COMMA'S AND OTHER WRITING

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COMMA'S AND OTHER WRITING

PLANNING

NEWS FROM THE STATES

WHEN TO USE COMMA'S

FINISH YOUR LETTER

REWRITE THE ENDING ASSIGNMENT

00:27

What did Ricardo turn into a restaurant? Answer in Dutch

00:47

How much do onions cost at the moment?

01:17

01:31

How does Ricardo stay in healthy business without buying ingredients at the main supplier?

01:54

Do you agree with Rain? Why or why not?

Comma (,):

• A pause in a sentence.
• Numbers (ex. 2,780).
• Directly addressing someone (ex. Wait  on me, Mark.).
• Listing things (ex. I need water, bread, candy, and pizza.).
• Multiple adjectives (ex. The grey, moody dog had a lovely, sweet and cute sister.).
• After yes, no, honestly, to be honest, however (ex. Yes, I want to eat pizza.)
• Before which, and the FANBOYS (ex. My laptop, which is three years old, makes a strange sound.)

Examples:

Person vs. Robot

1. "Hello it's great to meet you."

- robot.

"Hello, it's great to meet you." 

- person.

2. "However I'm not sure if I want to go."

- robot.

"However, I'm not sure if I want to go." 

- person

Lists:

We need to buy grapes, oranges, and apples.

I enjoy camping, baking, and sewing.

Their names are Henry, Mika, and Sean.

Place the comma:

I bought eggs fish and bread.

Their names are Tommy Zoey and Michelle.

My parents want to get a new dog. However I prefer cats.

A run-on sentence is a sentence that has more than one complete thought and incorrect punctuation (too many commas). 

E.g.: The night was cold, my hands were freezing.

-> The night was cold. My hands were freezing.

Run-on Sentences ('Comma Splice')

Rules: 

- Separate complete thoughts (pieces of information) with a period.

-Replace one (or more) comma's with a different punctuation mark. 

A good start is to replace the first comma in a sentence with a period.

FANBOYS

More Examples:

For: "I went to the store, for I needed to buy milk and bread."

And: "I went to the store, and I bought milk and bread."

Nor: "I did not go to the store, nor did I do the dishes."

But: "I like pizza, but my sister prefers tacos."

Or: "She can come to the party, or she can stay home."

Yet: "I finished my homework, yet I still have to study for my test."

So: "I am tired, so I will go to bed early."

Co-ordinating conjunctions are 7 words that help us connect two separate sentences or phrases.

I like cheese. I like cake. -> I like cheese and cake.

Co-ordinating Conjunctions

Rules: 

- Use the F.A.N.B.O.Y.S acronym to remember the 7 co-ordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

Explanation of F.A.N.B.O.Y.S

For - another word for 'because'.

And - used to link different things or choices of equal importance.

Nor- indicates something that did not happen or is not true. Usually used after the word 'Neither' (both).

But - used to link two separate sentences where the second sentence explains the first.

Or - used to indicate an alternative (different) option. Also used to link two different choices. 

Yet - another word for 'but'. Used to express an outcome.

So - Used to express the reason for an outcome.

Fix the sentences using F.A.N.B.O.Y.S

1. Roisin enjoys shopping __ she can never decide what to buy.

2. Clarissa likes pizza. She also likes ice cream.

3. Shana wanted pizza __ It was her birthday.

4. Griffin studied hard __ that he could pass the exam.

5. Marijn __ Kian went to the beach. 

6. Neither Maya __ Sofia enjoy swimming.

7. Cléante wanted to feed the lion. It was too dangerous.  

8. Does Berzan prefer reading __ gaming? 

9. Timothy woke up early __ that he could watch the sun rise.