Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie).
Arizona Academic Standards:
7.L.2.a
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives.
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.L.7.2a
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE7L2a
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
L.7.2.a
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
L.7.2a
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks:
L.7.2.a
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., a fascinating, enjoyable movie).
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
L.7.2.a
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes, hyphens) to clarify and enhance writing.
Ohio's Learning Standards:
L.7.2.a
Use a comma to separate coordinate
adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating,
enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,]
green shirt).
Wisconsin Academic Standards:
L.7.6.a
commas to separate coordinate adjectives and
Arkansas Academic Standards:
7.L.12.C
Use commas to separate coordinate adjectives, set off series, phrases and clauses, and direct address.
7th Grade Writing - Punctuation Lesson
Punctuation
Punctuation is the practice of using certain characters in writing to separate words and make the meaning clear. There are different rules for proper punctuation in the English language.
Quotes
Quotation marks are used around dialogue, or the exact words a speaker says in a text. A question mark is used before the last set of quotation marks when the speaker is asking a question.
Comma
When a sentence uses a direct address, the name of the person being addressed, or talked to, is used with a comma.
A comma always comes before the coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
A comma separates the coordinating adjectives (more than one adjective describing the same noun).
Apostrophe
Apostrophes are used to create a possessive, or show ownership.
In a contraction, and apostrophe takes the place of one or more letters in the original words.
Colon
A colon is used to introduce a list. The colon should always come before the first item in the list and should not be used after a verb or preposition.
Semi-colon
A semi-colon is used to join two complete thoughts. A semicolon suggests a stronger pause in a sentence than a comma. It may also be used instead of a period.