Transcript Commas • Commas can be used in many ways in a... to separate parts of the sentence. • Use commas with:

Commas
• Commas can be used in many ways in a sentence
to separate parts of the sentence.
• Use commas with:
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Items in a series
Between two or more adjectives
Introductory words or phrases
Interrupters
Direct address
Appositives
In dates, addresses, and letters
Commas with items in a series
• Use a comma after every item in a series
except the last one. A series consists of three
or more items.
– The story or Daedalus and his son Icarus teaches
us about cleverness, stubbornness, and
foolishness.
– Each man used wax, feathers, and a harness to
make a pair of wings.
– Icarus and Daedalus put on their wings, ran along
the beach, and flew toward the open sea.
Commas with Adjectives
• Use commas between two or ore adjectives
that modify the same noun or pronoun.
– Both father and son made a quick, daring escape.
– Daedalus used large, stiff feathers.
• Do not use a comma between adjectives that
express a single idea.
– Each pair of wings had many light feathers.
Introductory Words/Phrases
• Use a comma after an introductory word or
phrase to separate it from the rest of the
sentence.
– Recklessly, Icarus flew too close to the sun.
– According to Greek myth, Icarus fell when his
wings melted.
Interrupters
• Use a comma to set off words or phrases that
interrupt, or break, the flow of though in a
sentence.
– Daedalus, however, did fly to freedom.
– This myth has been told, I am certain, by many
authors.
Direct Address
• Use a comma to set off nouns of direct
address. A noun of direct address names the
person or group being spoken to.
– Devon, explain why Daedalus warned Icarus about
the sun.
– Don’t forget, class, that Icarus didn’t listen to his
father.
Appositives
• An appositive is a word or phrase that identifies or
renames a noun or pronoun that comes right before it.
Use commas when the appositive adds extra
information.
– Olivia E. Coolidge, an English author, wrote about Greek
myths.
• an English author adds extra information
• Do not use commas when the appositive is needed to
make the meaning clear.
– The English author Olivia E. Coolidge wrote about Greek
myths.
• Olivia E. Coolidge is needed information for the sentence to make
sense.
Dates
• When writing a date, use a comma between
the day and the year.
– April 13, 2000
• Use a comma also after the year if the
sentence continues.
– I am planning to see the tower on March 21, 2001,
when I visit my grandma in Italy.
Addresses
• Use a comma between the city or town and
the state or country.
– 422 Fairfax Road
Milton, MA 02186
• Use a comma after the state or country if the
sentence continues.
– Long ago, in Pisa, Italy, architects planned to make
a bell tower for the town’s cathedral.
Letters
• Use a comma after the greeting of a letter and
after the closing.
– Dear Jeri,
– Your friend,