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Commas

Commas. A panda. ..eats shoots and leaves. A panda. ..eats, shoots and leaves. Use 1. The comma will put a pause in your sentence and give your reader a breather! E.g : If you want to finish you tea, we could go to the cinema. Where would you put a comma in the following sentence?

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Commas

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  1. Commas

  2. A panda.. • ..eats shoots and leaves

  3. A panda.. • ..eats, shoots and leaves

  4. Use 1 • The comma will put a pause in your sentence and give your reader a breather! • E.g: If you want to finish you tea, we could go to the cinema. • Where would you put a comma in the following sentence? • If it is sunny and nice tomorrow we could have a barbecue

  5. Use 2 • The comma separates a list of items • E.g: I like to go to the park with Steve, Kate, Andrew and Amy. • Where would you put commas in the following sentence? • I went to the shops and bought an apple some milk a chocolate bar and a loaf of bread

  6. Use 3 • The comma introduces a quotation. • E.g: Lennie said, ‘Tell how it’s gonna be George!’ • Where would you put a comma in the following sentence? • George said, ‘I ain’t mad. I ain’t never been mad’.

  7. Use 4 • The comma can be used after an introductory word or phrase. • E.g: Well, you actually bothered to turn up did you? • Where would you put a comma in the following sentence? • So I can tell you’ve done your homework!

  8. Use 5 • The comma is used to show the relationship between a word and the noun phrase that follows it. • E.g: My teacher, Mrs Whelan, makes English tutorials • Where would you put a comma in the following sentence? • The footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, thinks he is God!

  9. Use 6 • The comma is used to combine two ideas into a single sentence (one idea being dependent and one being independent) • E.g: While I did my homework, my sister watched Hollyoaks. • Where would you put a comma in the following sentence? • Before going to the shop, I made a list of what I needed.

  10. Using commas • To create a pause • To separate items in a list • To introduce a quote • After an introductory word/phrase • To show relationship between a word and the information which follows it • To combine two ideas into a sentence • Good luck!

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