6th Grade Comma Rules

#1 Use a comma to separate introductory information.

After I finished my spelling test, I played Slithero.

#2 Use a comma to set apart the exact words of a quotation.

"Text me when you get home," said her father.

#3 Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives before a noun.

I love cold, rainy days.

#4 Use a comma to separate items in a date.

On Friday, May 13, I watched a horror movie.

#5 Use a comma to separate items in a series.

We went to a basketball game, a football game, and a hockey game.

#6 Use a comma to separate transitions from the sentence.

First, I'll go buy the car wax.

#7 Use a comma after yes, no, or well, if it begins a sentence.

Well, I wish you would be very quiet.

#8 Use a comma to separate a name being spoken to.

Thomas, you must go home with Todd.

#9 Explainers, use commas to set apart a noun or phrase that explains or identifies something.

Bobbie Joe, a senior at College Park High School, lost her purse last Friday.

#10 Use commas to set apart interrupters, words or expressions that break the flow of thought in a sentence.

Basketball, as we all know, is the most important sport at CCJDS.

As soon as we get dry, we will ride home in the car.

An example of comma rule #1, use a comma to separate introductory information.

"Stop telling me what to do," yelled the sixth grader.

An example of comma rule #2, use a comma to set apart the exact words of a quotation.

I love hot, juicy hamburgers.

An example of comma rule #3, use a comma to separate two or more adjectives.

On Tuesday, February 21, we will attend opening night of the musical.

An example of comma rule # 4, use a comma to separate items in a date.

Students must being a pencil, paper, and a charged computer to class.

An example of comma rule # 5, use a comma to separate items in a series.

Later, we will ride the bus home.

An example of comma rule #6, use a comma to separate transitions from a sentence.

Yes, I love eating out.

An example of comma rule #7, use a comma after yes, no, or well if it begins a sentence.

Rowen, you should eat your dinner.

An example of comma #8, use a comma to separate a name being spoken to.

The Golden Gate Bridge, a landmark in San Francisco, is a really big bridge!

An example of comma rule #9, use commas to set apart a noun or phrase that explains or identifies something.

CCJDS, in my humble opinion, is one of the greatest schools in the country.

An example of comma rule#10, use commas to set apart interrupters, words or expressions that break the flow of thought in a sentence.