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C5A3d
Interrupters/Nonessential Elements
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Separate nouns of address from the rest of the
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sentence
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Kim, I asked you to step over here.
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You know, Rebecca, we could go to the store
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tomorrow.
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C5A3d.2
Set off sentence interrupters
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The recent game, on the other hand, showed the
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wisdom of working on set plays.
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He had told us, however, that he would study more.
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C5A3d.3
Set off nonessential (nonrestrictive) appositives,
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phrases, or clauses
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Appositive (noun or noun phrase next to a noun which
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identifies the noun):
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The tomato, or "love apple," was first cultivated in
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Central America.
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Her oldest brother, Jim, is leaving for college tomorrow.
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Phrase or Clause:
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The dog, which looked very shaggy, started shedding.
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John Lake, always generous, left a fortune.
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Related topics
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Trends with Commas
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Essential vs. Nonessential
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Commas with Names and Titles
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Clauses and Punctuation
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C5A3d.5
Set off absolute phrases
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She stared at the gray water, her face set in harsh lines.
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The day fading into dusk, he took his leave.
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More information
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Absolute Phrase
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C5A3d.6
Set off modifying phrases that do not immediately
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precede the word or phrase they modify; for example, in the
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first sentence below,
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the
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falls between the modifiers and the
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noun they modify
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Old and venerable, the oak had stood for 75 years.
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I stuffed the family cats, both highly vocal about their
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predicament, into the cat carrier.
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C5A3d.7
Set off contrasting expressions
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She turned 27, not 25, on her last birthday.
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He likes jazz, not rock and roll.
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C5A3d.8
Introduce a direct question
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He wanted to ask, Where are you from?
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The question is, Does he really want the job?
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