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PUNCTUATION
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- 1Use commas to separate items in a list of three or more. Note: Usage of a comma to separate the second-to-last from the last item is optional.Example:
My estate is for my husband, my son, my daughter-in-law and my nephew. - 2Use a comma to separate independent clauses (complete thoughts) when they are joined by the following conjunctions: Note: The comma should come before the conjunction.Example:
I want to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive.
- 3Use a comma to separate a dependent clause (incomplete thought) from an independent clause (complete thought). Here are some examples of sentences with dependent and independent clauses.Example:
Incorrect: I love going to the movies, it's a lot of fun.
Correct: I love going to the movies. It is so much fun.
- 4Use a comma(s) to separate any word or phrase from the rest of the sentence that is not essential to the sentence's meaning. This phrase usually provides extra information about the subject. Here are some examples of sentences with words/phrases that are not essential to the sentence’s meaningExample:
Incorrect: My mother on the other hand does not like chocolate.
Correct: My mother, on the other hand, does not like chocolate.
- 5Use a comma to separate a quotation from the rest of a sentence.Example:
Juan, the school principal, told me that the teacher is ill.
- 6Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of a sentence. Example: Hi how are you? Hi, how are you?
- 7Use a comma to separate the name of a city from a country or state.Example:
I live in Los Angeles, California.
- 8Use a comma to separate the day of the week, the day of the month, and the year.Example:
Friday is my birthday, August 27, 2021
- 9SEMICOLONThe colon (:) and semicolon (;) are frequently used incorrectly instead of each other. The two punctuation marks have very different purposes and should not be used interchangeably.
- 10Avoid using a comma when a semicolon is needed: Incorrect : the cow is brown, it is also old. Correct: the cow is brown; it is also old.Avoid using a semicolon when a comma is needed:
Incorrect: Because cows smell; they offend me.
Correct: Because cows smell, they offend me.
- 11COLLEGE TECNOOGUICA DE TECAMACHALCO ACCOUNTANCY STUDENT: ALEJANDRA MICHEL MEDINA IBANEZ TEACHER: DOLORES VRGA ESPINOZA 9°A
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