PPT-E.Q. How Do I Successfully Use A Comma?

SERIES RULE However many items there are in a series there will be one less comma Ex I ate toast cereal and oatmeal for breakfast Ex I had to make steak fries macaroni and cheese and soup for dinner. and Run-on Sentences. From the. UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #33. A comma splice occurs when only a comma separates the two complete sentences (independent clauses). A comma splice is not a comma error. A run-on occurs when two complete sentences are fused together without the proper punctuation.. Adapted . by Algonquin College from . content provided by Capital Community College and Professor Charles Darling. .. Separating Elements of a Series. Use a . comma. to set off the elements of a series (three or more things), including the last two.. Multi-tier applications. 1. Jie . Zheng* . T.S Eugene Ng*. . Kunwadee Sripanidkulchai† Zhaolei Liu*. *Rice University, USA . †NECTEC, . Thailand. Presenter: Zhaolei . Commas are the sounds of silence. They are short pauses that contrast with the longer pause that comes at the end of each sentence. Commas cut parts of your sentence away from the whole, separating something from whatever’s around it, in order to change the meaning of the sentence. . Use commas with items in a series of three or more. . Things to remember:. Make sure you put a comma before the conjunction too!. Comma Rule #2. Compound Sentences--. . Use commas with conjunctions . is generally used to separate words or groups of words so that the meaning of a sentence is clear.. ,. Commas!. R. ule One: Use commas to separate items in a series. . . "He ate pancakes, bacon, and grits.”. What Is a Comma?. A comma is a punctuation mark that . indicates a pause is needed in a sentence.. Commas help to . clarify meaning for the reader.. Commas can . make the sentence easier to understand.. Commas are important. They help the reader. Without them , a reader would often have to go back and reread a sentence to find out exactly what the writer meant. . The Savvy 7. 1. Put a comma between items in a series.. L.8.2. . Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when . writing.. a. Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.. Commas need to be used to split up the main clause and subordinate clauses in your sentences. . Even though they had a map,. . Adam and Dan still got lost.. Subordinate Clause – . doesn’t. make sense on its own.. A note on Sentence structure. Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Fragments are errors in sentence structure, either in failing to create an independent clause or in failing to correctly join two independent clauses together.. 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. . Thanks to a great book:. The LEAST You Should Know about English. Comma Rule #1. The Serial…Comma, not Killer…. . Place a comma between items in a series as in the example below.. I have my laptop, my pens, my pencils, and my MP3 Player in my backpack. . , . A comma is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause is needed in a sentence.. Commas help to clarify meaning for the reader.. . Overview: When to use a comma. Set off interrupting or parenthetical expressions (clauses and phrases)..