goes after each word
in a series, including before
the conjunction that joins the
words.

Incorrect: Juan ran and,
I walked.

We passed a park, a store
and a school.

Correct: Juan ran, and
I walked.

We passed a park, a store,
and a school.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book, p. 115