iRubric: English Grammar Punctuation & Capitalization rubric

Knows quotation marks are used before and after the exact words a person said; around titles of poems, stories, and reports. uses commas to set off a direct quotation. Understands quotation marks come after the comma.

Understands the two important uses of an apostrophe (a) for a possessive noun and (b) in a contraction.

to separate the elements in a series; comma + FANBOYS to compound sentences; to set off introductory words or phrases; to off set appositives; to separate coordinate adjectives; to set off quoted elements; to avoid confusion; between a city and state or in numbers.