THE COMMA RULEBOOK

By: (Put the names of all the classmates sitting at the same table)

RULE 1

I want to visit Jerusalem, Bethleham, Aqaba, Amman, and Jeresh when I travel to the Middle East in December.

Ali, Sara, Zaynab, and Mahdi sat at one table; Diana, Steven, James, and Nesrine sat at the other table.

RULE 2:

He is a strong, healthy man.

It was a dark, stormy night.

We stayed at an expensive summer camp.

RULE 3:

He walked all the way home and sat in front of the tv all night.

I was soaking wet when I got home, for it was raining really hard.

She thought she did well on the test, but she failed miserably.

RULE 4:

Why, I don’t believe that is possible!

Finally, I finished my essay.

No, you cannot have a pass to the bathroom.

RULE 5:

Will you, Ahmed, please turn off the lights.

Yes, my friend, I will do that for you.

RULE 6:

It was found in the January 26, 2014, edition of the newspaper.

The Titanic sank on April 14, 1912.

RULE 7:

I will spend two weeks in Amman, Jordan.

I told them I was from Birmingham, Michigan not Birmingham, Alabama.

I used to live in Toronto, Ontario.

RULE 8:

If you can’t speak Mandarin, it will be very difficult to travel in China.

Because it was already 8:00, it was totally dark out.

It was totally dark because it was already 8:00.

RULE 9:

Mr. Wesserling, who is my teacher, made us write the rules for commas.

I wrote to the President, Barack Obama,

Robert, knowing it was past his curfew, climbed in through his window.

RULE 10:

Mr. Mosallam announced, “Starting Monday, no hoodies will be allowed.”

“That’s crazy,” responded the students, “and we protest.”

Donald Trump said, “You’re fired.”