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9 Cards in this Set
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Series |
Commas separate three or more items |
Marcharia, Regimon, and Devontae went swimming. |
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Introductory Words, Phrases, & Clauses |
separated from the rest of a sentence by a comma. A comma is also used after a dependent clause. |
Unfortunately, Dwayne is not feeling well. |
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Nonessential Elements |
Use commas to set off words, phrases, and clauses that could be left out of a sentence. |
Th problem, however, is that he cannot say what went wrong. |
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Independent Clauses |
A comma is used before a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS). |
Are you selling your house, sordid you deice to wait? |
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Independent Adjectives Before a Noun |
When two modifiers precede a noun, mentallyinsert the word and between the modifiers. If the insertionmakes sense, a comma is needed. |
It was a cool, windy day. |
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Quotations |
set off by comms from the rest of the sentence. |
Eleanor Roosevelt said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." |
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Dates, Addresses, and Letters |
Use commas to set of dates and addresses. |
Devontae was born on May 2, 1999. |
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States, Islands, and Countries |
Use commas to set off the name of a island or country that follows. |
Marcahria's family is from Andros, Bahamas. |
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Numbers |
use a comma to separate the digits. |
377,000 people live in the Bahamas. |
