1 / 32

THOSE PESKY COMMAS!

THOSE PESKY COMMAS!. 14 COMMA RULES TO MAKE YOU A BETTER WRITER. RULE #1. - Use a comma after every item in a series of three or more. IN A SERIES. - Use commas when two or more adjectives precede a noun; use a comma after each adjective, except the last one. .

tyrell
Download Presentation

THOSE PESKY 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. THOSE PESKY COMMAS! 14 COMMA RULES TO MAKE YOU A BETTER WRITER

  2. RULE #1 - Use a comma after every item in a series of three or more. IN A SERIES - Use commas when two or more adjectives precede a noun; use a comma after each adjective, except the last one. - Do NOT use commas when an adverb describes an adjective!

  3. RULE #1 I like nachosburritos and tamales. , , 3 items = 2 commas In a series of 3 or more… I brought my sleeping bagsleepingpadNalgene bottle and a tent on the trip. , , , 4 items = 3 commas

  4. RULE #1 , , Sara found a slimywetsquishy slug in her sleeping bag. When 2 or more adjectives precede a noun… 3 adjectives before the noun = 2 commas

  5. RULE #1 The extraordinarilyobservant student picked up a wad of paper off the floor. NO commas between an adverb and an adjective… No Commas Needed!!

  6. RULE #2 - Use commas to set off explanatory words (such as Rachel said, replied Maggie, announced Tim) of a direct quotation. QUOTATION MARKS

  7. RULE #2 “So far “ began Elissa “English has been very enlightening.” , , QUOTATION MARKS , Gasping for breath, Tristan announced “The pigeons pecked at my ankles and chased me across the street.”

  8. RULE #3 -Use commas to separate “too” from the rest of the sentence when it can be replaced by the word “also.” TOO MEANS ALSO

  9. RULE #3 , I want to go to Culver’s for dinner too. TOO MEANS ALSO Running 26.2 miles would make my legs ache too. ,

  10. RULE 4 -Use commas between the day of the month and the year. IN DATES -In a sentence, the comma follows the year.

  11. RULE #4 , December 6 2007 IN DATES , , October 31 1989 was the last Halloween that I went “trick-or-treating.”

  12. RULE #5 -Use commas between the name of the city or town and the name of its state or country and the rest of the sentence. IN ADDRESSES -In writing the address in a sentence, use a comma after each item (Except between state and zip code).

  13. RULE #5 , Sydney Australia sounds like a wonderful place to visit. IN ADDRESSES Mail the package to 1234 Candy Cane Ln Hopkins MN 55305. , ,

  14. RULE #6 - Use commas after the greeting and closing of a letter. LETTER

  15. RULE #6 , Dear Mom I love your home cooking! With love Timmy LETTER ,

  16. RULE #7 -Use commas to set off the nouns of a direct address (or, the name of someone directly spoken to). DIRECT ADDRESS

  17. RULE #7 , , Explain to us Mr. Hunter why you felt the need to sign with the California Angels for more money. IN DIRECT ADDRESS , Good afternoon Anna!

  18. RULE #8 - Use commas before and/or after words that are interjected into sentences. Interjection words include yes, no, well, oh. INTERJECTIONS

  19. RULE #8 , Yes I would love to go see High School Musical on Ice! INTERJECTIONS , Well I wasn’t sure whether the note was from him or not, so I threw it away!

  20. RULE #9 - Use commas to separate introductory words or phrases from the rest of the sentence. INTRODUCTORY WORDS/PHRASES

  21. RULE #9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS/PHRASES Key words that indicate an introductory phrase – when, while, after, before, if, so, since. If these words begin a sentence, use a comma after the phrase, but ignore them in the middle of a sentence.

  22. RULE #9 , Since hearing the prognosis Ihave been a nervous wreck. INTRODUCTORY WORDS/PHRASES , After the movie we went for ice cream. , Unfortunately the game cannot be rescheduled.

  23. RULE #10 - Use commas to set off words or groups of words that interrupt the flow of thought in a sentence. INTERRUPTERS (PARENTHETICAL EXPRESSIONS)

  24. RULE #10 , , I on the other hand love to eat chocolate cookies. INTERRUPTERS (PARENTHETICAL EXPRESSIONS) , Change I believe is life’s only constant. , Learning about commas for example helps us become better writers. , ,

  25. RULE #11 - Use commas to set off appositives. An appositive is a noun or phrase that comes immediately after another noun that gives more information about that noun. APPOSITIVE

  26. RULE #11 , , Sally my neighbor sells seashells by the seashore. APPOSITIVE , Emily Fox a standout guard for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers is a world champion cup stacker. ,

  27. RULE #12 • Use a comma before the conjunction that joins two independent sentences. • (Sentence = Subject + Verb) CONJUNCTIONS Conjunctions = FANBOYS For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

  28. RULE #12 , Rebecca wants to learn to play the guitar but her guitar only has two strings. CONJUNCTIONS , James dreams of becoming a rock star so he rehearses every day.

  29. RULE #13 - Use a comma to separate a phrase (an explanatory group of words without a subject and/or verb) from the rest of the sentence. IN PHRASES

  30. RULE #13 , Running through the woods I tripped on a log and scraped my knee. IN PHRASES , , The window cracked from the cold needed to be replaced.

  31. RULE #14 - Use a comma to separate a clause (a group of words with its own subject and verb) from the rest of the sentence. IN CLAUSES

  32. RULE #14 , The snow storm which was the worst of the year made driving terrible. , IN CLAUSES , , My neighbor who lives in a tent values the preservation of our environment.

More Related