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 Commas do more than tell us when to pause while we are reading…  dcJs dcJs  Panda: large, black and white bear-like mammal. Native to China. Eats, shoots, and leaves.  OH, NO!

 Let’s eat Grandpa!  Let’s eat, Grandpa!  Pardon, impossible to be sent to Siberia!  Pardon impossible, to be sent to Siberia!  Hmmm… commas are more important than we thought!

 To separate city and state  I live in Murfreesboro, TN.  Manchester, TN, is where I was born.  When addressing a person  Mrs. Southworth, you look lovely today!  Class, you have no homework!  To separate an introductory phrase  Hello, how are you?  My, you have grown!  When separating an adjective ending in “ly” from other adjectives  My dog loves her ugly, tattered toy.  To separate items in a series: 

 When there are two adjectives where the word “and” could be used between them  Please help me with this heavy, bulky box.  The spoiled, fat cats won’t get off of it!  To separate the day from the year and after the year  Mr. Lincoln was born February 12,  April 15, 1865, is the day he died.  When separating an independent clause from a dependent clause  When I am angry, I go for a run.  After I run, I feel a lot better.

 When combining independent clauses using conjunctions  Mary is coming over, and we are going to do our nails.  When setting apart a transitional expression  Of course, I wanted to watch TV after work.  My dog, however, is sleeping on the sofa.  To set apart a non-restrictive clause  The suspect in the lineup, who owns a red car, committed the crime.  The store honored the complaints, which were less than 60 days old.  When setting apart an appositive  Mom will make my favorite meal, spaghetti, for my birthday.  I invited Sheila, the new girl in our class, to come to the party.

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