Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Run-on Sentence?
YES
Why:
Two independent clauses?
Which rule does it violate: 1, 2 or 3?
Comma Splice?
YES
Why:
Two independent clauses?
Properly connected?
Commas
1. Introductory Phrases
One Word
Generally, Conversely, Interestingly
Generally, I like to learn all about grammar.
Commas
2. Conjunctions
independent phrases
Connect two ______________
Used with FANBOYS
3. Lists
After getting food poisoning, I got a
headache, felt nauseous and threw up
my dinner.
After getting food poisoning, I got a
headache, felt nauseous, and threw up
my dinner.
Commas
4. Descriptions
When two successive adjectives describe
the same noun
5. Appositives
7. Direct Quotes