Grammar Rules Flashcards
Use a comma after greetings
Dear Sally
After Sally
Use comma’s in addresses
210 congressional ct Vernon Hills IL 60061
210 congressional ct, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Use a comma between two adjectives if they are cordinates
Big hairy lion
Big, hairy lion
Call some one by name
Emily buy the tomatoes
Emily, buy the tomatoes
Separate quotes from the speaker
She said “I love to hate you.” “Well I’d hate to love you” he told her
She said, “I love to hate you.” “Well, I’d hate to love you,” he told her
Use on intro phrases
She was still upset although she had won the Oscar
After upset
After yes and no
Yes i will have a pizza
Yes, i will have a pizza
Use in dates
Tuesday May 1 2001
Tuesday, May 1, 2001
FANBOYS
She turned left but she wanted to turn right
Before but
Set off interrupters
Everyone of course wants to win the lottery
Everyone, of course, wants to win the lottery
Items in series
I play bball vball and soccer
I play bball, vball, and soccer
Use a colon to introduce something
We began a series of workshops on nonviolence, and we repeatedly asked ourselves this “Are you able to accept blows without retaliation?”
this:
Another colon
At the baby’s one-month birthday party, Ah Po gave him a Four Valuable Things ink, ink slab, paper, and brush
Things:
Colons
The men may also wear the getup known as a Sun Belt Cool a pale beige suit, open-collared shirt, cream-colored loafers and aviator glasses
Cool:
Important thing about colons
A colon should be used only at the end at the independent clause
