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Kenny Whitten
3-7-00
Eng. 99
Rule: Do NOT use a coma before the first or after the last item in a series.
INCORRECT:
I have, a bag, football, and a baseball, at home.
She went to the store and bought, a apple, some cereal, and three pies, for the family.
I like to, run, fish, hunt, mudbogg, and play sports, when I am at home.
I like to play, baseball, football, and soccer, when I am at the house.
My friend likes to, hunt, fish, and mudbogg, at his hunting club.
CORRECT:
I have a bag, football, and a baseball at home.
She went to the store and bought an apple, some cereal, and three pies for the family.
I like to run, fish, hunt, mudbogg, and play sports when I am at home.
I like to play football, baseball, and soccer when I am at the house.
My friend likes to hunt, fish, and mudbogg at his hunting club.
2: Rule: Use commas to set off nouns of direct address, the word yes and no, interrogative tags, and mild interjections.
INCORRECT:
For give us Dr. Spock for spanking Kenny.
Yes the loan will probably be approved.
The film was faithful to the book wasn't it?
Well cases like these are difficult to decide.
Sorry Mr. Werden I was late to class today.
CORRECT:
For give us, Dr. Spock, for spanking Kenny.
Yes, the loan will probably be approved.
The film was faithful to the book, wasn't it?
Well, cases like these are difficult to decide.
Sorry, Mr. Werden, I was late to class today.
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