1 / 10

Commas

Commas. Introductory Element. After removing his coat, my father would whistle for our two border collies. Interrupter. It is snowing. The sun, however , is shining. Independent Clauses. Kate is currently performing in a play , so she must budget her time wisely. Non-essential clauses.

toki
Download Presentation

Commas

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Commas

  2. Introductory Element • After removing his coat, my father would whistle for our two border collies.

  3. Interrupter • It is snowing. The sun, however, is shining.

  4. Independent Clauses • Kate is currently performing in a play, so she must budget her time wisely.

  5. Non-essential clauses • These are also known as parenthetical expressions. • Mrs. Heise, who was always my favorite, baked delicious birthday cakes. • These add something to the sentence, but they are not essential the meaning.

  6. Appositive • Our boat, a leaky old tub, was no match for the shiny new runabout.

  7. Direct Address • Help me with the groceries, David, and I’ll get dinner started.

  8. Coordinate Adjectives • The abandoned children became starved, violent savages.

  9. Dependent Clauses • If a sentence begins with a dependent clause, you must put a comma at the end of that clause. • You should not use a comma if a sentence ends with a dependent clause.

  10. Be careful … • Most people have trouble with commas because they use them too frequently. • Keep your sentences simples -- eliminating the need for commas!

More Related