Commas II Pg. 255

Commas with Quotation Marks Use a comma to separate direct quotes from words like, he said, Greg replied, or Bob asked Mr. Cruz said, “Where are we going today?”

Practice “Where is everyone at?” he asked Gloria exclaimed “Why are you yelling at me?” Stefan yelled “Stop looking at me!” , , ,

Commas with Quotations (cont.) If the explanatory words interrupt a quotation, insert a comma inside the quotation marks before the explanatory words and another comma after (Two make one) “They will gather together,” he said, “to go out to the movies.”

Practice “He will “ she said “go whenever you are ready.” “I love “Steve said “to go out with my wife.” , , , ,

Compound Sentences Together with a coordinating conjunction, a comma can combine two sentences together They are held in many parts of the U.S., but they are also popular in Mexico and Canada.

Practice Samuel never thinks for himself so he is always lost. The media often tells lies and gets a lot of people in trouble. , ,

Non-essential phrases Adds information to the sentence that is not crucial to the meaning of the sentence Trick riding and fancy roping, which are unknown to fans today, were popular during the 1920’s.

Practice Company managers who seek higher profits will do anything in their power. My uncle who is eighty years old is about to die. , , , ,

Conventional Uses Comma after greeting in a friendly letter Dear Mom, Comma between day and year and after year in a sentence July 13, 1981 On July 13, 1981, the US invaded Egypt. Comma between city and state and after state in a sentence Hartselle, AL In Hartselle, AL, Depot Days happens in the fall.

Conventional Uses Comma after each part of an address (but not before the zip code) The museum is located at 111 West Fourth Street, Forth Worth, TX 36693 Comma after the closing of a letter Sincerely,