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16 Cards in this Set
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RULE #1 |
Use a comma to seperate two sentences by placing the comma before a "fan boys" between the two sentences. |
FANBOYS |
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RULE #1 EXAMPLE |
We all brought our essays to class, and the instructor collected them. |
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RULE #2 |
Use a comma to seperate items in a series, list, date, or address. |
Series |
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RULE #2 EXAMPLE |
Students in literature classes read short stories, poems, and plays. |
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RULE #3 |
Use a comma after an introductory word, phrase, or dependent clause that begins a sentence. |
Introductory |
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RULE #3 EXAMPLE |
If the store is closed, please come home immediately. |
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RULE #4 |
Put commas around the name of a person spoke to. |
Persons name |
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RULE #4 EXAMPLE |
Will you go to the store, Sally, and get some milk? |
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RULE #5 |
Put commas around interrupters. |
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RULE #5 EXAMPLE |
It should, I think, take only an hour. |
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RULE #6 |
Put commas around non-essential in the sentence. |
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RULE #6 EXAMPLE |
Harry Potter, by J. K. Rowling, was a bestseller. |
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RULE #7 |
Use commas to set off a direct quotation within a sentence |
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RULE #7 EXAMPLE |
"The evidence was thorough," the jury member said. |
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RULE #8 |
Use a comma to clarify the meaning of a sentence. |
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RULE #8 EXAMPLE |
Those who can, practice many hours a day. |
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