Comma Rules
BOY in the sentence: The boy quickly ran across the street to his friend's white house.
What is a NOUN?
The first sentence in the body paragraph that states what the paragraph is going to be about.
What is a TOPIC SENTENCE?
The first time a research source is used in an essay, the writer should do this.
What is INTRODUCE THE SOURCE?
This form of there - their - they're belongs in the sentence:
Studies show that carrying cell phones creates distraction for students because ___ more likely to check them.
A comma is used to separate these back-to-back describing words.
What is COORDINATE ADJECTIVES?
WHITE in the sentence: The boy quickly ran across the street to his friend's white house.
What is an ADJECTIVE?
The final sentence in the introduction that "answers the question" and previews main points.
What is a THESIS STATEMENT?
This is a skill that involves changing words or restructuring a sentence so the meaning is maintained but the sentence is not repeated word for word.
What is PARAPHRASING?
This form of to - too - two belongs in the sentence:
Students with ___ much screen time are less likely to satisfactorily complete homework.
What is TOO?
A comma or commas may precede, follow, or surround this type of word, to which we often refer as a "transition word."
What is CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB?
THE in the sentence: The boy quickly ran across the street to his friend's white house.
What is an ARTICLE?
The part of the introduction paragraph that connects the hook and the rest of the introduction paragraph's content.
What is the BRIDGE?
This "research skill" is missing in the following example:
GMS students should be able to carry their phones in school. "Phones enhance safety by providing quick access to emergency service and enabling communication with loved ones" (Kortz).
What is BLEND THE QUOTE WITH YOUR OWN WORDS?
Not getting enough sleep ___ a student's ability to concentrate on school the next day.
What is AFFECTS?
What is a NONRESTRICTIVE CLAUSE
RAN in the sentence: The boy quickly ran across the street to his friend's white house.
What is a VERB?
The words that "S - E - E" in the TSEESEEC body paragraph stand for.
What are SUPPORTING IDEA, EVIDENCE, + EXPLANATION?
The in-text citation for the following Works Cited entry:
Kortz, Shayla. "Your Smartphone Can Save Your Life." University Wire, 2024, www.universitywire.com/phones.
What is (KORTZ)?
We discussed the assignment ___ our whole lunch table.
What is AMONG?
An independent clause and a dependent clause, in whichever order; an AAAWWUBBIS is often seen here.
What is a COMPLEX SENTENCE?
QUICKLY in the sentence: The boy quickly ran across the street to his friend's white house.
What is an ADVERB?
In academic essays this year, we've steered away from questions and quotes as hooks. Instead, we've practiced writing ANECDOTES, which can be defined as...
What is A SHORT STORY, SCENE, OR ILLUSTRATION?
This punctuation can be used in the in-text citation to distinguish one source from another when both sources have no author and the same title.
What is BRACKETS [ ]?
This is the one italicized word that is misused in the following passage:
Mrs. Ackerman asked us to write a memoir chapter. It's too difficult, we thought to ourselves. We believed that writing something like that would negatively affect our morale. What we discovered, however, is that with a little effort, the chapters weren't so bad. In fact, their quite impressive to see now.
What is THEIR?