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Commas – Study Guide. Commas. Q:When should you use a comma? 1 . To separate the ______________________________( three or more things), including the last two . EXAMPLE: He hit the ball, dropped the bat, and ran to first base . Commas continued….
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Commas Q:When should you use a comma? 1. To separate the ______________________________(three or more things), including the last two. EXAMPLE: He hit the ball, dropped the bat, and ran to first base.
Commas continued… 2. To connect two _____________ ____________ joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so = F.A.N.B.O.Y.S) EXAMPLE: He hit the ball well, but he ran toward third base.
Commas continued… 3. To set off _____________ ______________. EXAMPLE: Running toward third base, he suddenly realized how stupid he looked.
Commas Continued… 4. To set off “___________” information. **The “added information” is a part of a sentence that can be removed without changing the essential meaning of that sentence. EXAMPLE: Jose’s ambition, to become a goalie in professional soccer, is within his reach.
Commas Continued… 5. Between a _______and a ________. (Lawrenceville, Georgia) Between a ______and a ______. (February 14, 2012) Between a ______and a ______when the title comes after the name. (Bob Thomas, Professor of English)
Commas Continued… 6. To separate _________ _________. EXAMPLE: That tall, distinguished, good looking fellow.
Commas Continued… 7. To set off “________” or what someone has said. EXAMPLE: "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many things."
Commas Continued… 8. To set off ________that express __________. EXAMPLE: The puppies were cute, but very messy.
Commas Continued… 9. To avoid ___________. EXAMPLE: Outside the lawn was cluttered with hundreds of broken branches. Outside, the lawn was cluttered with hundreds of broken branches.