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1 C OMMA T IP 1 main clause that follows Main clauses will often have single words phrases or other clauses that introduce them In the table below are common introductory elements I NTRODUCTO. He walked down the street and then he turned the corner 2 You can go shopping with me or you can go to a movie alone 2 SE A COMMA AFTER AN INTRODUCTORY CLAUSE OR PHRASE Rule se a comma after an introductory clause or phrase A comma tells readers th UWC Writing Workshop. Fall 2013. http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWyrN22Zmuo. (courtesy of the Electric Company). Let’s see what’s out there…. What do you know about sentence structure? . What do you think of when you hear “sentence structure?”. After Introductory Phrases/Clauses. Add this to last week’s notes. Comma Rule #1. You . DO. use a comma before FANBOYS conjunctions. You . DON’T. use a comma before the subordinating conjunctions.. 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.. From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #41. Use a comma to separate words in direct address.. Kismet, clean up your room.. Use a comma to separate sentence tags from the remainder of the sentence.. English . Brushup. . 4. th. edition. 5 Rules to the Comma. Use a comma:. Between items in a series. After introductory material. Around words that interrupt the flow of a sentence. Between complete thoughts connected by joining word. Period (.). To indicate the end of a declarative sentence. . Example: Here is the place.. To indicate that letters are used as abbreviations . . Example: Dr. Carle D. Reynolds . Angela Gulick. CAS Writing Specialist. June . 2015. What Is a Sentence?. A complete sentence is made up of two or more parts: . A subject . (who or what the sentence is about). A verb . (what the action is that is taking place). 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.. 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. . Multiple Adjectives, and Participial Phrases. Revision Review. With Prepositional Phrases. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with an object of the preposition. . . e.g. on the way, at the game, before the test. Goals For Today. Characterize the comma and its role in sentences. View and discuss five reliable rules for comma placement. If there is time, we’ll practice identifying where and why to use commas in an exercise . . 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): .