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If you’re in 7th period and you need something….email Miss Z [email protected]
If you’re in 8th period and you need something….email Miss Z [email protected]
The Power of COMMAS
Part 1
*Rule 1: Use a comma between
2 INDEPENDENT CLAUSES joined by a coordinating
conjunction.
*Independent clause: a complete thought. An IC can stand ‘alone’ as a sentence
Castles offer a window to medieval times.
Some people built castles on lakes, riverbanks, mountaintops, or steep hillsides.
Some castles were almost impenetrable.
*Dependent clause: an incomplete thought. We are left wondering….then what?!
When castles offer a window to medieval times.
Although some people built castles on lakes, riverbanks, mountaintops, or steep hillsides.
Because some castles were almost impenetrable.
Coordinating Conjunctions
The victims of the hurricane were stunned, for they have lost everything.
I was foolish to have trusted you, but I won’t make the same mistake again.
*Rule 2: Use a comma to separate:
> the words, phrases, or clauses in a series
(three or more things)
> to separate equal adjectives
Evelyn Flores likes roses, daisies, and violets.
Marilu will visit Spain, France, and Portugal next summer.
Andrew plays basketball, completes his homework, and volunteers at the soup kitchen.
Luis improved his punctuality, completed all his assignments, and earned an A in English class.
***When in ACTdoubt, think “Oxford”***
Equal adjectives equally modify the same noun:
I smashed a a big, hairy spider.
Disorganized, illogical, messy papers must be rewritten.
*Rule 3: Use a comma
AFTER introductory phrases and clauses
After an introductory participial phrase:
Determined to understand the complicated love triangle in Catching Fire, Jose read the novel night and day.
After a long introductory prepositional phrase:
In the oddest places and at the strangest times, Alex can be found shooting arrows at apples.
After an introductory adverb clause:
After they read Catcing Fire, the students in English three demanded copies of Mockingjay.
Pages 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 are due by Friday