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Comma Rules. Find the Errors! II Proofreading Activities. Rule 1. Use commas to: Separate parts of an address. . They have lived at 4315 Hill Street Quincy Illinois since 1987. Rule 2. Use commas to: Separate parts of an address. It happened on Monday October 18 2002 at 10 A.M. Rule 3.

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  1. Comma Rules Find the Errors! II Proofreading Activities

  2. Rule 1 • Use commas to: Separate parts of an address. • They have lived at 4315 Hill Street Quincy Illinois since 1987.

  3. Rule 2 • Use commas to: Separate parts of an address. • It happened on Monday October 18 2002 at 10 A.M.

  4. Rule 3 • Use commas to: Set off a noun in direct address. • Class read Chapter Two for tomorrow.

  5. Rule 4 • Use commas to: Set off appositives (pairs of adjacent nouns that play the same grammatical role in a sentence). • Our neighbor Charles Wilson is a doctor.

  6. Rule 5 • Use commas to: Separate three or more items in a series. • I ordered a hamburger fries and a soft drink.

  7. Rule 6 • Use commas to: Separate a quotation from the rest of the sentence. • “I’ll help” volunteered Miguel “if you need me to.”

  8. Rule 7 • Use commas to: Separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. • I settled into my cozy soft new armchair.

  9. Rule 8 • Use commas to: Separate two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction (and, or, but, nor, for, or yet). • We went to school early and we talked to all our friends.

  10. Rule 9 • Use commas to: Set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participial phrases. • My neighbor who loves animals works for the Animal Rescue League. • The boy running down the stairs tripped and fell.

  11. Rule 10 • Use commas: After an introductory word. • Yes I’d like to see that movie.

  12. Rule 11 • Use commas: After an introductory participial phrase. • Frightened by the noise the child started to cry.

  13. Rule 12 • Use commas: After a series of introductory prepositional phrases. • Near the tree by the edge of the water we sat and talked.

  14. Rule 13 • Use commas: After a long introductory prepositional phrase. • Up the dark winding steep circular staircase the women walked carefully.

  15. Rule 14 • Use commas: After an introductory adverb clause. • After the organist finished playing the audience clapped.

  16. Rule 15 • Use commas: After the salutation of a friendly letter. • Dear Susan Thank you for the lovely flowers.

  17. Rule 16 • Use commas: After the closing of a letter. • Sincerely yours Steve

  18. Rule 17 • Use commas: After a name followed by a title abbreviation. • My father is John Edwards Jr. and he is a lawyer.

  19. Rule 18 • Use commas to: Set off parenthetical expressions. • She won not surprisingly first place in each event.

  20. Rule 19 • Use commas to: Set off parts of a reference that direct the reader to the exact source. • The assignment was to read the Odyssey Book 10 pages 5-6.

  21. Rule 20 • Use commas to: Set off a tag question. • You’ll deposit this money won’t you?

  22. Avoid using unnecessary commas! Complete Find the Errors! II – Lessons 3 and 4