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1 Commas, Commas, and More Commas College Readiness Standard Provide appropriate punctuation in straightforward situations

2 Comma Rule #4 Homework 1. Mr.Frison who is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc is an art teacher at Marshall. 2. Datreion stays after school even on Fridays to work on his homework. 3. The football game I think is on CBS.

3 Comma Rule #4 Homework Answers 1. Mr.Frison, who is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, is an art teacher at Marshall. 2. Datreion stays after school, even on Fridays, to work on his homework. 3. The football game, I think, is on CBS.

4 Comma Rule #5 Use a comma between adjectives, but only when you can insert the words 'and' or 'or' and it sounds correct Remember: An adjective is a word that describes a noun!

5 Comma Rule #5 Example: My tired, hungry, cranky nephew is driving me crazy! My tired and hungry and cranky nephew is driving me crazy!

6 Comma Rule #5:Practice The old dirty house needs a caring loving handy owner to purchase it. Jay Cutler is a crafty talented young self-assured quarterback for the Chicago Bears.

7 Comma Rule #5: Practice Answers The old, dirty house needs a caring, loving handy owner to purchase it. The old and dirty house needs a caring and loving handy owner to purchase it.

8 Comma Rule #5: Practice Answers Jay Cutler is a crafty, talented, young self-assured quarterback for the Chicago Bears. Jay Cutler is a crafty and talented and young self-assured quarterback for the Chicago Bears.

9 Comma Rule #5: Homework My English teacher generous kind compassionate will surely give me an A if I learn all these comma rules! You can use pink green white color to paint your room. The new shiny freshly strung tennis racket will bring me good luck in my match tomorrow.

10 Comma Rule #5: Homework Answers My English teacher, generous, kind, compassionate, will surely give me an A if I learn all these comma rules! You can use pink, green, white color to paint your room. The new, shiny, freshly strung tennis racket will bring me good luck in my match tomorrow.

11 Review Comma #1—commas between items in a list Comma #2—comma & conjunction to join 2 sentences Comma #3—comma after intro clauses Comma #4—commas to set-off interrupters Comma #5—commas between adjectives if you can put the word ‘and’ or ‘or’ between them


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