Commas Flashcards

(8 cards)

1
Q

Listing

A

Separating words, phrases, and clauses that are listed out. (Oxford comma)

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2
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Addresses

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777 Windy Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062

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3
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Dates

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On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed.

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4
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Around Initials in names

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Lynn Clerk, CPA, is my accountant.

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5
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Interjections

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Commas go around interjections unless an exclamation point is used!

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6
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Between Equal Adjectives

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Separate adjectives that describe the same noun equally. If their order can be swapped, and it still makes sense, commas need to separate them!

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7
Q

With Clauses

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7a. With FANBOYS to join together 2 independent 2 independent clauses.

7b. After a dependent clause that starts a sentence

*NOT when the independent clause comes first.

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