Lesson 1: Commas in a series
When you are listing in a sentence, you need to:
1. Put commas after every item except for the last one:
Example: I like to ski, jump rope, sing songs, and ice skate.
2. Use a conjunction before the last item.
Example: Do you like ice cream, cake, fruit, or meat more?
1. Put commas after every item except for the last one:
Example: I like to ski, jump rope, sing songs, and ice skate.
2. Use a conjunction before the last item.
Example: Do you like ice cream, cake, fruit, or meat more?
Lesson 2: Commas in Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is two sentences combined into one.
It has two sets of subject-predicates.
The crocodile swims near me, but it does not bother me.
S P S P
Format, comma is added after the first sentence and before the conjunction word.
It has two sets of subject-predicates.
The crocodile swims near me, but it does not bother me.
S P S P
Format, comma is added after the first sentence and before the conjunction word.
Lesson 3: Using Quotation Marks
Speaker at the BEGINNING:
Mary says, "Let's go."
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Speaker at the END:
"Let's go," the girl says.
"Can we go?" says the girl. |