Comma usage
- 1. Comma Usage This presentation will give you pointers on how to know when to use commas
- 2. Separating Lists When there are more than 2 items in a list, commas are used I will buy socks, shoes, and pants at the mall. The girl loved popcorn, soda and ice cream.
- 3. Phrases Commas are used to set apart phrases Since the beginning of time, dinosaurs have roamed the Earth I love to watch cartoons on Saturday , in spite of their silliness.
- 4. Clauses Commas are also used to separate clauses Dependent clauses When I was young, I loved to eat bananas. I have enough money to buy new shoes , although I don't need them.
- 5. Clauses Commas are used to separate clauses Independent clauses I am sure that I paid the water bill, but I will pay it again just in case. I love to swim under water, and I love to try to touch the bottom of the pool.
- 6. Example #1 - Lists Should I buy the dress the skirt or the pants? Where would the comma be placed? The comma should come after “dress” Should I buy the dress, the skirt or the pants is correct.
- 7. Example #2 - Phrases Yes I would like to go with you to the ball game. Where would the comma be placed? The comma should be placed after “Yes” Yes, I would like to go with you to the ball game.
- 8. Example #3 – Dependent Clause If the sky is dark we will cancel the fireworks. Where would the comma be placed? The comma would go after “dark” If the sky is dark, we will cancel the fireworks.
- 9. Example #4 – Independent Clause When I go to the park by myself I always get an eerie feeling. Where would the comma be placed? It should be placed after “myself”. When I go to the park by myself, I always get an eerie feeling.
- 10. Example #4 – Independent Clause When I go to the park by myself I always get an eerie feeling. Where would the comma be placed? It should be placed after “myself”. When I go to the park by myself, I always get an eerie feeling.