Punctuation: Comma

Question 1

comma

Answer 1

used to connect new ideas to old ones, and to tell the reader when to pause a moment in their thinking; also used to separate clauses, so the reader understands which modifiers apply to which words; separate ideas or nouns; change a noun to a verb; used to offset information

Question 2

a comma shouldn’t separate a _____ from its _____, except when the verb from the subject clause is _____

Answer 2

subject, verb, repeated

Question 3

if two independent clauses are to be joined into one sentence, they should be separated by a _____ or a _____, or possibly even a _____ and a _____.

Answer 3

conjunction, semi-colon, conjunction, comma

Question 4

comma splices can be used for _____ or _____ effect

Answer 4

artistic, poetic

Question 5

commas are used after/between

Answer 5

introductory clauses, introductory phrases, introductory words, interrupters

Question 6

commas are not used after/between

Answer 6

introductory conjunctions, comparison

Question 7

when two _____ clauses are joined by a co-ordinating conjunction (e.g. and, but, or, so), there must be a comma before the conjunction, or it will be a _____ sentence

Answer 7

independent, run-on