Contributor: Jennifer Blanchard. Lesson ID: 13569
Commas are punctuation marks used a lot! You even need to use them when writing a letter to someone. This lesson will explain how!
Many of those are letters that one person wrote to another!
This lesson will show you one punctuation mark every letter needs!
Putting commas in the right spot will help your writing be easier to read!
All those letters would be confusing if people didn't use commas!
A comma is a symbol you write that tells you to pause or take a short break between words or groups of words.
This is what a comma looks like.
Watch the video below to learn more about a comma. You will be reminded of a few other punctuation marks in this video, too!
When you write a letter, the comma goes at the end of the greeting and closing.
The greeting is to whom the letter is written.
The greeting goes at the very beginning of the letter.
It usually says "Dear __________, " or "To ________, "
In those blank spaces is where you would write the name of to whom the letter is going.
So, you might write "Dear Camden,"
The closing is from whoever wrote the letter.
The closing goes at the very end of the letter.
It usually says "Your friend, ____________" or " Love, ________ " or " Sincerely, ___________".
In those blank spaces after the comma, you write your name as the person sending the letter.
So, you might write "Sincerely, Avery"
Review the opening and closing of letters with this next video.
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