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Conquering The Comma And Other Punctuation Marks By Jill Oliver Compiled from information and materials provided by Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Overview: Punctuation Marks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Comma ,[object Object],[object Object]

Clauses and Phrases ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Compound Sentences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],FAN BOYS

Compound Sentences ,[object Object],The weather was beautiful, so Kelly went to the beach. S V The weather was beautiful, so Kelly went to the beach. Conj. S V

Compound Sentences ,[object Object],Sean built a sandcastle and Tammy played with her ball Sean built a sandcastle , and Tammy played with her ball S V Conj. S V

Dependent Clauses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Because Since When While Until Though Although Unless If As After Before Once Whether

Dependent Clauses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dependent Clauses ,[object Object],After Jackie ate all the cookies Annabella baked more. DCM S V After Jackie ate all the cookies , Annabella baked more. S V Annabella baked more cookies after Jackie ate them all. S V DCM S V Annabella baked more cookies after Jackie ate them all. DCM S V S V While Annabella bakes often , Jackie eats more than she bakes. DCM S V S V While Annabella bakes often , Jackie eats more than she bakes.

Essential vs. Nonessential Phrases Clauses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Essential vs. Nonessential DCM S V S V My neighbors, who live down the hall, are very rude! S nonessential phrase V My neighbors, who live down the hall , are very rude! DCM S V S V The people who live next door are very rude! S essential phrase V The people who live next door are very rude! DCM S V S V Chris bought Jo earrings for Christmas, her favorite holiday. S V nonessential phrase Chris bought Jo earrings for Christmas, her favorite holiday . DCM S V S V The chai that I order from Java Kai is better than this one! S essential phrase V The chai that I order from Java Kai is better than this one! Without the essential phrase, the sentence does not make complete sense: The people are very rude! Even without the phrase the sentence makes sense: My neighbors are very rude! Use commas to set off additional and unnecessary information. Here’s a tip: The word “that” is almost always an indicator of an essential phrase or clause.

Other Comma Uses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],the small red flower four hungry puppies the cranky, noisy child

The Comma Splice Error ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],S V S V We had a nice time , I hope we can meet again soon. S V S V E-mail has revolutionized communication , mom has written fewer letters since she started using it. We had a nice time , and I hope we can meet again soon. We had a nice time . I hope we can meet again soon. E-mail has revolutionized communication ; mom has written fewer letters since she started using it.

Semicolon ; ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Colon : ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Parentheses ( ) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Quotation Marks “ ” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Punctuation with Quotation Marks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

More Punctuation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Unnecessary Quotation Marks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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