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| End an exclamation with an exclamation point. |
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| express strong emotion, disbelief, surprise, excitement, urgency, horror, panic; not meant to be over used |
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| comma between main clauses |
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| use the comma before AND,BUT,YET,NOR, FOR,OR,SO (COORDINATE CONJ.) WHEN THEY LINK TWO CLAUSES |
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| DONT USE A COMMA BETWEEN MAIN CLAUSES AND THE WORDS AND, BUT, OR , NOR WHEN THEY ARE LINKED TO |
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WORDS, PHRASES, SUBORDINATE CLAUSES
one bank est. special accounts for older depositors and counseled them on investments. |
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| COMMAS CAN INTRODUCE INTRODUCTORY PHRASES INTO THE SENT. |
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| BUT DONT SEPERATE THE SUB. FROM THE VERB. THE SENT INTROD. IS USUALLY 5 OR MORE WORDS LONG TO REQUIRE A COMMA |
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| COMMAS CAN SURROUND ADDITIONAL INFO. NOT IMPORTANT TO THE SUB. MEANING |
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| IF YOU WERE TO OMIT THE ELEMENT THE SENT. MEANING WOULD REMAIN INTACT. SUCH INFO. MAY BE CONCLUDING OR INTERRUPTING. IF THIS HAPPENS TO FALL IN MID-SENT. THAN BE SURE TO SURROUND IT W/ COMMAS |
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| comma between main clauses |
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| use the comma before AND,BUT,YET,NOR, FOR,OR,SO (COORDINATE CONJ.) WHEN THEY LINK TWO CLAUSES |
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| DONT USE A COMMA BETWEEN MAIN CLAUSES AND THE WORDS AND, BUT, OR , NOR WHEN THEY ARE LINKED TO |
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| WORDS, PHRASES, SUBORDINATE CLAUSES |
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| COMMAS CAN INTRODUCE INTRODUCTORY PHRASES INTO THE SENT. |
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| BUT DONT SEPERATE THE SUB. FROM THE VERB. THE SENT INTROD. IS USUALLY 5 OR MORE WORDS LONG TO REQUIRE A COMMA |
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| COMMAS CAN SURROUND ADDITIONAL INFO. NOT IMPORTANT TO THE SUB. MEANING |
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| IF YOU WERE TO OMIT THE ELEMENT THE SENT. MEANING WOULD REMAIN INTACT. SUCH INFO. MAY BE CONCLUDING OR INTERRUPTING. IF THIS HAPPENS TO FALL IN MID-SENT. THAN BE SURE TO SURROUND IT W/ COMMAS |
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| unrestricted/ unessential elements get comma |
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| again these are marked off by commas and are incidental details which removed wouldn't alter sent. meaning |
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| Absolute phrasing using the -ing form of the verb along with sub. is surrounded by commas |
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| health insurance, its cost always rising, is a concern for many students. |
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| Essential appositives don't get any commas |
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The book "Grow Up" provides helpful tips.
The label "Recycle" becomes a commant |
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| Transitional phrases(also non essential) such as however, for example, of course, form links between ideas |
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| these type of phrases are again in commas |
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| parenthetical phrases can be in parenthesis or for more emphasis commas they include |
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| to be frank, fortunately, all things considered |
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| don't add commas after a coordinating conj. or a subordinating conj. |
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| to distinguish these try moving the expressions around in the sent. transitional or parenthetical expressions can be moved; coordinating and subordinating conj. cannot |
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| commas around phrases of contrast |
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| Students may focus on the cost of health care, not their health. |
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| All managers agree, yes, they will give me a job. |
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| Commas around words of direct address |
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| Heed this lesson, readers |
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| Use commas to separate a series, don't use commas around series |
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| Please bring me the following laundry piles: whites, darks, and colors. |
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| commas between equal adj. when each one modifies the same word equally. to test see if they can be joined by the word and instead of a comma |
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| the sadle leather was a broken, torn mess. |
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| commas with dates, addresses, place names, and numbers |
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when they appear within sent. elements punctuated with commas end in commas.
July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed.
No comma is needed between a month, season and a yr. I was born in August 1983. I was born on a cool nigh in the summer 1983. |
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| commas with dates, addresses, place names, and numbers |
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when they appear within sent. elements punctuated with commas end in commas
I can be reached at 5205 Fussell Rd., Polk City, Florida 33868, if you need to reach me.
no commas are needed between the zip code and the state |
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he said/she said
quotation from a signal phrase id. the source
a comma separated a quotion from its sourse |
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"Knowledge is power," wrote Francis Bacon.
"To err is human, To forgive Divine," Johnny told his class |
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| signal phrases are phrases like |
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| he said, she said, Eleanor wrote, Fred spoke these phrases are separated from their quotation by commas |
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| If the signal phrases that interrupts a quotation between main clauses. punctuate between the main clauses with |
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either a semi-colon or a period
"that part of my life was over". she wrote; "his words had sealed it shut". |
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| use a colon when a complete sent. introduces a quotation |
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| her statement was clear: "I will not resign". |
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| Omit commas when quotation is integrated into a sent. esp. when intro. by that |
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| James Baldwin insists that "one must never, in one's life, accept... injustices as commonplace." |
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