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Love the Comma
Senior English
Complete Sentence
• Has a SUBJECT• Has a VERB
Fragment• Missing a SUBJECT or • Missing a VERB
Run On• Too many subjects or• Too many verbs or• Incorrect use of commas, semicolons, or colons
A Comma Splice• Using a COMMA to join two complete sentences:–Example: Mary had a little lamb, it’s fleece was white as snow.Boo! Hiss!
The Myth• Put a comma where you take a breath…–UM, NOOOOO, What if you have Asthma????
–What if you are Icelandic?
The Facts• 4 Reasons to use COMMAS (not including dates, addresses, numbers)
–FANBOYS–Intro/Exits–Special Information–Lists
FANBOYS• For• And (**)• Nor• Or• But
• Yet• SO
FANBOYS• FANBOYS connects two INDEPENDENT CLAUSES–We call them sentences…–EX: Mary had a little lamb, and her fleece was white as snow.
Introductory Clauses
• We call them phrases!–EX: Although she preferred cats, Mary had a little lamb, and her fleece was white as snow.
Exit Clauses• We call them phrases!
–EX: Mary had a little lamb, and her fleece was white as snow, as well.
Flava!• More detailed information in the middle of a sentence…–Still a phrase…–EX: Mary, my little sister, had a little lamb, and her fleece was white as snow.
Lists, Lists, Lists• Use commas for lists!
– Some professors use this format: Mary had a little lamb, a cow, and a cheetah.
– Some use this format: …lamb, a cow and a cheetah.
Much Ado about AND
• AND can be a tricky little word–Sometimes it connects and sometimes it doesn’t!
–EX: Mary had a little lamb and a cat named Dexter.
The Mighty Semicolon
• AND can be replaced by a semicolon if it connects two LIKE ideas!–EX: Mary had a little lamb; it’s fleece was white as snow.
Ready to Work????• Get ready to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, and LOVE the COMMA!!!!
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