COMMAS AND SEMICOLON

Internal Punctuation

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COMMAS

View video:How to Use Commas in English Writing (6:53)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keZpj7PjNEo

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Directions: Place the commas where they belong:

1. I told my friend whose name is Andy that I have homework to do.

2. I need to clean my room wash the dishes sweep and mop the floors and wash the windows before my mother will let me go to the dance.

3. In fact I will not date anyone who doesn’t know how to line dance.

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Directions: Place the commas where they belong:

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4. It rained heavily during the afternoon but we managed to have our picnic anyway.

5. If the computer crashes before you get your files we’ll have major problems on our hands.

6. “Mr. President the reporters are waiting” said the Vice-President.

ANSWERS TO COMMAS NEXT 2 FRAMES

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ANSWERS

1. I told my friend, whose name is Andy, that I have homework to do.

2. I need to clean my room, wash the dishes,

sweep and mop the floors, and wash the windows before my mother will let me go to the dance.

3. In fact, I will not date anyone who doesn’t know how to line dance.

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ANSWERS

4. It rained heavily during the afternoon, but we

managed to have our picnic anyway.

5. If the computer crashes before you get your files,

we’ll have major problems on our hands.

6. “Mr. President, the reporters are waiting,” said

the Vice-President.

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NEXT FRAME: SEMICOLONS

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Semicolon

View video:Semicolon According to the Chicago Manual of

Style (2:39)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZCt5namMU0

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Directions: Place the semicolon where it belongs:

1. I had lunch with my boyfriend, Superman, my boss, Spiderman, my mom’s friend, Wonder Woman, and Brad Pitt, a talented actor.

2. Cassandra texted boys in Orlando, Florida, Sioux City, Iowa, and Yosemite, California.

3. He could not afford to buy his girlfriend the Coach purse she wanted hence, he got a temporary second job.

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Directions: Place the semicolon where it belongs:

4. Copy machines don’t always work like they should nonetheless, we rely heavily upon them when they are functioning.

5. A thesaurus provides synonyms for words it does not give definitions.

6. The train was late it arrived two hours behind schedule.

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ANSWERS TO SEMICOLONS NEXT 2 FRAMES

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ANSWERS

1. I had lunch with my boyfriend, Superman; my

boss, Spiderman; my mom’s friend, Wonder

Woman; and Brad Pitt, a talented actor.

2. Cassandra texted boys in Orlando, Florida;

Sioux City, Iowa; and Yosemite, California.

3. He could not afford to buy his girlfriend the Coach

purse she wanted; hence, he got a temporary second job.

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ANSWERS

4. Copy machines don’t always work like

they should; nonetheless, we rely heavily upon them when they are functioning.

5. A thesaurus provides synonyms for

words; it does not give definitions.

6. The train was late; it arrived two hours behind schedule.

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