(An “adjective” describes or limits a noun.) Separate adjective phrases from the essential parts of the sentence. Separate “interrupter” words like however,Īppositive) from the rest of the sentence with a comma.ģ. With a comma any nonessential words or groups of words from the rest of theġ. NONESSENTIAL WORDS, PHRASES, AND CLAUSES: Separate NOTE: When such a clause comes at the end of a sentence, do NOT After an introductory clause that answers Introductory “to” + verb phrase when you can put the words “in order” inīe careful! Not all introductory “to” phrases tell why.ģ.
Rule 4 make a list plus#
After an introductory phrase made up of “to” plus a verb and any Introductory phrases that tell where, when,Ĭomma after short introductory prepositional phrases.Ģ. Illustrate the difference between compound elements in simple sentences (noĬomma) and true compound sentences (comma).ĭistinguish between simple sentences with compound elements (no comma) and The second verb group does NOTĪ compound sentence by simply making the last verb part into an independentĬlauses are separated by a comma and the word and. Independent clauses – not just two verbs, two nouns, or two groups of wordsĪre being joined by and.
The one we will concentrate on for comma use. (Taken together, the first letters spell “FANBOYS.”) A comma and one of the seven joining words: for,Īnd, nor, but, or, yet, and so. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.ī. Sentence is a sentence that has 2 independent clauses.Ĭlause is a group of words with a subject and verb that expresses a complete Independent clauses that form a compound sentence. When the two adjectives are reversed, they do not make sense.Īre not coordinate adjectives and should not be separated by a comma.ĬOMPOUND SENTENCE : Use a comma before and, but, or, nor, for, so, or yet to join two When the adjectives are reversed, the sentence still makes sense.Īnd lively are coordinate adjectives in the example and should beĪll adjectives should be separated from one another by a comma.īecause they are not coordinate adjectives. See whether the adjectives’ order can be reversed. See whether “and” can be smoothly placed between them.Ģ. Tests to determine whether adjectives are coordinate are the following:ġ. To each other that are equal in importance. “Coordinate adjectives” are adjectives placed next RULE #2 – THE COMMA WITH COORDINATE ADJECTIVES : Use commas between coordinate adjectives. Now click on the link below to do exercise A comma separates items in the series, including the final item preceded
Rule 4 make a list series#
The series is connected by and, or, or norģ. A series includes 3 or more items of the same type (words or groups ofĢ. RULE #1 – THE COMMA IN A SERIES :Use commas to separate items in a series.Ī “series” is a list of 3 or more items, the last two of which areġ.
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