Commas
Use commas to separate three or more equally ranked elements (words, phrases, or short clauses) in a _______.
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What is a series?
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Generally write the numbers one through _____ as words. Write numbers above ____ as figures.
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What is ten?
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______ name persons, places, things, qualities, feelings, concepts, activities, and measures.
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What are nouns?
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______ _______: tells what the subject does; includes physical and mental action.
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What is action verb?
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_________ the first letter of a word beginning a sentence.
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____ ______ occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly, rather than being spoken about.
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What is a direct address?
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______ numbers that begin sentences as words.
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What is write?
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_______ replace nouns. Use them for efficiency and variety.
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What are pronouns?
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_______ _______: joins words that describe the subject.
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What is linking verb?
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Capitalize the noun __, no matter where it appears or how it is used in a sentence.
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What is I?
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When ____ contain more than one element, use commas to set off the second and following elements.
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What are dates?
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When expressing numbers in figure form, separate groups of _____ digits with commas to improve clarity.
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What is three?
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_____ express an action, occurrence, or a state of being.
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What are verbs?
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_________ _______: used to create verb phrases.
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What is helping verb?
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Capitalize the article _____ only when it is part of an organizations official name.
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What is the?
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Use commas to set off _____ _____ used with clock times.
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What are time zones?
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_____ compound numbers from 21 through 99 when they are written in word form.
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What is hyphenate?
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_____ describe nouns or pronouns. They will answer the questions What kind? How many? and Which one?
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What are adjectives?
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To test for a verb, try the word with a ______.
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Capitalize courtesy titles (such as Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, and Dr.) when they precede _____.
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What is names?
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When ______ are written in sentence form, separate the parts of the _____ with commas.
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What are addresses and address?
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In dates, write numbers that appear after the name of a month as _____ ______ (1,2,3, etc.).
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What is cardinal figures?
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______ describe or limit verbs, and other adverbs. They answer such questions as When? How? Where? and To what extent?
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What are adverbs?
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Name three kinds of verbs.
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What is action verb, linking verb, and helping verb?
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What are regions?
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