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COMMAS
Commas are used to separate
of words, phrases, and clauses
for the reader.
Starter
Clause vs phrase
The red squirrel climbed up the tree at a high speed.
Clause: The red squirrel climbed up the tree.
Group of words including a subject and verb (action
and action doer)
Phrase: at a high speed.
Group of words without subject nor verb.
Commas are used
1- before the
conjunctions
‘Fanboys’
For I have to find a new job, for I am unemployed.
And She did not speak to anyone, and nobody spoke to her
Nor She doesn’t like apples, nor does she like pears.
But They rushed to the hospital, but they were too late.
Or My mother can drive us, or we can take the bus.
Yet The weather was very cold and wet, yet we enjoyed.
So He is sick, so he is not going to school.
2- after a clause
beginning with ‘If’
If I study, I will pass the exams.
I will pass the exams if I study.
3- after a clause
beginning with ‘As’
As he was in Spain anyway, he decided to go to
the conference in Barcelona.
As everyone already knows each other, there’s
no need for introductions.
4- after a
-Time word
-Time phrase
-Connective(also –
therefore – however –
firstly).
Today, I will go to my grandma for dinner.
Five hundred years ago, there was no news.
Firstly, gather all the ingredients together.
I was hungry; however, I did not say anything.
5- Separating
three or more
items in a
series.
We are going waterskiing,
swimming and snorkeling.
6- Separating two or
more adjectives that
modify the same
noun, if you can
substitute the
word and for the
comma.
She was in love with the interesting,
dangerous act of beekeeping.
7- before and/or
after directly
addressing
someone.
No, Jackie, I don’t want to go with
Mark.
Would you please be quiet, Lupe?
Practice
Punctuate the
following
As millions of years passed thousands of
different sea plants and animals took on many
shapes sizes and colors
The engineers worked so hard on the building
and it looked amazing at the end.
Practice
Punctuate the
following
We don’t know why but about 250 million
years ago they all died out so trilobites
became extinct
----------------------------------------------
Today as in the past large number of them are
often found on sandy or muddy sea beds
Practice
Punctuate the
following
If they kill other animals we also call them
predators
-----------------------------------------------
If the producers die the consumers are also in
danger because the producers (such as
phytoplankton) provide the energy in their
food chain
Practice
Punctuate the
following
Ronnie and I are coming with you Teddy.
The wet slippery puppy *wriggled out of the child’s
hands
Wriggled: Tw ist and turn w ith quick movements

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commas.pptx

  • 1. COMMAS Commas are used to separate of words, phrases, and clauses for the reader.
  • 2. Starter Clause vs phrase The red squirrel climbed up the tree at a high speed. Clause: The red squirrel climbed up the tree. Group of words including a subject and verb (action and action doer) Phrase: at a high speed. Group of words without subject nor verb.
  • 3. Commas are used 1- before the conjunctions ‘Fanboys’ For I have to find a new job, for I am unemployed. And She did not speak to anyone, and nobody spoke to her Nor She doesn’t like apples, nor does she like pears. But They rushed to the hospital, but they were too late. Or My mother can drive us, or we can take the bus. Yet The weather was very cold and wet, yet we enjoyed. So He is sick, so he is not going to school.
  • 4. 2- after a clause beginning with ‘If’ If I study, I will pass the exams. I will pass the exams if I study.
  • 5. 3- after a clause beginning with ‘As’ As he was in Spain anyway, he decided to go to the conference in Barcelona. As everyone already knows each other, there’s no need for introductions.
  • 6. 4- after a -Time word -Time phrase -Connective(also – therefore – however – firstly). Today, I will go to my grandma for dinner. Five hundred years ago, there was no news. Firstly, gather all the ingredients together. I was hungry; however, I did not say anything.
  • 7. 5- Separating three or more items in a series. We are going waterskiing, swimming and snorkeling.
  • 8. 6- Separating two or more adjectives that modify the same noun, if you can substitute the word and for the comma. She was in love with the interesting, dangerous act of beekeeping.
  • 9. 7- before and/or after directly addressing someone. No, Jackie, I don’t want to go with Mark. Would you please be quiet, Lupe?
  • 10. Practice Punctuate the following As millions of years passed thousands of different sea plants and animals took on many shapes sizes and colors The engineers worked so hard on the building and it looked amazing at the end.
  • 11. Practice Punctuate the following We don’t know why but about 250 million years ago they all died out so trilobites became extinct ---------------------------------------------- Today as in the past large number of them are often found on sandy or muddy sea beds
  • 12. Practice Punctuate the following If they kill other animals we also call them predators ----------------------------------------------- If the producers die the consumers are also in danger because the producers (such as phytoplankton) provide the energy in their food chain
  • 13. Practice Punctuate the following Ronnie and I are coming with you Teddy. The wet slippery puppy *wriggled out of the child’s hands Wriggled: Tw ist and turn w ith quick movements