PPT-Introductory Commas

Sospi Thomas Bay Mills Community College December 1 2009 Introductory Comma Rules Use comma when word phrase or clause is in beginning of the sentence Introductory Comma Chart Correct Sentences Using Introductory Commas. SETTING OFF INTRODUCTORY SENTENCE PARTS. Use a comma to set off:. introductory words, . phrases, and . clauses . from the main part of a sentence.. SETTING OFF INTRODUCTORY SENTENCE PARTS. The comma keeps the reader from accidentally attaching the introductory portion to the main part of the sentence, then having to go back and reread the sentence. . Warriner’s. English Grammar and Composition, Fifth Course. The Comma. Use commas to separate items in a series. Ex: the guidance counselor recommended that I take English. ,. algebra. ,. . chemistry. The Power of the Comma. Commas . The comma can appear . several. times in the . same. sentence, performing many different functions that help give that sentence greater . structure. , . stability. , and . 2. The party was filled with guests like ogres, gremlins, centaurs, and elves.. 3. Knees knocking, the princess trembled as she opened the glowing door.. 4. The prince tried to slay the dragon, but he was unsuccessful.. End Notes. Periods. Question Marks. Exclamation Point. Semicolons. Use a semicolon to separate two independent clauses not joined by a conjunction. Clauses must directly relate to each other.. My mother works in a school; she does not teach. The Three I’s. In addition to the most common uses for the comma (separating items in a series, separating adjectives that modify the same noun, and conventional issues ( dates, addresses, salutations and closings in letters, etc.), there are also three common uses for the comma that are often used incorrectly or not at all.. Warriner’s. English Grammar and Composition, Fifth Course. The Comma. Use commas to separate items in a series. Ex: the guidance counselor recommended that I take English. ,. algebra. ,. . chemistry. Three Key Situations. While there are many different ways to use commas in writing, most comma . use falls . into three situations. If you know the basic rule for these three cases, you should be set for comma usage.. Standard: L.5.2. 5.L.2 b. Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence. . 5.L.2 c Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), . Use a comma to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), . Standard: L.5.2. 5.L.2 b. Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence. . 5.L.2 c Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), . Use a comma to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), . Standard: L.5.2. 5.L.2 b. Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence. . 5.L.2 c Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), . Use a comma to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), . Use . a comma in the following cases. :. After an introductory clause. . After a long introductory prepositional phrase or more than one introductory prepositional phrase. . After introductory verbal phrases, some appositive phrases, or absolute phrases.. . 6. Pick one from each column. Write about a memory. Try to show instead of tell.. 5 sentences. SSR BOOK?. Today. Commas (15-20 minutes). Reader Response. Reading Break. Commas!. A punctuation . mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a . Pause and . Effect:. Crafting Sentences with Commas. Overview. Commas . Apostrophes . Semicolons . Quotation . Marks. . Comma: Compound Sentences. Use the comma with one of the seven coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS): .