English Comma Test Review

Front 1

The Adjective Rule

Back 1

If you can place an "AND" in place of the comma and it sounds normal. or If you can switch around the two adjectives before the noun and it sounds normal

Front 2

The etc. rule

Back 2

after items in a series is always set off with a comma after the "etc."
ex: I enjoy any sport such as swimming, running, football, etc., on any Saturday afternoon

Front 3

In one case where you wouldn't put a comma before the final adjective in a series:

Back 3

if the adjective is thought of as part of the noun .
Lawand hung colorful,delicate Chinese laterns around the patio.

Front 4

Short Independent clauses are how long?

Back 4

4 words or less per independent clause
ex: The phone rang but I let it ring. We can go now or we can go later.

Front 5

Conjunctions that you always use a comma before are.

Back 5

for, yet, so

for yourself

Front 6

Default rule

Back 6

If you folow the comma rule, and it results to misreading the sentence, BREAK THE RULE!
ex: I cooked bacon, and eggs were cooked later.

Front 7

Introductory Infinitive phrases are set off with commas

Back 7

ex. To do well, you must take notes.
No comma: To me I think you are brilliant
To do well is my only desire.

Front 8

Introductory adverb clauses

Back 8

place a comma after a introductory adverb clause
Today, we will have a test
No comma: For today we will have no homework.
Thursday, we will have a test
No comma: we will have a test thursday

Front 9

Two or more introductory prepositional phrases or after one long introductory prep. phrase

Back 9

LONG is 4 words or more.
In the park near my house, a music festival will take pace this weekend.

Front 10

Adjective rules to know

Back 10

place commas around adjectives following the noun or pronoun that they modify.
ex: Tom, sad and angry, threw away the test that he failed.
If a short introductory prepositional phrase ends in a number, and the next word in the independent clause is a number, set the short prep. phrase off.
ex: In 2010 I was accepted to Loyola High school.
In 2010, 320 students were in the freshman class at loyola.

Front 11

RULE # 3
Do not put a comma after a prepositional phrase if a verb follows the prep. phrase.

Back 11

Into the trash can by the house, jumped my cat. (because it's longer then 4 words)
Into the valley of death rode the 600.

Front 12

Parenthetical Expressions

Back 12

It is a side remark that adds information or shows a relationship between ideas.

Front 13

Put a comma after the dates and after an independent clauses.
Do not use a comma to separate the month from the date
Ex: June 20
the date from the month when the date is given before the month
ex: 4 July 1946
the month from the year when no date is given
ex: October 1999

Back 13

Hawaii achieved statehood on August 21, 1959, and became the fiftieth state.

Front 14

ENVELOPE ADRESS

Back 14

1313 Hellhole Lane,
Torture, CA 66666, to say hello.