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Mastery Learning
PUNCTUATION
(c) 1989 by
Allen Hackworth
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This tutorial assumes
you have studied these
sections:
Subject/Verb
Clauses
Parts of Speech
If needed, return to the
main menu and do so.
s skill now.
Start with the tutorial.
PUNCTUATION
Press the letter of your choice.
T Tutorial
D Drill for
M Main Menu
m = comma
c = colon(s)
h = hyphen
p = period
r = return
Press the
___ ___
letter
Commas are
used to add
clarity to
a sentence.
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Use commas to add clarity to a sentence by showing
where you want pauses to occur in the text. However,
do not overuse commas.
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Separate adjectives that precede the noun but do not
include a comma after the adjective that immediately
precedes the noun.
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For example,
The large, lean, angry bear swam in the cold, clear river.
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Use a comma before a coordinate conjunction when the con-
junction (and, or, but, for, nor) joins two IC's.
(IC means independent clause.)
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For example,
I wanted to meet at the park, but my car would not start.
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Separate an
appositive
with commas.
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An example
follows. The
appositive is
underlined.
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Stan Maxwell, the president, gave
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Finally, sep-
DC = dependent clause
arate a DC from
IC = independent clause
an IC if the
DC comes first.
For example: DC, IC.
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Although we were tired, we drove on to
M The dependent clause (DC) is underlined.
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If the DC comes
AFTER the IC, don't
use a comma.
See the example
below.
We drove on to
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This completes
the comma
tutorial.
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This section
teaches the
colon and semi-
colon.
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