COMMA RULE 1 Compound Sentences Use commas in compound sentences to separate independent clauses when they are joined by a conjunction for and nor but or yet so because Example Napoleon wanted to eat the tater tots but food wasnt allowed in class ID: 202649
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COMMA RULE #1: Compound Sentences
Use commas in compound sentences to separate
independent clauses
* when they are joined by a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, because).
Example: Napoleon wanted to eat the tater tots but food wasn’t allowed in class.
*Contain subject and predicate; can stand alone as its own sentence.
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Comma Rule #1: Examples
Taylor Swift loves cookies but she loves her cats even more.
Spongebob
went over to Patrick’s house and invited him to go
jellyfishing. Essays can be annoying yet all Ms.
Comiskey’s students love them.
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COMMA RULE #2:Introductory Clauses/Phrases
Use a comma after introductory
clauses or phrases*.
Example: After performing some awesome dog tricks Coconut smiled as he waited to get a delicious treat.
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*“Set the stage” for the main part of the sentence; usually start with “after, although, because, before, if, since, though, until, when, etc…
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Comma Rule #2 Examples
Before I go to bed I like to read a few pages of a funny book.
Until I took English I at Thornton I had no idea how awesome writing was!
Because Professor Dumbledore loved knitting he stole some yarn from Harry Potter’s house.
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Comma Rule #3: Non-Essential Phrases/Clauses
Use a pair of commas to separate phrases or clauses that are not essential to the meaning of a sentence.
Example:
Buzz
Lightyear a toy who thinks he’s a real space hero lives in Andy’s Room.
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Examples of Rule #3
My dog an adorably ratchet pup named Coconut loves to snuggle and eat treats.
English I the greatest class of all time is a requirement for all freshman students.
Napoleon Dynamite a lover of tater tots is Ms.
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Rule #4: Items in a Series
Use commas to separate items in a series/list.
Example:
My perfect weekend includes pizza Netflix sweatpants and puppy snuggles.
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Examples of Rule #4
After I went to the movies I took a nap made some delicious pizza and watched
Spongebob
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Taylor Swift wanted to hang out with her best friend Ms. Comiskey but she had to break up with Harry Styles write an awesome song and eat pizza first. ,
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Comma Rule #5: Direct Address
Use a comma when a person is directly addressed in a sentence.
This can be shown by using a person’s name:
Napoleon go get me a pizza.
Or without using a specific name and starting with “yes” or “no”:
Yes you do smell like cheese today.
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Examples:
Please make me a
funfetti
cake Queen Elizabeth.
Yes you can buy me that awesome pony. Why Coconut did you eat all my shoes?
Sorry Captain America I can’t marry you.
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Comma Rule #6: Dialogue/Quotations
Use commas when writing direct quotations and dialogue.
“I love to write essays ” said every one of Ms.
Comiskey’s
students. “I wish ” declared every student “that we could write essays every day.”
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Examples:
“I ate so many cookies last night” said
Sassypants
“and they were super delicious.”“I wish I could be friends with Ms. Comiskey” said Taylor Swift. “Sweatpants are the best!” shouted the smartest person ever.
“We love to write essays” explained the students “because they are so fun.”
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Comma Rule #7: Addresses and Dates
Use commas when writing out full addresses and dates (duh
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Ms. Comiskey lives at 1234 Awesome Street
Sparkletown IL 60999.
Captain America’s birthday is Thursday July 4 1918; he’s super hot for being that old!
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Examples of Rule #7
The greatest place in the whole world is located at 15001 Broadway Avenue Harvey Illinois 60426.
To save
Nemo
Dory needs to get to P. Sherman 42 Walaby Way Sydney Australia.
The world became better forever on August 21 1984.
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Comma Rule 8: Coordinating Adjectives
We use a comma between two or more adjectives if:
The order of the words can be reversed, and the sentence makes sense.
The word “and” can be put between the words, and the sentence makes sense.
If the sentence does not make sense after these changes, no comma is necessary. Slide17
Comma Rule #8 Continued
I ate a hot delicious cheeseburger.
I ate a delicious hot cheeseburger.
I ate a hot and delicious cheeseburger.
YAASSS COMMA YAASSS!Sassypants
lives in the big red house. Sassypants lives in the red big house.
Sassypants lives in the big and red house.
NO COMMA NOOOO!
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Examples of Rule #8
The slimy hungry terrifying alien only wanted to borrow some books; his shiny pointy teeth fooled everyone into thinking he would eat them.
The Avengers is a fast-paced compelling movie about Ms.
Comiskey’s
interesting personal life. Those smart high school students at Thornton love writing essays.
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