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COMMAS RULE !!

COMMAS RULE !!. RULE # 1 Use a comma before but , or , nor , for , so , and yet when they join independent clauses. Hector pressed the button , and the engine started up. RULE # 2 Use a comma with an introductory adverb clause. When you see smoke , you know there is a fire.

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COMMAS RULE !!

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  1. COMMAS RULE !!

  2. RULE # 1Use a comma before but, or, nor, for, so, and yet when they join independent clauses. • Hector pressed the button,and the engine started up.

  3. RULE # 2Use a comma with an introductory adverb clause. • When you see smoke,you know there is a fire.

  4. RULE # 3Use a comma after an introductory word. • Ah, nothing tastes as good as cold lemonade on a hot day!

  5. RULE # 4Use a comma after introductory phrases: -participial phrase -prepositional phrase (if 4 + words) -prepositional phrase (if 2 or more in a row) -Infinitive phrase used as an adjective

  6. Introductory Phrases • Participial Phrase: • Switching on a flashlight, the ranger led • the way down the path. • Prepositional Phrase (if 4 + words): • Inside the green gate, she built a shed. • Prepositional Phrase (if 2 or more in a row) • By the end of the train ride,the children were • exhausted.

  7. RULE# 5Use a comma for direct address • Mr. Young,would you please explain the definition again.

  8. RULE# 6Use a comma/commas with adjective clauses. (non-essential use 2 commas or none) • Griffins, which are mythological beasts, are seen on many coat of arms.

  9. RULE# 7Use commas with dates and addresses. • On December 5, 1984, their address became 25 Peralta Road, Oakland,CA 94611. • Please send this letter to Ms. Marybeth Correio, 1255 S.E. 56th Street, Belleview,Wa. 98006.

  10. RULE # 8Use a comma with 3 or more items with “and” or “or”. • The adults talked,laughed,took photographs,and shared memories.

  11. RULE# 9Use a comma with two or more adjectives that are together without any conjunction and only if they can be reversed or “and” put between them. • The gray,darkening sky caused me to hurry home.

  12. RULE#10Use a comma before a direct quotation. • Sara shouted,“We can win team!”

  13. NO Comma?Do NOT use a comma if you have a compound subject, verb or any other compound part. • He went to tennis practice and finished his homework before 9 PM.

  14. NO Comma?Do NOT use a comma before a regular order adverb clause. (ROAC) • I will call my best friend about my homework after I finish eating dinner. (ROAC)

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