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21 Cards in this Set
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use commas to set off an expression that interrupts a sentence (eg. however, of course, well, or a person's name
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interrupters
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use a comma to seperate two or more adjectives proceding a noun except if one of the adjectives is youg, old, a color or a number
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commas with 2 adjectives
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do not confuse these two words. one is a conjunction used for comparisons. the other is an adverb meaning "at that time" or "next"
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than, then
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words with the same pronunciation but different meanings and/or spellings (eg. to,too,two; there,their they're, ect)
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homonyms
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a word that expresses emotion and that is not related grammatically to other words in the sentence
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interjections
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words that joing words or groups of words. And, but, or, nor, for, so, and yet. A sentence should not begin with them. However, it is sometimes acceptable to use "and" or "but" to create emphasis - in creative writing only
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coordinating conjunctions
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use commas to set off adjective clauses that are not essential to the basic meaning of the sentence. Do not use commas with clauses that are essential to the meaning
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essential clauses
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usually set off by commas. A word that means the same thing as the noun that it follows; it usually explains or identifies the noun. It is set off by commas to show that it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence
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appositives
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use a comma before "and,but, or, nor, for, so, and yet" when they join independent clauses
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compound sentences
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use commas to separate items in a series. Use a comma before the "and" joing the last two items in a series to make your meaning clear
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commas in a series
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consists of tow or more sentences separated only be a comma or by no mark of punctuation. A comma should mark a pause in the sentence.
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run-on sentence
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you should never shift tenses needlessly. Keep in past tense if you are in it; don't shift, unless you really need to, to present tense
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verb tense agreement
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set of from the rest of the sentence by commas or by a question mark or exclamation point. A question mark or exclamation point should be placed inside the closing marks if the quotation is a question or an exclamation. Otherwise, it should be placed outside.
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puncuation in quotations
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begins with a capital letter. If the quotation is divided into two parts by an interrupting expression such as he said or Mother asked, the second part begins with a small letter
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capitilizations in quotations
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when someone speaks directly to another person, using that person's name, commas precede and follow the name
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direct address
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a subordinate clause used as an adverb. When it begins the sentence it is followed by a comma. It answers the quetsion how, when, where, why, to what extent (how mych or how long), or under what conditions
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adverb clause
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vary sentenes by beginning them with adverbs. Use a comma to seperate the introductory adverb from the rest of the sentence
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adverb at the beginning
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a group of related words that contains a participle and that acts as an adjective. It is usuallt seperated from the rest of the sentence by a comma
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participle phrase
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a group of related words that contains a participle and that acts as an adjective. It is usually seperated from the rest of the sentence by a comma
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participle phrase
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use a comma to seperate items: between the day of the week, the date, the year, and between city and state. Commas should also follow all of these if they appear in the middle of a sentence (ie; one Wednesday, April 14, 2006, in Redmond, Washington, I......)
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commas with dates & addresses
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both agree with eachother in number and gender. Use singular ____ to refer to each, either, neither, one, everyone, everybody, no one, nobody, anyone, someone, or somebody
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pronoun/antecedant agreement
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