More Commas

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More Commas

• Mountain Pointe High School
• Sophomore English
• WRR6

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Location, Location, Location!

• Rule 1
• When a geographical location is made up of more
  than one part, use a comma after each item.

I went from Cleveland, Ohio, to Tempe, Arizona.
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How About a Date!

• Rule 2
• UNLESS the parts of a date are already joined by
  a preposition, use a comma after each part of a
  date.

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How About a Date!

• Rule 2
• UNLESS the parts of a date are already joined by
  a preposition, use a comma after each part of a
  date.
• He came from Vietnam on April 10, 1974.

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How About a Date!

• Rule 2
• UNLESS the parts of a date are already joined by
  a preposition, use a comma after each part of a
  date.
• He came from Vietnam on April 10, 1974.
• -OR-
• He came back from Korea on March 6 in 1954.

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Titles After Names

• Rule 3
• When a name is followed by one or more titles,
  use a comma after the name and each title.
• Bob Franklin, Jr., won the spelling bee.

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Addresses

• Rule 4
• Use a comma after each item in an address made up
  of more than two parts.

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Addresses

• Rule 4
• Use a comma after each item in an address made up
  of more than two parts.
• You can reach me at Tammy Jones, 123 Yale Dr.,
  Tempe, Arizona 85284.

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Numbers

• Rule 5
• With numbers of more than three digits, use a
  comma after every third digit from the right.

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Numbers

• Rule 5
• With numbers of more than three digits, use a
  comma after every third digit from the right.
• 14,658,930

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Letters

• Rule 6
• Use a comma after the salutation in a personal
  letter and after the closing in ALL letters.

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Letters

• Rule 6
• Use a comma after the salutation in a personal
  letter and after the closing in ALL letters.
• Dear Aunt Sally,

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Letters

• Rule 6
• Use a comma after the salutation in a personal
  letter and after the closing in ALL letters.
• Dear Aunt Sally,
• To whom it may concern,

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Still Some More Commas!

• Rule 7
• Use a comma to indicate the words left out of an
  elliptical sentence.

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Still Some More Commas!

• Rule 7
• Use a comma to indicate the words left out of an
  elliptical sentence.
• On Sunday the weather was hot on Monday, cold.

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Blah, Blah, Blah

• Rule 8
• Use a comma to set off the quoted words in a he
  said/she said quotation.
• To pass the class, the teacher said, you must
  do your homework.

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Blah, Blah, Blah

• Rule 8
• Use a comma to set off the quoted words in a he
  said/she said quotation.
• OR
• Please move into the other lane, the officer
  stated.

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What Do You Mean to Say?

• Rule 9
• Use a comma to prevent a sentence from being
  misunderstood.
• She studied French and English literature.
• She studied French, and English literature.

Oui!
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Avoid Careless Misuse of Commas

• The fluffy, kitten pounced on the yarn.

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Avoid Careless Misuse of Commas

• The fluffy, kitten pounced on the yarn.
• The fluffy kitten pounced on the yarn.

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Avoid Careless Misuse of Commas

• We watched as the quarterback, and the receiver
  executed a perfect play.

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Avoid Careless Misuse of Commas

• We watched as the quarterback, and the receiver
  executed a perfect play.
• We watched as the quarterback and the receiver
  executed a perfect play.

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Avoid Careless Misuse of Commas

• The child screamed, and cried as loud as she
  could.

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Avoid Careless Misuse of Commas

• The child screamed, and cried as loud as she
  could.
• The child screamed and cried as loud as she could.

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Avoid Careless Misuse of Commas

• When new seedlings begin to grow, they need
  water, and sunshine.

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Avoid Careless Misuse of Commas

• When new seedlings begin to grow, they need
  water, and sunshine.
• When new seedlings begin to grow, they need water
  and sunshine.