Readers use punctuation to tell them when to: Stop Pause or slow down Join for a connection Yield (pay attention) Which punctuation fits each.
Selected Topics in Sentence Structure Intensive Course in Research Writing Texas A&M UniversityJuly 11-15, 2011 Susan E. Aiello, DVM, ELS [email protected].
Punctuation Commas Use commas to separate items in a series. Use a comma BEFORE conjunctions. Red, white, and blue.
Chapter 9. End marks include periods, question marks, and exclamation points.
Tall and High Tall – greater in height than the average person, structure, etc. E.g. Laurie is very tall for her age. High – rising or extending upward.
GRAMMAR RULE OF THE WEEK Use commas to separate three or more items in a series, two or more adjectives before a noun, or to separate parts of a date.
Comma Rules Find the Errors! II Proofreading Activities.
Miss Frogbottom Was Wrong 10 Grammar Rules That Aren’t.
January 2010 With Heidi Rivers Marshall, MFA Jamie Patterson, MA Writing Specialists Grammar Games.
Punctuation Rules Adapted From Ms. Fulmer 2 Comma Rule #1 1)Use commas to separate items in a series. Example: Please buy apples, oranges, and bananas.
Grammar: Keys to being successful writers
COMMAS Learning the 7 Rules. RULE #1 Use commas to separate items in a series. (Items in a series can be words, phrases or clauses.),,, The basketball.