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    Using

    Commas I-II
    English 8
    1. Use a comma and a coordinating
    conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, yet) to
    join two simple sentences. (, and)
    1. I sought the Lord, and He heard me.
    (two simple sentences – one on either side of the conjunction.

    2. Thine hands have made me and fashioned me.


    (one simple sentence with a two-part verb– no comma needed)
    2. Use a single comma to
    indicate that a word or
    words have been omitted,
    or to avoid a possible
    misreading. (,)
    a. Use single comma to
    separate three or more items
    in a series.
    Pride, stubbornness, and unbelief lead to
    ruin. (words in a series)
    a. Use single comma to
    separate three or more items
    in a series.
    I saw the men running rapidly, breathing
    heavily, and perspiring freely. (phrases in a
    series)
    a. Use single comma to
    separate three or more items
    in a series.
    Christ is the Creator, He is the Sustainer,
    and He is the Savior. (short clauses in a
    series)
    Why don’t we elect
    Jack or Noah or
    Dylan?
    Example:
    b. Use commas to
    separate two or more Abigail seems to be
    coordinating adjectives a kind, considerate
    preceding a noun. person.
    3. Use a single comma any
    time to avoid misreading.

    After shaving my dad usually


    washes his face with cold
    water.
    3. Use a single comma any
    time to avoid misreading.

    After shaving, my dad usually


    washes his face with cold
    water.
    Using
    Commas III-
    IV
    English 8
    3. USE A PAIR OF COMMAS TO
    INDICATE A NONESSENTIAL
    ELEMENT IN A SENTENCE.(,---,)
    1. The Great Salt Lake, a large inland body of salt
    water, is located in Utah.
    Note: If the nonessential elements come first or last in the sentences,
    you see only half of the pair of commas.

    1. Although our team played badly, we won the


    game.
    2. They often play tennis, a very strenuous game.
    3. Use a pair of commas to set off nonessential
    appositives and appositive phrases.

    An appositive is a word that follows a noun and


    explains or identifies that noun.

    An appositive phrase is an appositive plus its


    modifiers.
    1. The Scottish Highlands, a wild, desolate region,
    has some magnificent scenery.

    Note: If the appositive is short and closely connected


    to the noun it follows, omit the comma.

    1. My brother Zachary
    2. The preposition for
    3. Alfred the Great

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