8 th Grade Bellringers 61-65

1. 8th Grade Bellringers 61-65 December 3-7

2. BR #61December 3, 2012 • Punctuation Rule #12: Use commas before and after the year when it is used with both the month and the day. If only the month and the year are given, do not use a comma. • EX: The antipollution project began on May 25, 1992, and lasted a year. • EX: The first meeting was held in July 1992 and made headlines. • Write a paragraph on your favorite Christmas memory.

3. BR #62December 4, 2012 • Punctuation Rule #13: Use commas before and after the name of a state or country when it is used with the name of a city. Do not use a comma after the state if it is used with a ZIP code. • EX: Speakers came from Palo Alto, California, to speak at a meeting. • EX: The address on the envelope was as follows: 123 Ridge Road, Orange, CT 06477.

4. BR #63December 5, 2012 • Punctuation Rule #14: Use a comma or pair of commas to set off an abbreviated title or degree following a person’s name. • EX: One expert on pollution and health is Jay Carr, M.D. • EX: Peter Fuja, Ph. D., wrote a book on pollution. • Punctuation Rule #15: Use a comma or commas to set off too in the middle of a sentence, when too means “also.” • EX: Air pollution, too, creates a problem. The courts, too, are involved.

5. BR #64November 6, 2012 • Punctuation Rule #15: Use a comma or commas to set off a direct quotation. • EX: Dr. Flores said, “Pollution causes serious problems in our cities.” • EX: “We will try,” said Joan, “to fight pollution.”

6. BR #65December 7, 2012 • Punctuation Rule #16: Use a comma after the salutation of a friendly letter and after the closing of both a friendly letter and a business letter. • EX: Dear Sharon, Your friend, Yours truly, • Punctuation Rule #17: Use a comma for clarity in a sentence. • EX: Instead of three, four panelists discussed pollution.