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Commas!

,. Commas!. *After an introductory element*. If a sentence begins with a phrase or clause or transition, you probably need a comma to separate it from the independent clause that follows. Comma Causers= AAAWWUBBIS! Although After While When Until Because Before If Since.

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Commas!

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  1. , Commas!

  2. *After an introductory element* • If a sentence begins with a phrase or clause or transition, you probably need a comma to separate it from the independent clause that follows. Comma Causers= AAAWWUBBIS! • Although • After • While • When • Until • Because • Before • If • Since Although we dated, we can still be friends. Before you go, can you take out the trash? After summer school is over, I’m going to sleep in every day.

  3. *in compound sentences* • Commas are used when two complete sentences (aka independent clauses) are joined together • [Sentence], [Sentence] • Ican take English 11 next year, or Ican take it during summer school. • Youcan pick your friends, but youare stuck with family. • (Randy’s example from last class) For And Nor But Or Yet So

  4. Comma causers!(aka coordinating conjunctions) • For • And • Nor • But • Or • Yet • So

  5. Your turn! • Find four correct examples in Lord of the Flies. Label the journal entry with the date (July 9) and title, “Commas in Compound Sentences.” • After you write the sentence, circle the coordinating conjunction and comma.

  6. Comma Splices • When you have a comma, but you are not supposed to! • These are examples of comma splices: • “I am 16, I have two brothers, I play tennis.” • “Ms. Cox told us not to use comma splices, instead she told us to use a period, semi-colon or coordinating conjunction.”

  7. From splice to nice! • You can: • Use a coordinating conjunction [FANBOYS] • “Ms. Cox told us not to use comma splices, but instead she told us to use a period, semi-colon or coordinating conjunction instead.” • Replace the comma with a period or semi-colon • “Ms. Cox told us not to use comma splices. Instead she told us to use a period, semi-colon or coordinating conjunction instead.”

  8. Your Turn! • In your journal under your last entry, please write “Comma Splice Corrections.” Then, correct the following sentences using a coordinating conjunction, period or comma. Write “C” for correct. • “I don’t believe in ghosts, I don’t like the thought of them” (90). • “I’m scared of him and that’s why I know him” (93). • “Some of the boys wanted to go back to the beach, some wanted to roll more rocks” (108). • “The pig-run kept close to the jumble of rocks that lay down by the water on the other side and Ralph was content to follow Jack along it” (109).

  9. “I don’t believe in ghosts,and I don’t like the thought of them” (90). Or “I don’t believe in ghosts., and I don’t like the thought of them” (90). “I’m scared of him, and that’s why I know him” (93). Or “I’m scared of him ., and That’s why I know him” (93). “Some of the boys wanted to go back to the beach,and some wanted to roll more rocks” (108). Or “Some of the boys wanted to go back to the beach ., andSome wanted to roll more rocks” (108). “The pig-run kept close to the jumble of rocks that lay down by the water on the other side,and Ralph was content to follow Jack along it” (109). Or “The pig-run kept close to the jumble of rocks that lay down by the water on the other side ., and Ralph was content to follow Jack along it” (109).

  10. *commas in a series* • Use commas to separate a series of three or more things, actions, or phrases. • For example: • I love to eat apples, bananas, and grapefruits.

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