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Thursday, December 13, 2012

14.4. Commas Rules - Application L2.c.

Today we're practicing the first three comma rules that we learned this week. 
They are

IC, FANBOYS IC 
DC IC but IC, DC.
and
ADJ, ADJ NOUN if ADJ=ADJ.

 These mean,

IC, FANBOYS IC means  When you join two independent clause together with a coordinating conjunction, you have to separate them with a comma.

DC IC but IC, DC means When you have a dependent clause and an independent clause in a sentence together, you only need to use a comma if the dependent clause comes first.

ADJ, ADJ NOUN if ADJ=ADJ means If you have more than one adjective in front of a noun, you have to separate the adjectives from each other with a comma, if those adjectives are of equal weight. If they're not, then you don't need a comma and the more important, "heavier" one goes closer to the noun.

 There are a number of quizlet sets available to practice them.

 NOTE: DON'T USE THE "STUDY" OR "SCATTER" OPTIONS TO PRACTICE, IT WON'T TEACH YOU ANYTHING WORTH KNOWING. ONLY THE "LEARN," "TEST," OR "SPACE RACE" THINGS SHOULD BE USED AT ALL.

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