Comma & Punctuation RulesThe eight comma rules, semicolons, colons and apostrophes — each with an example.6th GradeNearly every comma mistake is one of these eight rules used, or missed.Comma 1Between items in a listWe bought bread, cheese and figs.Comma 2Before and / but / so joining two full sentencesIt rained, so we stayed in.Comma 3After an introductory word or phraseAfter the film, we walked home.Comma 4Around extra, removable informationMy aunt, a pilot, called.Comma 5Between two adjectives of the same kinda cold, grey morningComma 6Before a direct quotationShe said, “Wait here.”Comma 7Around the name of the person spoken toThanks, Ravi, for helping.Comma 8In dates and addressesMarch 4, 2026, in LeedsSemicolon ;Joins two closely linked full sentencesIt rained; we stayed in.Colon :Introduces a list, quote or explanationBring three things: map, torch, water.Apostrophe 'Contraction, or possession (s' after a plural)don't · the dog's lead · the dogs' leadsDash —Sets off a sharp break or a strong asideHe left — without a word — at dawn.If both halves could stand alone, you need ; or a comma + joining word.Comma & Punctuation Ruleslearnposters.com
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Who is the Comma & Punctuation Rules poster for?
Comma & Punctuation Rules is filed under 6th Grade (ages 11–12), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Comma & Punctuation Rules poster?
Nearly every comma mistake is one of the eight. Find which. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Comma & Punctuation Rules belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Comma & Punctuation Rules?
Building an Argument, Central Idea and Alliteration sit alongside Comma & Punctuation Rules in the 6th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Building an ArgumentCentral IdeaAlliteration
Is the Comma & Punctuation Rules poster free to download and print?
Yes. Comma & Punctuation Rules downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 6th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Comma & Punctuation Rules poster print at?
Comma & Punctuation Rules is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Comma & Punctuation Rules loses nothing.Printing guide

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