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♠ Uchiha Itachi	May 16 2009, 08:09 AM
*The Invisible Protector* Posts: 1,120 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: January 30, 2006 Current Theme: The Dark Ages Gender: Male What Browser are you using? Firefox 2 Martial Status: Single - Not Looking Character Origin: Naruto ARPF Cell Phone #: PRO-DIGY	Comma Usage - You use commas when you list things Ex: Mother went to the store to buy tomatoes, carrots, and cabbage. - Between city and state Ex: Boston, Massachusetts - Between the day and year in a date Ex: August 26, 2006 (Side note: Do not put a comma in a date if it is only the month and the year -- August 2006) - Before a conjunction that joins the independent clauses in a compound sentence Ex: My uncle loves to dance, and my aunt plays the piano. - After a dependent clause that comes at the beginning of a complex sentence Ex: Even though I forgot to study, I still did well on the test. - After greeting and closing a friendly letter Dear Ms. Youngman, Sincerely yours, - After introductory words at the beginnings of sentences No, you can't dye your hair green. - After mild interjections Oh, I forgot that today was your birthday. (ouch) - To set off the person you're speaking to Lenny, I've been expecting you since Friday. I've been expecting you, my tardy friend, since Friday. - To set off appositives Jen, the craziest kid in our class, scored the most points. - With words that interrupt the basic idea of the sentence Aunt Roslyn, of course, would not wear the parrot costume. George, therefore, had to leave the drugstore in a hurry. - To separate two adjectives that modify the same noun The huge, furry dog chased him over the fence and into the pool. TIP: If you're not sure whether or not to put a comma between two adjectives in a row, ask yourself if you can substitute "and" for the comma. "The huge (and) furry dog" gets a comma but NOT "the spoiled (and) turkey sandwich." - In front of short direct quotations in the middle of a sentence Then he asked, "How did you get here without a balloon?" - At the end of a direct quotation that is a statement (not a question or an exclamation) when it comes at the beginning of a sentence** "Today must be Monday," she muttered.


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