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Use of Commas
Nouns
Verbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
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Commas are used to separate three or more elements in a serious. Remember to place this comma before the final conjunction in the series
(What is a serial comma)
100
This example "mother-in-law's birthday" describes.
What is compound noun.
100
To show action
What is a verb
100
This consists of the preposition followed by the object of the preposition.
What is prepositional phrase
100
A clause that can stand alone.
What is independent clause.
200
these types of clauses are used parenthetically or supply information unneeded for the grammatical completeness of a sentence.
What are nonrestrictive clauses.
200
This names persons, places, and things that you can actually see, hear, feel, taste, or smell
What is concrete nouns
200
These verbs have no meaning of there own, but are added to main verbs to form verb phrases.
What is helping verbs
200
Connecting words
What are prepositions
200
This has two or more independent clauses.
What is compound sentence
300
This indicates a pause in the flow of a sentence.
What is a comma
300
This names qualities, feelings, and concepts that are difficult to visualize.
What is abstract nouns
300
This verb expresses an action directed towards a person or thing.
What is transitive verb.
300
This verb phrase should never be written as "should of"
What is should have
300
These are used to connect words.
What is conjunctions.
400
When this precedes the main clauses, it should be followed by commas.
What is a verbal phrase Guffery, M.E., & Seefer, C.M. (2010). Business English. (10e. ed., p. 305). South-Western Pub.
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This names a specific person, place or thing.
What is proper noun
400
An action verb that does not require an object to complete its action.
What is intransitive verb
400
This is a noun or a pronoun
What is object of a preposition
400
This is used to connect equal sentence elements
What is conjunctive adverbs
500
These may be used to create transitions between thoughts.
What is parenthetical words
500
This is used to show possession of a noun
What is apostrophes
500
A verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun
What is a gerund
500
Word combinations that are unique to your language
What are idioms
500
These are used to effect transitions from one thought to another in independent clauses.
What is parenthetical adverbs