Comma Rules Find the Errors! II Proofreading Activities.
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Transcript of Comma Rules Find the Errors! II Proofreading Activities.
Rule 1
Use commas to: Separate parts of an address.
They have lived at 4315 Hill Street Quincy Illinois since 1987.
Rule 2
Use commas to: Separate parts of an address.
It happened on Monday October 18 2002 at 10 A.M.
Rule 4
Use commas to: Set off appositives (pairs of adjacent nouns that play the same grammatical role in a sentence).
Our neighbor Charles Wilson is a doctor.
Rule 5
Use commas to: Separate three or more items in a series.
I ordered a hamburger fries and a soft drink.
Rule 6
Use commas to: Separate a quotation from the rest of the sentence.
“I’ll help” volunteered Miguel “if you need me to.”
Rule 7
Use commas to: Separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun.
I settled into my cozy soft new armchair.
Rule 8
Use commas to: Separate two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction (and, or, but, nor, for, or yet).
We went to school early and we talked to all our friends.
Rule 9
Use commas to: Set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participial phrases.
My neighbor who loves animals works for the Animal Rescue League.
The boy running down the stairs tripped and fell.
Rule 11
Use commas: After an introductory participial phrase.
Frightened by the noise the child started to cry.
Rule 12
Use commas: After a series of introductory prepositional phrases.
Near the tree by the edge of the water we sat and talked.
Rule 13
Use commas: After a long introductory prepositional phrase.
Up the dark winding steep circular staircase the women walked carefully.
Rule 14
Use commas: After an introductory adverb clause.
After the organist finished playing the audience clapped.
Rule 15
Use commas: After the salutation of a friendly letter.
Dear Susan Thank you for the lovely flowers.
Rule 17
Use commas: After a name followed by a title abbreviation.
My father is John Edwards Jr. and he is a lawyer.
Rule 18
Use commas to: Set off parenthetical expressions.
She won not surprisingly first place in each event.
Rule 19
Use commas to: Set off parts of a reference that direct the reader to the exact source.
The assignment was to read the Odyssey Book 10 pages 5-6.