Identify this comma rule
I prefer chocolate ice cream, and Masson, vanilla ice cream.
What is Rule 12?
What comma rule does this sentence violate? "Toby who has brown hair owns an ice cream shop."
What is Rule 10?
I know you're tired Sam.
I know you're tired, Sam.
Apply Rule 9 to this sentence: "Papayas in fact are considered tropical fruit."
What is "Papayas, in fact, are considered tropical fruit."
This form of punctuation is used to separate words or phrases that might be mistakenly joined in reading.
What is a comma?
Mr. Krauth, my English teacher, has assigned two novels about murder.
What is Rule 10?
What comma rule does this sentence violate? "You my friend love pizza."
What is Rule 7?
When we finished eating my mom paid the bill.
When we finished eating, my mom paid the bill.
Apply Rule 12 to this sentence: "Tony prefers cheese pizza and his brother Dave pepperoni."
What is "Tony prefers cheese pizza, and his brother Dave, pepperoni."
This term identifies the person who is spoken to in a sentence.
What is words of direct address?
Raskolnikov's sister, Dunya, is a student at Washington-Liberty.
What is Rule 6?
What comma rule does this sentence violate? "Susan my neighbor was a Biology teacher for 30 years."
What is Rule 6?
The principal Mr. Hall presented the diplomas.
The principal, Mr. Hall, presented the diplomas.
Apply Rule 10 to this sentence: "Tina who is an olympic skier loves warm weather."
What is: "Tina, who is an olympic skier, loves warm weather."
This term is also known as an "interrupter"
What is a parenthetical expression?
President Obama, of course, loves Chicago.
What is Rule 9?
What comma rule does this sentence violate? "The traffic on the Beltway of course is very congested."
What is Rule 9?
Joe Biden who has gray hair is the President of the United States.
Joe Biden, who has gray hair, is the President of the United States.
Apply Rule 6 to this sentence: "Mr. Hall our principal is eating a salad for lunch."
What is "Mr. Hall, our principal, is eating a salad for lunch."
This type of phrase gives added information in a sentence and is set off by commas.
What is a non-restrictive or non-essential phrase?
"Meursault, let's go for a run."
What is Rule 7?
What comma rule does this sentence violate? "Her cold red nose was due to the freezing temperature."
What is Rule 8?
I prefer Biology and my sister Physics.
I prefer Biology, and my sister, Physics.
Apply Rule 11 to this sentence: "When the election was over the candidates shook hands."
What is "When the election was over, the candidates shook hands."
This is the term used to describe a word or group of words which immediately follows a noun or pronoun and restates it.
What is an appositive?