COMMAS

1
COMMAS

• Use commas to separate items in a series
• Use a comma to separate two or more adjectives
  preceding a noun
• Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction
  (and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet)
• Use commas to set off nonessential subordinate
  clauses and nonessential participial phrases

2
Tuesday
Add commas as needed to the following sentences.
If the sentence is already punctuated correctly,
write C for correct.

• In early spring, daffodils irises tulips and
  crocuses bloom.
• Did Bob Rafael or Bart start as quarterback after
  the half?
• The company put an intriguing classified ad in
  Sundays paper.
• I like Renee because she is such a dependable
  sensitive person.
• Vermont has green rolling valleys and lofty
  pine-crested mountains.

3
Wednesday
Add commas as needed to the following sentences.
If the sentence is already punctuated correctly,
write C for correct.

• Fire-breathing dragons never really existed but
  most ancient peoples believed in them.
• Dragons appeared in legends and they were often
  portrayed as fire-breathing monsters.
• According to legend, Saint George killed a dragon
  and saved a princess who was being sacrificed.
• Beowulf killed the monster Grendel yet Beowulf
  was later killed by a dragon.
• Chinese legends differ from Western ones for in
  Asian cultures the dragon is revered as sacred.

4
Thursday
Write N above the underlined clause or phrase if
it is nonessential or E if it is essential.
Then, add commas as needed.

• Only dogs that are on leashes are allowed in the
  park.
• Theseus who was a figure in Greek myths battled
  the Minotaur.
• All people found guilty will be fined or sent to
  jail.
• The playwright whom I admire the most is August
  Wilson.
• All trains using Track 4 will be slightly delayed.

5
Friday

• Rewrite each pair of sentences below as a
  compound sentence or as a simple sentence with a
  compound subject, verb, or object. Add
  conjunctions and commas as needed
• We planned a picnic. It rained
• Shawndra practiced her speech. She felt
  confident.
• I may go to Tulane next year. I may go to Ohio
  State.
• Well wait for you at the theater. Dont be
  late.
• I thought we would make it to the game on time.
  The traffic was terrible.