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Use Some “Comma” Sense!

Use Some “Comma” Sense!. How to use commas to enhance your writing By Courtney Guthrie Adapted from Mechanically Inclined by Jeff Anderson. What is wrong with this sentence?. I like turkey but I don’t like chicken. . Commas in Compound Sentences. f or a nd n or b ut o r y et s o.

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Use Some “Comma” Sense!

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  1. Use Some “Comma” Sense! How to use commas to enhance your writing By Courtney Guthrie Adapted from Mechanically Inclined by Jeff Anderson

  2. What is wrong with this sentence? I like turkey but I don’t like chicken.

  3. Commas in Compound Sentences for and nor but or yet so Use commas and a conjunction tojoin two independent clauses. Conjunctions are FANBOYS: Sentence, sentence. Example: You can pick your friends, but you’re stuck with family. –Jeff Foxworthy

  4. What is wrong with this sentence? If you can’t annoy someone there is little point in writing. -Kingsley Arms

  5. Commas After Openers Use commas after openers, introductory phrases, transitions, and transition phrases. Opener, sentence Comma Causers: Although, After as, While, When, Until, Because, Before, If, Since Example: If there was an Olympic contest for talking, Shelly Stalls would sweep the event. From the book Flipped

  6. What is wrong with this sentence? Usher a real fine guy sings so sweet.

  7. Commas with Interrupters When a group of words interrupts a sentence, it needs to have commas on both sides. Sent, interrupter, ence Examples: Mrs. Guthrie, our LA teacher, says we’re intelligent. January 17, our first snow day, was the best day of the year!

  8. What is wrong with this sentence? It was time to get my haircut bangs over my eyes flopping back down every time I brush it back.

  9. Commas Before Closers Use commas to set off additional information at the end of a sentence. The closer often includes sensory details. Sentence, closer. Example: The screen was coming away from the screen door in one corner, curling away from the metal frame like a leaf. -Harriet the Spy

  10. What is wrong with this sentence? I don’t like rap, but I do like Outkast Eminem JayZ.

  11. Commas in a Series Use commas to separate a series of three or more things, actions or phrases and Examples: I love to eat apples, bananas, and grapefruits. or You can play volleyball, basketball, or soccer.

  12. A few reminders from 5th Grade… Use commas when introducing a quotation. Example: Owen said, “Elfie is funny!” Use commas in personal letters or emails. Example: Dear Owen, Thanks for being good. Love, Elfie

  13. A few reminders from 5th Grade… Use commas between city and names. Example: Eminence, Kentucky Use commas between state and country names. Example: Paris, France

  14. A few reminders from 5th Grade… Use commas in large numbers. Example: 1, 546, 234 Use commas in dates Wednesday, December 25, 2013

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