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Mastering Commas: Essential Punctuation for Clarity

"The Art of Commas" by Ravon Alderson teaches the vital role of commas in sentence structure and clarity. Through engaging examples featuring animals, it identifies where commas should be placed in various scenarios. From grouping items to separating clauses, this guide emphasizes correct punctuation to enhance readability. The text encourages practice with key exercises that allow readers to refine their punctuation skills step by step.

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Mastering Commas: Essential Punctuation for Clarity

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  1. The Art of: Commas By Ravon Alderson

  2. Which words need commas? • Panda our master loves to eat lettuce cookies and bamboo. • Panda, • master, • lettuce, • cookies,

  3. Find a place for the comma: • Tiger’s magic show was very fantastic but it was expensive to buy tickets. • fantastic,

  4. Write the words that need punctuation after them. • Skunk brought the following items paper pencils crayons and a notebook. • items: • paper, • pencils, • crayons,

  5. Write the words that need punctuation after them. • Fox took a trip to the following countries Italy Australia and India. • countries: • Italy, • Australia,

  6. What punctuation is needed? • Rabbit can be smart at times he needs to stop showing off. • times; he

  7. What punctuation is needed? • Pig loves playing in the mud he wants to be the dirtiest pig on earth. • mud; he

  8. What punctuation is needed? • “Brrrr! It is freezing out here” murmured Skunk. • here,”

  9. What punctuation is needed? • The next Chinese New Year is on January 26 2010. • 26, 2010.

  10. What punctuation is needed? • After we won the challenge we received a life supply of cold juice. • challenge, we

  11. What punctuation is needed? • Sniffing the air and scanning the meadow before him Skunk cautiously entered the cave. • Skunk,

  12. What punctuation is needed? • Always unsatisfied Dragon scolds Baboon for losing the fight. • unsatisfied,

  13. What punctuation is needed? • Next Skunk found these things a pile of mangos kiwis and other fruits. • Next, things: • mangos, • kiwis,

  14. Add commas: • Rabbit Skunk and I celebrated with a nice buffet. • Rabbit, • Skunk,

  15. Add punctuation. • As smart as they were the monkeys could not defeat us. • were, • cold

  16. Add punctuation. • We trained very hard we knew baboon would strike again again and again. hard; again, again,

  17. Add punctuation. • No I will win the wood chopping contest corrected Rabbit. “No, contest,”

  18. Add punctuation. • Skunk made the bee very angry and flung it to my mouth he pulled a dirty prank. mouth; he

  19. Add punctuation. • Rabbit says every monkey he’s been familiar with would smell his socks at night it would take a whiff of each sock before he went to bed night;

  20. Add punctuation. • After I thought about it there’s only these worries monkeys and air! it, worries:

  21. Add punctuation. • I have to keep the jewel safe it is rare. safe;

  22. Add punctuation. • Team Stink needs these items Skunk’s stink corks glass bottles clothes pins and cologne. items: Skunk’s stink, corks, bottles, clothes pins,

  23. Add punctuation. • Hey Rabbit you need to hide your love poems where we can’t find them teased Skunk. “Hey, Rabbit, them,”

  24. Add punctuation. • Hate is hate violence is violence toughness is greater toughness Rabbit said. “Hate; violence; toughness,”

  25. End

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