Commas
Rewrite the sentence with correct comma usage:
Dayle was late for work nobody seemed to care.
Dayle was late for work. Nobody seemed to care.
Dayle was late for work;nobody seemed to care.
Dayle was late for work, but nobody seemed to care.
After I passed my exam I was allowed to drive alone.
After I passed my exam, I was allowed to drive alone.
Determine which word to use:
It's Its Its'
___________raining cats and dogs.
It's raining cats and dogs.
who's whose
_________ running shoes were left outside?
whose
I would use this to put in between two independent clauses.
a semicolon
Mount Rushmore which honors four presidents is located in South Dakota.
Mount Rushmore,which honors four presidents,is located in South Dakota.
FANBOYS STANDS FOR....
FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO
Determine which word to use:
Affect effect
The school ban on cellphones had a positive _______ on the students.
effect.
Choose the correct word:
Who's whose
___________ going to the musical this year?
Who's
If I wanted to be dramatic and make sure my reader takes a pause before I say something important, I would use....
a colon.
There is one thing I need: Love.
The design that Maya Lin proposed for the Vietnam Memoria won the competition.
Mom what should I do with all these old books?
Mom, what should I do with all these old books?
Determine which word to use
Bear bare
The emotional toll was too much to_______
bear
Choose the correct word:
who whom
To _______ was the letter addressed?
whom
If I am about to tell you details about a list, I would use...
a colon.
Only the following students passed: Jose, Maria, and Ivan.
While dad was sleeping we cleaned the house.
While dad was sleeping, we cleaned the house.
After
While
During
Around
Between
are all common prepositions- if I start with a sentence with a preposition it is most likely...
going to be a dependent clause and I use a comma after the prepositional phrase.
IE: While you writing notes, I was busy grading papers.
During the holidays, I always eat too much.
Choose the right word:
bares bears
The dog ______ its teeth when it is angry.
bares
Who/whom should I talk to about labeling food in the refrigerator?
Whom
Instead of a comma before a quote, I could use...
a colon.
His passing reminded me of Morrie's words: "Death ends a life; not a relationship."
He loved her with his heart she couldn't love him back.
He loved her with his heart; she couldn't love him back.
He loved her with his heart, yet she couldn't love him back.
He loved her with his heart. She couldn't love him back.
I have two independent clauses. The three ways I can can write them out without having a comma splice are...
use a comma and then a FANBOY in between
use a semicolon in between
put a period after the first IC and then begin a new sentence with capital letter.
affected effected
Students were positively _______ by the ban on cell phones.
affected
Choose the correct word:
There their they're
________ is no reason to use the wrong form of this word!
There
If I have a list with a lot of details, I could use commas. But to keep it cleaner I could use...
semicolons.
There are many teams in the competition, Gary and Mary from Switerzland; Barry and Terry from Germany; Larry and Kerry from Ireland; and Jerry and Irene from Michigan.