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Comma presentation
The document provides information about the proper uses of commas in writing, including to separate items in a list, to connect two independent clauses with a conjunction, and to set off non-restrictive or parenthetical elements. It offers examples of correct comma usage and warns against "comma splices" and "comma abuse".
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Comma presentation
- 1. The & & You
- 2. What is acomma?
- 4. How can ithelp my writing?
- 5. A comma can… Separate Connect Set off
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- 7. Connect You wore alovely hat, but you didn’t wear anything else.
- 8. Beware Comma Splices!
- 10. Set Off 1. Introductoryelements 2. Parenthetical elements 3. Coordinating adjectives 4. Addressed Names 5. Quotes 6. Dates
- 11. 1. As shewalked out the door, she realized she wasn’t wearing pants. 2. Chris, the creepy mustachioed man, was sitting next to Beyonce. 3. He was a tall, dark, brooding gentleman. 4. Shut up, Katie. 5. Katie said, “Make me!” 6. On December 13th, 2012, The Hobbit will premiere worldwide.
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- 16. If you orsomeone you know is practicing comma abuse, please consult the nearest MLA Style guide. If you need counseling to overcome your need to abuse commas, please come visit the writing center..
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- 18. This has beena public service announcement.
Editor's Notes
- #2 The comma and you. The comma is one of the friendliest and most helpful of punctuations. But I’m getting ahead of myself folks.
- #3 Some of you may be asking, what is a comma?
- #4 A comma is a punctuation that we could call the cousin of the period. It is round with at the head with a small tail flourished on the right hand side. To some of you it may look like a tad pole or a an upside down raindrop, but you’re wrong it’s a comma. Unlike it’s cousin the period, it doesn’t ask for a full stop of a sentence or phrase, it just asks if we can slow down for a second before continuing on.
- #5 You’re probably asking yourself, how can a comma be helpful in a sentence?