Visual aid for presentation on the comma for ESL students

1. THE COMMA

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COMMAS SIMPLIFIED

3. We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, assembled, appealing to the Supreme J
COMMAS SIMPLIFIED

4. good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states;
COMMAS SIMPLIFIED

6. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF COMMAS

7. Commas to separate items in a series.
Commas in compound sentences.
Commas to set off introductory word groups.
Commas to set off nonessential modifiers.

9. Commas to separate items in a series.....
...are pretty straight forward

10. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF COMAS
Commas to separate items in a series.
Commas in compound sentences.
Commas to set off introductory word groups.
Commas to set off nonessential modifiers.

11. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF COMAS
Commas to separate items in a series.
Commas in compound sentences.
Commas to set off introductory word groups.
Commas to set off nonessential modifiers.

12. COMPOUND SENTENCES

13. COMPOUND SENTENCES

14. COMPOUND SENTENCES
1.-
2.-

15. COMPOUND SENTENCES
1.- Andres can take the statistics course at night
2.- He can complete the course online

16. COMPOUND SENTENCES
Andres can take the statistics course at night He can complete the course online

17. COMPOUND SENTENCES

18. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF COMAS
Commas to separate items in a series.
Commas in compound sentences.
Commas to set off introductory word groups.
Commas to set off nonessential modifiers.

19. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF COMAS
Commas to separate items in a series.
Commas in compound sentences.
Commas to set off introductory word groups.
Commas to set off nonessential modifiers.

21. TO SET OFF INTRODUCTORY WORD GROUPS.

22. To buy a car, you must have money

23. you must have money

24. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF COMAS
Commas to separate items in a series.
Commas in compound sentences.
Commas to set off introductory word groups.
Commas to set off nonessential modifiers.

25. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF COMAS
Commas to separate items in a series.
Commas in compound sentences.
Commas to set off introductory word groups.
Commas to set off nonessential modifiers.

26. COMMAS TO SET OFF NONESSENTIAL MODIFIERS.

27. COMMAS TO SET OFF NONESSENTIAL MODIFIERS.

28. COMMAS TO SET OFF NONESSENTIAL MODIFIERS.

29. COMMAS TO SET OFF NONESSENTIAL MODIFIERS.

30. My friend just arrived

31. My friend, who came from Sweden, just arrived

32. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF COMAS
Commas to separate items in a series.
Commas in compound sentences.
Commas to set off introductory word groups.
Commas to set off nonessential modifiers.

33. FOUR BASIC TYPES OF COMAS
Commas to separate items in a series.
Commas in compound sentences.
Commas to set off introductory word groups.

35. ONE LAST THING

36. V I D E O

38. ANDRÉS RAMOS CEVALLOS