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Grade 5 Grammar Worksheet
Add the comma, then write the sentence again on the line.
After lunch the puppy hid under the bed.
On Monday morning the farmer fed the animals.
Before the game we packed our bags.
During the storm Mom set the table.
At the library the movie began.
By the end of the day Maya read her new book.
Last summer my sister painted a picture.
In the morning the baker opened the shop.
Commas after introductory elements show where an opening phrase or clause ends and the main sentence begins helps fifth graders control sentence meaning, grammar, and punctuation in the longer writing they now produce. Students may hear a pause but place the comma too late, or they may forget the comma after a long opening group of words. This worksheet uses complete sentences so students must read grammar in context instead of labeling isolated words. Students place commas after introductory phrases, identify opening elements, choose correctly punctuated sentences, and explain comma placement.
Support versions use clearer sentence patterns. Standard and challenge versions add closer choices, longer phrases, or more distracting but plausible errors. Ask your child to read the whole sentence aloud after choosing an answer. If the sentence sounds smooth but changes the meaning or breaks the grammar rule named in the title, it is still wrong.
Common Core standard: L.5.2.B
After the rain stopped, the class returned to the garden uses a comma after the opening clause.
Putting the comma in the middle of the main sentence instead of after the introduction.
Find the opening words that come before the main sentence.
Putting the comma in the middle of the main sentence instead of after the introduction.
Find the opening words that come before the main sentence.
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