silver Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 After a few times of my saying, "I don't expect you to know this, since you haven't been taught it, but a comma should go right here in your sentence," my son requested to be taught comma rules. Right now he knows to use commas in a list of three or more items, but that's about it. He knows the eight parts of speech, but hasn't learned about clauses, phrases, etc. What resource could I use to quickly go over comma rules with him? I don't expect it to stick at this point, but it could at least help so he doesn't feel frustrated at not knowing what he needs for his writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I love the way AG Jr Mechanucs teaches comma rules. How old is your son? Sorry if your signature says, but I'm on my phone so I can't see it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 He's the correct age for it, but it looks like it's 15 week long lessons, which would require doubling up on English curriculum. I assume my curriculum (ELTL) will cover comma usage when it gets into phrases and clauses, so I'm looking for something quick to give a basic overview instead of mastery. Does anyone have the Basher punctuation book? Is it what I'm looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 For what you're describing, I would just look for a couple of websites that explain comma rules and spend a few minutes talking about a new rule each day, explaining the rule and showing some examples. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzhengjiu Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 http://www.timeforkids.com/homework-helper/punctuation-practice/rules/9721 This is a subscription site, but the grammar rules and quiz are free, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I would just print out the rules and let him have at it. This is a nice list. http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/commas.asp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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