1. On Friday, we will tackle the mysteries of the comma.
2. Today's videos highlight the spazzitude and dorkosity of English teachers in general, and me in particular. :)
What is it about these words that makes them nouns, even if I totally made them up (which I did)?
3. However, after Friday, your "R5 checklist" had best include commas.
4. Commas, those ants at the syntax picnic, give vital meaning to sentences.
Parts of Speech & Grammar
This is how you find the subject of a sentence.
This is how you find the verb.
This is how you find the direct object.
This is what a predicate nominative is.
This is what an implied subject is.
This is the adjective scale of intensity.
This is an appositive.
These are prepositional phrases
This is the passive voice. Fix it, it's all Rule of Five now.
Punctuation
Here is where you find the seven rules for commas. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the links.
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