Commas

 

Apostrophes

Quotations

Semi Colons

 

 

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An appositive

After the Greeting….After the Closing

After a Dependent Clause

Before a Conjunction that Joins Independent Clauses

Between Hundreds, thousands, millions, and so on

Exact Words of a Speaker

Introductory yes, no, well, oh

Parts of an Address

Parts of a Date

Separate Three or More Items in a Series

Speaking to a Person

Two Adjectives that describe the Same Noun

 

 

 

 

Parts of a Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the Greeting….After the Closing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between Hundreds, thousands, millions, and so on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exact Words of a Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before a Conjunction that Joins Independent Clauses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a Dependent Clause

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Separate Three or More Items in a Series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an appositive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking to a Person

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introductory yes, no, well, oh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parts of an Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Adjectives that describe the Same Noun