Commas%20Those%20You%20Know

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CommasThose You Know

• Conjunction, Date, City/State,
• Number, and Series

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Conjunctionconj

• two complete sentences joined with a
• f--for
• a--and
• n--nor
• b--but
• o--or
• y--yet
• s--so conjunction

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Conjunction continued

• Place a comma before a conjunction, and you will
  separate two independent clauses
• of more than four words each
• if there are no other commas in the sentence
• I will but she wont.
• Jan will go to the concert, but Jon prefers to
  stay .
• She is the best candidate, yet I voted for him.
• When you come to my house, I can help you with
  your homeworkquestions but I only have an hour.

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Conjunction

• Now its your turn. Give your teacher some
  suggestions.

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Datedate

• When writing a date using the month, day, and
  year--set off the year with a comma before and a
  comma after.
• On December 20, 199_, I will fly home.
• They were married on May 3, 199_ , in the temple.

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Datecontinued

• Why no comma in the following?
• On June 1 we will celebrate.
• Because you must have all three--
• month, day, AND year--to use a comma

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Date

• Now give your teacher some suggestions for Date
  comma sentences.

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City/StateC/S

• Place a comma before and after the state when
  written in a sentence with the city then the
  state.
• In Logan, Utah, the Festival of Arts is held.
• Have you ever visited Cardston, Alberta, before?
• I saw Paul Reveres house in Boston,
  Massachusetts, last year.

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City/Statecontinued

• When you write a city or a state alone, you need
  not use commas.
• We came to Rexburg on a calm summer day.
• Cody flew to Australia during the winter.
• In Idaho Falls the temple looks majestic at night.

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City/Stateagain

• If you write more than one city and state in a
  sentence, the punctuation is altered.
• We visited Logan, Utah Preston, Idaho and
  Cokeville, Wyoming, this summer.
• The plane stopped in London, England Paris,
  France and Stockholm, Sweeden, on our way.

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City/StateC/S

• Now give your teacher some City/State sentences
  with correct punctuation.

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Numbersno.

• In most numbers over 9999 use a comma.
• BYU accepted 26,756 students.
• All of the 256,987 members voted.
• Sam paid 26,999 for his new pickup.
• Do not use commas in Social Security, account, or
  telephone numbers.
• His telephone number is 529-8999.

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Numbers

• Tell your teacher some number sentences using
  commas--or not.

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Seriesser

• You must have three or more items in a series in
  a sentence to use commas. You should use a comma
  before and after etc.
• Jan will bring notebooks and pencils.
• We ate fruit salad, burritos, and pie.
• Please bring the plates, cups, utensils, etc., to
  the meeting before the picnic.

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Seriescontinued

• You must include a comma before the last item in
  the series.
• We painted the rooms white and red, yellow, and
  white and blue.
• Without the last comma you might read it
• We painted the rooms white and red, yellow and
  white, and blue.

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SeriesAnd This Is Why

• When you write a series within a series, you
  should use stronger punctuation to separate the
  major items of the series.
• We visited Logan, Utah Preston, Idaho and
  Cokeville, Wyoming, last summer.
• I enjoy playing baseball, softball, and
  volleyball reading and horseback riding.

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Series

• Now its your turn to create some sentences.

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Now Its Your TurnTell Which Rule

• We wanted to go to General Conference and finally
  decided to make the trip.
• On December 25 she will receive her ring.
• They were married in Ogden Utah in the temple.
• The rain kept falling heavily so we bundled under
  the umbrella to watch the rodeo.

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More To PunctuateFix the Following

• The new car price was 41777.
• We enjoyed watching the football, volleyball, and
  baseball games, the wrestling match, and the
  rodeo team.
• Sam bought a beautiful couch and her husband
  purchased a new gun.
• On September 5 1997 the twins were born.