Rules 1-5
Rules 6-10
Rules 11-15
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What is Rule 1?
What is, Set off items in dates and addresses
100
What is Rule 6?
What is, Separate two or more coordinate adjectives
100
What is Rule 11?
What is, Separate parts of a compound sentence
200
What is Rule 2?
What is, Set off names in direct addresses
200
What is Rule 7?
What is, Separate items in a series
200
What is Rule 12?
What is, Separate a dependent clause when it starts a sentence
300
What is Rule 3?
What is, Set off appositives and appositive phrases
300
What is Rule 8?
What is, After several consecutive introductory prepositional phrases
300
What is Rule 13?
What is, Set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participle phrases
400
What is Rule 4?
What is, After introductory words such as "well", "yes", "no", and "why", when it begins a sentence
400
What is Rule 9?
What is, After an introductory participle phrase
400
What is Rule 14?
What is, Set off salutation of a friendly letter and the closing of any type of letter
500
What is Rule 5?
What is, Separate short, independent clauses in a series
500
What is Rule 10?
What is, Set off parenthetical expressions
500
What is Rule 15?
What is, In conversation: Separate the words that tell who is speaking from the words the speaker says
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