Commas 1
Sweet thoughtful Ms. Smith helps me with my English math science and history homework.
Sweet, thoughtful Ms. Smith helps me with my English, math, science(,) and history homework.
I love tea even herbal but my favorite is the pistachio ice cream kind I buy from Walnut Street Company.
I love tea, even herbal, but my favorite is the pistachio ice cream kind I buy from Walnut Street Company.
Ms. Smith the world's greatest dancer is giving a comma test tomorrow.
Ms. Smith, the world's greatest dancer, is giving a comma test tomorrow.
Yesterday I went to the holiday Christmas market since I'm busy tomorrow.
Yesterday I went to the holiday Christmas market since I'm busy tomorrow.
If she wishes Gloria could come with us.
If she wishes, Gloria could come with us.
Your handwriting is sloppy and hurried but your punctuation surprisingly is perfect.
Your handwriting is sloppy and hurried, but your punctuation, surprisingly, is perfect.
A group of words is called...
a phrase
Young sassy Maria likes to get her hair done talk on the phone and visit Chicago.
Young, sassy Maria likes to get her hair done, talk on the phone, and visit Chicago.
I walked the dog and then we went home.
I walked the dog, and then we went home.
Even in the midst of hardship my friends are supportive and I do not know what I would do without them.
Even in the midst of hardship, my friends are supportive, and I do not know what I would do without them.
Because she went out the night before she couldn't wake up in time for school unfortunately missing her exam.
Because she went out the night before, she couldn't wake up in time for school, unfortunately missing her exam.
I received an A on my test so my mom let me stay at my friend's house.
I received an A on my test, so my mom let me stay at my friend's house.
The governor of California is in town next week I don't think I'd recognize him though.
The governor of California is in town next week; I don't think I'd recognize him though.
Gene Fowler who happens to be a poet is my best friend
Gene Fowler, who happens to be a poet, is my best friend
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
A clause has a subject and a verb that work together. A phrase does not have a subject and verb that work together.
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb that work together and can stand alone as a sentence.
Because I studied comma usage all semester I know I will do well on Ms. Smith's quiz even if the rest of the class is worried.
Because I studied comma usage all semester, I know I will do well on Ms. Smith's quiz even if the rest of the class is worried.
Therefore it is very useful to study all the rules of grammar so that you can apply them to your writing.
Therefore, it is very useful to study all the rules of grammar so that you can apply them to your writing.
I would like you to communicate well in life therefore I ask you to write read and think in abundance.
I would like you to communicate well in life; therefore, I ask you to write, read, and think in abundance.