Comma Rules
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I like ketchup mustard mayo and pickles on my hamburger.
I like ketchup, mustard, mayo, and pickles on my hamburger.
Unless you clean your room you aren't allowed to hang out with friends this weekend.
Unless you clean your room you aren't allowed to hang out with friends this weekend.
We have a test tomorrow which is over all the Comma Rules.
We have a test tomorrow, which is over all the Comma Rules.
Donna said, " I like dinosaurs!"
Donna said I like dinosaurs!
Lola swept the floor feeling like Cinderella with every movement.
Lola swept the floor, feeling like Cinderella with every movement.
True friends are sweet kind and funny.
True friends are sweet, kind, and funny.
If you have a puppy you have to make sure to give it plenty of exercise.
If you have a puppy, you have to make sure to give it plenty of exercise.
I'm going to study my notes tonight especially since I didn't do well on the review.
I'm going to study my notes tonight, especially since I didn't do well on the review.
I want to watch his game said Brodie
"I want to watch his game," said Mai.
Waiting for her ride to school Marie saw a deer leap into the woods.
Waiting for her ride to school, Marie saw a deer leap into the woods.
He signed a tennis ball for her yet he didn't ask her to dinner.
He signed a tennis ball for her, yet he didn't ask her to dinner.
I didn't go the movies this weekend since I just spent all of my money shopping.
I didn't go the movies this weekend since I just spent all of my money shopping.
Harley and Piper the cutest dogs in the world love to hang out with their owner.
Harley and Piper, the cutest dogs in the world, love to hang out with their owner.
When is your birthday Patrick asked.
"When is your birthday?" Patrick asked.
The paperboy riding on his bike flung the newspaper at the doorstep.
The paperboy, riding on his bike, flung the newspaper at the doorstep.
Take Kleenex with you for your nose is sure to run and drip during the cold weather.
Take Kleenex with you, for your nose is sure to run and drip during the cold weather.
Before Halloween gets here, you need to go to the pumpkin patch.
Christmas the best holiday of the year is just around the corner.
Christmas, the best holiday of the year, is just around the corner.
"During the night," explained Darcie, "I hear the coyotes howling at the moon."
Which is the participle phrase?
Diving near a reef, the marine biologist saw a shark.
Diving near a reef, the marine biologist saw a shark.
I don't like my steak overcooked and tough nor do I like my milk warm.
I don't like my steak overcooked and tough, nor do I like my milk warm.
I spend all my time outside because the weather has been so beautiful.
I spend all my time outside because the weather has been so beautiful.
My brother often compares himself to Zeus the god of thunder.
My brother often compares himself to Zeus, the god of thunder.
When all of this is over exclaimed Jake I am going to travel the world
"When all of this is over," exclaimed Jake, "I am going to travel the world."
What is a participle?
A verb that acts as an adjective