Use Commas in Greetings and Closings of Letters: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.B - Common Core: 2nd Grade English Language Arts

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Dear Mom

Camp is going great! I am having so much fun and I am making a lot of new friends. Today we played kickball and soccer. I scored a goal in soccer, but I did not score during the kickball game. Tomorrow we are going to play baseball!

Love,

Charlie

A comma is missing from the letter provided. Where should it be added?

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. The closing of the letter provided is "Love, Charlie". The comma is correctly placed in this closing. The greeting of the letter is "Dear Mom". The comma is missing after this greeting. A comma needs to be placed after "Mom".

Dear Mom**,**

Camp is going great! I am having so much fun and I am making a lot of new friends. Today we played kickball and soccer. I scored a goal in soccer, but I did not score during the kickball game. Tomorrow we are going to play baseball!

Love,

Charlie

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Dear Jessica**,**

My birthday is this weekend. I am going to have all of my friends over for a pool party. Would you like to come? We are going to play in the pool and eat pizza! I think it will be very fun. I hope you are able to come to my party.

From

Hannah

A comma is missing from the letter provided. Where should it be added?

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. The greeting of the letter provided is "Dear Jessica,". The comma is correctly placed in this greeting. The closing of the letter is "From Hannah". The comma is missing in this closing. A comma needs to be placed after "From".

Dear Jessica,

My birthday is this weekend. I am going to have all of my friends over for a pool party. Would you like to come? We are going to play in the pool and eat pizza! I think it will be very fun. I hope you are able to come to my party.

From**,**

Hannah

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Hello Sarah,

I hope you have a great day at school!

Love

Mom

A comma is missing from the letter provided. Where should it be added?

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. We are missing the comma in the closing of this letter. The correct answer is "After Love".

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Hi Tyler

Good luck on your math test today.

Love,

Dad

A comma is missing from the letter provided. Where should it be added?

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. We are missing the comma in the greeting of this letter. The correct answer is "After Tyler".

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Dear Melissa

Thank you for coming to my birthday party. I love the board game you gave me.

Sincerely,

Jessica

A comma is missing from the letter provided. Where should it be added?

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. We are missing the comma in the greeting of this letter. The correct answer is "After Melissa".

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Dear Jason,

Thank you for playing basketball with me today. I had a great time!

You friend

Sam

A comma is missing from the letter provided. Where should it be added?

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. We are missing the comma in the closing of this letter. The correct answer is "After friend".

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Dear Mom,

Today was the best day at Grandma's house! We went to the mall, the park, and then swimming when we got home. I jumped in and made a huge splash. I am glad to spend time at her house this summer!

Love,

Raul

Where should a comma be added in this letter?

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. The closing of the letter provided is "Love, Raul." The comma is correctly placed in this closing. The greeting of the letter is "Dear Mom," The comma is correctly placed after this greeting. No additional commas are needed in this letter.

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Which answer choice has the comma in the correct placement for the closing of a letter?

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. The closing of the letter is at the end and is where someone would say good-bye and sign their name. Only one answer choice has the comma in the correct location within the closing.

Sincerely,

Jake

The comma comes after "Sincerely" and before the name of the letter's author. This is the proper placement for a comma in the closing of a letter.

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Which answer choice has the comma in the correct placement for the greeting of a letter?

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. The greeting of the letter includes a salutation, most typically "Dear," and then the recipient's name. There should be a comma after the recipient's name to correctly punctuate a greeting. The only answer choice that has the comma in the correct place is, "Dear Patrick,". The others have the comma in the wrong place, too many commas, or no comma at all.

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True or False: Commas always come at the beginning of a greeting and the end of the closing in a letter.

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We use commas in greetings and closing of letters. A comma comes at the end of the greeting and the end of the closing in a letter. "Dear Ralph," is an example of a properly punctuated greeting, and "Best Wishes, Jewel" is an example of a letter's closing with the comma in the correct place.

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