M/W/F 4th
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
GRAMMAR RULES
TERESA SAUCEDA, MATTEW TORRES, MARK HERRERA, NATHAN PHILLPS
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2A-compound sentences
Definition:A compound sentences that are joined together by conjunctions like and, but, or, nor, so, for, yet.
Rule:For a compound sentence to be punctuated correctly, there must be a comma before the conjunction.
Ex: I like vanilla ice cream, but my friends like chocolate.
I tried to speak spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.
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2B commas separating grammatical units-
Items in a series occur whenever a sentences includes a list of two or more things. The items can be any type of grammatical unit, such as nouns, verbs, parcipiples,infinities, or subordinate clauses.
Ex1- The young woman purchased bread,wine,fish,and salt.
Ex2- the fresh bread was at the bakery, the red wine was at the winery, the fish was at the open market, and the salt was at the corner store.
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2C
Use commas to separate two or more adjectives that are describing the same noun.
Ex: He was a difficult, stubborn child.
Ex: Your cousin has an easy, happy smile.
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2D Introductory Phrases
Definition:Use a comma to separate prepositional phrases of four words when the phrases come at the beginning of a sentence.
Rule: A comma may also set off single prepositional phrase at the beginning to make the sentence clear.
Ex:Under my bed, their is a monster.
To raise enough money, Johnny had a bake sale.
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