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Commas Save Lives (and Prevent Misunderstandings)!

Commas Save Lives (and Prevent Misunderstandings)!. Let’s eat Grandma. Let’s eat , Grandma. In my room I have photographs of my friends , Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus. In my room I have photographs of my friends , Justin Bieber , and Miley Cyrus. Commas!. Why do we need or use commas?

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Commas Save Lives (and Prevent Misunderstandings)!

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  1. Commas Save Lives (and Prevent Misunderstandings)! • Let’s eat Grandma. • Let’s eat,Grandma. • In my room I have photographs of my friends, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus. • In my room I have photographs of my friends, Justin Bieber, and Miley Cyrus.

  2. Commas! • Why do we need or use commas? • Give an example of a rule for using a comma. Write a sentence that shows that rule. • How many rules are there for using commas? • More important: how can you remember them all?

  3. Reasons for Using Commas

  4. Reason #1 Items in a series • The flag is red, white, and blue. • We watched the heavy, pounding rain during the storm.

  5. Reason #2 Between independent clauses with a conjunction Conjunctions: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet • The mayor gave a speech,and reporters asked questions. • The telephone rang several times,but no one answered it.

  6. Review: Reasons 1 & 2 • Items in a series • Between independent clauses with a conjunction

  7. Reason #3 After introductory expressions • Jerry, please close the door. • After the first snowflakes, we all got excited. • Because the roads were slick, Mary drove carefully.

  8. Review: Reasons 1, 2, & 3 • Items in a series • Between independent clauses with a conjunction • After introductory expressions

  9. Practice • Bill enjoys playing video games, listening to his IPod, and hanging out with friends. • My parents wish to go to Disney World, my brother wants to visit our cousins in Tennessee, but I would like to go to the beach. • The woman told me to look on the next aisle, so I was able to find the movie I wanted. • During your first year of high school, you learn to adjust to a faster pace of classes. • After we found our cabin, we unpacked the car and settled in our rooms.

  10. Reason #4 Before and after interrupting expressions • Mow the lawn, Dennis, before it rains. • Cecelia put the plant, a cactus, on the table. • This is Greg Nelson,who is from Atlanta.

  11. Review: Reasons 1, 2, 3, & 4 • Items in a series • Between independent clauses with a conjunction • After introductory expressions • Before and after interrupting expressions

  12. Reason #5 With dates, addresses, & the closing of a letter • Laura was born on May 29,1993, in Canton,Ohio,the youngest of three sisters. • Very sincerely yours,

  13. Review: Reasons 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 • Items in a series • Between independent clauses with a conjunction • After introductory expressions • Before and after interrupting expressions • With dates, addresses, & the closing of a letter

  14. Reason #6 With quotations • Maria said,“This is my jacket.” • “Before you leave,” Tony remarked, “please call your mother.”

  15. Review: All Six Reasons • Items in a series • Between independent clauses with a conjunction • After introductory expressions • Before and after interrupting expressions • With dates, addresses, & the closing of a letter • With quotations

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