Put a comma before which

• [PDF File]Comma Rules - Carl Schurz High School

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  Comma Rules Rule One Put a comma before coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so--remember the acronym FANBOYS) only if they connect two independent clauses (a clause that is capable of standing alone as a sentence). independent clause + conjunction + independent clause = comma before conjunction

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• [PDF File]Commas (Six Basic Uses) - Okanagan

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  To better understand the use of the comma, begin by learning the following eight basic uses: 1. SE A COMMA TO SEPARAU TE INDEPENDENT CLAUSES. Rule: Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, yet, so, or nor, for) when it joins two complete ideas (independent clauses). 1. He walked down the street, and then he turned the corner. 2.

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• [PDF File]Comma Rules - Central/Southern Tier RAEN

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  Comma Rules Rule One Put a comma before coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so--remember the acronym FANBOYS) only if they connect two independent clauses (a clause that is capable of standing alone as a sentence). independent clause + conjunction + independent clause = comma before conjunction

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• [PDF File]Comma Rules - Germanna Community College

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  Comma Rules Provided by Academic Center for Excellence 1 Reviewed February 2012 Comma Rules Rule One Put a comma before coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so--remember the acronym FANBOYS) only if they connect two independent clauses (a clause that is capable of standing alone as a sentence).

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• [PDF File]COMMA USAGE

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  be no comma before the coordinating conjunction. Ex.:Sally bought a new bike but just put it directly in storage without using it. Examples 1. We need to make sure that the boat floats properly ...

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• [PDF File]BASIC RULES OF GRAMMAR - Governors State University

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  Use a comma to separate the day of the month from the year and after the year. Example: Kathleen met her husband on December 5, 2003, in Mill Valley, California. Rule 5b. If any part of the date is omitted, leave out the comma. Example: They met in December 2003 in Mill Valley. Rule 6. Use a comma to separate the city from the state and after ...

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• [PDF File]Walked home - Sam M. Walton College of Business

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  Sentence A: Correct comma usage: John ran to the store, but he walked home. Notice that both clauses on either side of the comma can stand alone—they make sense. They also are separated by a coordinating conjunction. They need a comma. Sentence B: Incorrect comma usage: John ran to the store, but walked home. Are both clauses able to

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• [PDF File]Commas Tip Sheet - Valencia College

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  Put a comma before for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so (FANBOYS) when they connect two complete sentences (independent clauses). − We lost our oars, and that was the end of our boating. − We may leave Friday, or we may wait until Monday. Be sure such words do connect two complete sentences and not two words or two phrases. ...

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• [PDF File]COMMON PROBLEMS WITH CITATION - C-N

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  It goes before the quotation mark when there is no parenthetical citation of a direct quote. When using quotation marks without using parenthetical documentation, the normal rule for MLA guidelines is to place the comma inside the final punctuation mark. So, unless you are quoting material and using a parenthetical citation, commas always go ...

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• [PDF File]ADVANCED COMMA RULES - Saylor Academy

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  Comma Rule 3: Put a comma after an introductory word, phrase, or dependent clause that doesn’t flow smoothly into the sentence or before an afterthought that is added at the end of the sentence. (Reminder: A Dependent Clause has a subject and a verb, but it doesn’t express a complete thought. It depends on an independent clause to give it ...

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• [PDF File]The Five Comma Rules That Rule the World - Hamilton College

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  The Five Comma Rules That Rule the World 1. Use a comma after an introductory phrase or clause. According to Wilbur, good friends who write well are not easy to find. 2. Use commas before and after a parenthetical phrase or clause. Wilbur, E. B. White’s famous pig, laments that it is difficult to find a good friend who writes well. 3.

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• [PDF File]Basic Rules for Commas and Semicolons - Hagerstown Community College

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  1. Use a semi-colon in place of the comma and conjunction to separate the two independent clauses in a compound sentence. Example: I like working outside; I also enjoy reading. 2. Use a semi-colon before the conjunctive adverb (such as however and therefore) that joins two independent clauses. Be sure to put a comma after the conjunctive adverb.

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• [PDF File]Commas with names and titles simplified - The Critical Reader

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  before and one after the name/title, or no commas at all. While a comma after the title may be correct on rare occasions (which don’t concern us here), a comma only before a name or title is wrong. If you learned in school that you should always put a comma before someone’s name, I’m very sorry to inform you that your teacher was mistaken.

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• [PDF File]WRITING CENTER - University of Houston–Clear Lake

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  Six Comma Rules. 1. Put a comma before for, and, not, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS), when they connect two independent clauses (complete sentences). When a FANBOY connects two or more ... Put a comma after an introductory expression that doesn’t flow smoothly into the sentence or before an afterthought that is tacked on. It may be a word, a ...

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• Do's, Don'ts & Maybes: Legal Writing Punctuation—Part II - Bepress

  Put a comma before a coordinating conjunction (“and,” “but,” “for,” “nor,” “or,” “so,” “yet”) that joins two inde-pendent clauses. Don’t put a comma before a conjunction if the conjunc-tion joins a dependent clause: a sen-tence that has no subject, verb, or both can’t stand on its own as a sentence.

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• [PDF File]Should i put comma before such as

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  comma will always come before the conjunction and never after, but it would be a rare event, indeed, that we need to follow a coordinating conjunction with a comma. When speaking, we do sometimes pause after the little conjunction, but there is seldom a good reason to put a comma there. For additional information on coordinating conjunctions,

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• [PDF File]Rules for Comma Usage - Duke University

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  FANBOYS), put a comma before the FANBOYS. I chased the purse-snatcher, but he got away. NOT: I chased the purse-snatcher but he got away. NOT: I chased the purse-snatcher but, he got away. This rule does not hold true for compound predicates—that is, a sentence that consists of two verbs with the same subject. I chased the purse-snatcher but ...

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• [PDF File]THE COMMA - Aoife's Notes

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  THE COMMA Here are some of the most basic ways in which you might choose to use a comma. To show that one part of a sentence is separate to another: When you have finished your dinner, put your plate in the dishwasher. If you like, you can come to the party with me. If you are adding extra information in the middle of a sentence, then you use a

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• [PDF File]Do you always put a comma before a quote

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  That said, a comma after a quotation, being before or after the closing quotation, is only needed when the quotation is followed by an indirect or non-restrictive remark, when the quotation is split halfway, or when the quotation appears in a compound or complex sentence structure of inverted order, despite the variant used.

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