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-Review the 8 comma rules listed below

Name________________ Date________________ 8 Comma Rules Remember that an “item” may refer to a noun, verb, or adjective phrase. Note: Usage of a comma to separate the second-to-last from the last item is optional. Example: I need to buy eggs milk lettuce and bread. I need to buy eggs, milk, lettuce, and bread. || for Note: The comma should come before the conjunction. Example: I want to buy the new jacket but it is too expensive. I want to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive. In this example, there are two independent clauses: #1: “I want to buy the new jacket.” (complete thought) These clauses are separated by a comma before the conjunction “but”. Here are some examples of sentences with dependent and independent clauses: 1) When I get older, I will be able to drive.  (Dependent), (Independent). 2) If you are good, I will buy you a toy.  (Dependent), (Independent). Example: Without water the plant will die. Without water, the plant will die. Here are some examples of sentences with words/phrases that are not essential to the sentence’s meaning: 1) My brother, a 26 year old male, is watching TV. 2) Amy Rivers, my best friend, is going to the mall today. 3) I am ready for my dad, a hard working man, to come home. Example: My mother on the other hand does not like chocolate.  My mother, on the other hand, does not like chocolate.  Example: “We need to buy more sugar” she said “before it runs out!”  “We need to buy more sugar,” she said, “before it runs out!”  Example: Hi how are you?  Hi, how are you?  Examples of introductory elements: Yes, Sorry, Well, However, Wait, Unfortunately, Etc…  Example: I live in Chapel Hill North Carolina.  I live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  Example: Today is Thursday April 18 1943.  Today is Thursday, April 18, 1943.
 * 1) Use commas to separate items in a list of three or more. **
 * 2) Use a comma to separate independent clauses (complete thoughts) when they are joined by the following conjunctions: **
 * and || nor || but || or || yet || so ||
 * 1) 2 “It is too expensive.” (complete thought)
 * 3) Use a comma to separate a dependent clause (incomplete thought) from an independent clause (complete thought). **
 * 4) Use a comma(s) to separate any word or phrase from the rest of the sentence that is not essential to the sentence's meaning. This phrase usually provides extra information about the subject. **
 * 5) Use a comma to separate a quotation from the rest of a sentence. **
 * 6) Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of a sentence. **
 * 7) Use a comma to separate the name of a city from a country or state. **
 * 8) Use a comma to separate the day of the week, the day of the month, and the year. **

-Write a story using 7 of your vocabulary words for this week.

-Continue viewing the video until about 20 minute mark. Continue to fill out your character tracking assignment.