PPT-Commas with Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements

From the UWF Writing Labs 101 Grammar MiniLessons Series MiniLesson 40 Restrictive Elements Are essential to a sentence because they restrict or limit the meaning of the words they modify. By: Kelsey Quaile. If you have trouble using commas…Just remember PELICAN!. P. arenthetical elements. E. lliptical constructions. L. ists and series. I. ntroductory elements. C. ompound sentences. A. WHEN DOES IT NEED COMMAS?. RESTRICTIVE AND NONRESTRICTIVE CLAUSES. Isn’t THIS a clause?. No. That’s a Claus!. Well , what kind of clause do you mean?. There are four types of clauses : independent (main), dependent (subordinating), relative (adjective),. 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.. ,. Compound sentences. Use a comma before the conjunction to separate the two independent clauses that make up the compound sentence.. Examples:. My mom will pack my lunch. , and . my dad will take me to school.. Common Core Standard . L.7.2 Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. Language of the Discipline. Coordinate Adjective-. modifies a noun equally. Coordinate Adjectives. How do you know when to use a comma?. Commas. Restrictive Clause (also known as essential). that restricts or limits the meaning of another word:. The Poet Yeats. Non-restrictive clauses:. Add additional information:. The Poet Yeats, who was born in Ireland, died in…. Power Point and examples created by Ms. . Williams’s. sophomores, 2015-2016, with additional input from her 2016-2017 AP classes. Commas and Coordinating Conjunctions. Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction when joining independent clauses. ,. How to use them.. Commas group words that belong together and separate words that do not belong together.. Commas: Place Markers in Numbers. Commas are used to distinguish number places (hundreds, thousands, millions, etc.).. Common Core Standard . L.7.2 Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. Language of the Discipline. Coordinate Adjective-. modifies a noun equally. Coordinate Adjectives. How do you know when to use a comma?. Word Choice, and Mechanics. The Comma. 1. A comma is used before introductory words, phrases, and clauses:. Comma after an introductory word:. Yes. , . I agree with you on that issue.. Dad. , . give me some help in the kitchen.. Mary Anne Mason. Justice of the Appellate Court, First District. Kathleen Pantle. Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. April 25, 2014. Life was so simple then….. Many decades ago, Fred began taking lessons at Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Cleveland, Ohio. parenthetical phrases. Learning Targets:. I can define nonrestrictive elements (extra information that is added and does not affect the meaning of the sentence, e.g., . Mrs. Jones, my teacher, assigned homework.). Mrs. Nunez = . Review:. Punctuation and rules. Subject/verb agreement. Pronoun agreement/reference/case. Passive vs. active voice. Clauses vs. phrases . Quarter 3:. Parallel structure. Phrases: noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute.. ./44+&4;!/1!-1!-61093-7!8093!O10�1!-4!-3?70/*!*&504/.4#!$%/4!*0,+3&1.!:/&4!9&,033&1*-./014!809!.%&!/3-:&!-1*!-1-7?4/4!*-.-4&.!9&C+/9&*!/1!5-./&1.4!6&/1:!-44&44&*!809!K2L!&#x 0.3;&#x 000;/.%!-!5