Commas
Use commas to set off expressions that interrupt: appositives and appositive phrases, words used in direct addresses, and parenthetical expressions to set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participial phrases. to separate items in a series before or after a dependent yes, no, or any...
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Commas - Answer Use commas to set off expressions that interrupt: appositives and
appositive phrases, words used in direct addresses, and parenthetical expressions to
set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participial phrases. to separate items in a
series before or after a dependent yes, no, or any mild exclamation such as well or why
at the beginning of a sentence before... and, but, for, nor, so, or, yet when joined
independent clause in a compound sentence
Appositive - Answer a word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun
Semicolon - Answer a punctuation mark used to primarily join independent clauses that
are closely related in meaning
Sentence Fragment - Answer a sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought
Dashes - Answer to indicate a sudden break, to set off important parenthetical material,
to set off an introductary series, indicate interrupted speech, for emphasis
Quotation Marks - Answer narrow results by searching for phrases instead of individual
words
Independent Clause - Answer a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a
complete sentence
Adjective Phrases - Answer function as adjectives and descrebe which one and what
kind about a noun or a pronoun
Measurement - Answer the process of using dimensions quantity or capacity by
comparison with a standard order to mark off, apportion, layout, o establish dimension
Equal Comparisons - Answer as much _noun__ as, as _adjective__ as,
Noun phrases - Answer consist of nouns and their modifiers.
Parts of Speech - Answer noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, interjection,
conjunction, preposition
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