when summer comes to the north woods, time slows down. jennifer donnelly, a northern light if you...
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When summer comes to the North Woods, time slows down.
Jennifer Donnelly, A Northern Light
If you can’t annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.
Kingsley Amis, The King’s English
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Time slows down.
When summer comes to the North Woods, times slows down
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There is little point in writing.
If you can’t annoy somebody, there is little point in writing
Kingsley Amis, The King’s English
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Use a comma after an introduction or opener
Introductory word groups function as
adverbs – telling when, how, why, or under what conditions the main action of the sentence occurred.
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When summer comes to the North Woods, time slows down.
Jennifer Donnelly, A Northern Light
The comma tells the reader that the introductory clause or phrase has come to an
end, and the main part of the sentence is about to begin.
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If there were an Olympic contest for talking, Shelly Stalls would sweep the event.
Flipped, pg 16
If there were an Olympic contest for ____________, __________ would sweep the event.
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AAAWWUBBIS!
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When I was little,
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Subordinating conjunctionsAAAWWUBBIS
lthoughsfterhilehenntil/Unlessecauseeforefince
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Although school had begun, Calvin and Hobbes laid lazily in the tree.
Calvin and Hobbes rested on the tree branch.
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Warm by the fireside, Calvin and Hobbes enjoyed their afternoon reading the Sunday comic.
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Opener, sentence .
Use a comma to set off an opener.
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