BONUS REVIEW. COMMAS

BONUS REVIEW

11. This shows that the society’s flaws create the formation of a dystopia.

a. Eliminate the word “This” from any attempts at analysis. Instead, be clear with your subject.

b. I know this isn’t punctuation, but it was a significant issue in Supervised Writings!

12. Book titles are italicized when typed and underlined when handwritten. Poems and short stories are in quotation marks.

13.

COMMAS

1. INTRODUCER

RULE: Use a comma after mild interjections or introductory words.

Examples: Yes, I will go with you.

Well, I think I can manage the job myself.

RULE: Use a comma after nouns of direct address.

Examples: Ms. Couchman, did you have a nice weekend?

Erin, please put your book away.

RULE: Use a comma after introductory phrases and clauses.

Examples: Looking both ways, the chicken crossed the road.

(participial phrase)

Because she hadn’t done her homework, she didn’t want to go to class.

(adverb clause)

With his family cheering him on, the runner crossed the finish line.

(prepositional phrase)

2. COORDINATOR

RULE: Use a comma before the coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

only if the conjunction is joining two independent clauses. An independent clause

is a complete sentence; it must have a subject and a verb.

Examples: I set my alarm for 5: 30, but I hit the snooze button twice.

V (no subject)

I eat oatmeal and drink orange juice every morning.

3. LINKER

RULE: Use a comma to link three or more items in a series. A series may include

words, phrases, or clauses.

Examples: The dog sniffed, growled, and retreated.

They had to decide who would write the newsletter, where it would be printed,

and when it would be mailed.

Mara made the chili, Rebecca tossed the salad, and I set the table.

RULE: Use a comma to separate strings of adjectives only when they describe the same noun.

Examples: The monster is a shy, green, ugly creature. (all of the adjectives describe creature)

I looked longingly as the deep red Porsche sped by me.

(the adjective deep describes red, not Porsche)

RULE: Use a comma to link on additional phrases and afterthoughts.

Examples: They went home, having overstayed their welcome.

The book is too long, overloaded with examples.

4. INTERRUPTER

RULE: Use a pair of commas to set off parenthetical expressions and non-essential information.

Examples: Our car, I believe, is over there.

You know, of course, that commas are important.

RULE: Use a pair of commas around phrases and clauses that add extra information

to an already clear and complete sentence.

Examples: The World Series, baseball’s biggest game, is held annually.

Don’t use an interrupter if the information is necessary to the meaning of the sentence.

The movie The Color Purple is based on a novel by Alice Walker.

(The title The Color Purple is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. )

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