Is it important?.  Dear John: I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit.

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Is it important?

 Dear John: I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will you let me be yours? Jane   Dear John: I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be? Yours, Jane

 Dialogue/Quote – Narrative  Goes in-between the two  Using another name to call someone/something in a sentence(Appostive)  A list (nouns, adjectives-descriptions)  Sentence doesn’t start with main subject(noun).  Preposition/Phrase/Subordinate clause/

 Comma Review  Rewrite each sentence with commas in the correct places (there may be more than one for each sentence.) Enter the letter that corresponds to the correct reason you used those commas. You will use one of them more than once.   The boy had fat cheeks, brown skin, and horn-rimmed glasses.   _________________________________________________________. Reason:_____________   Unfortunate, unlucky Harold never had anything turn out right.   _________________________________________________________. Reason:_____________   “All the ‘cool’ dudes are after her,” said Harold, “but she ignores them.”   _________________________________________________________. Reason:_____________   As Harold concluded his sentence, the teacher walked through the door.   __________________________________________________________. Reason:____________   Out of the dark, a mysterious figure appeared.   __________________________________________________________. Reason:____________   Conan, the bully, gave Harold and Charlie a tough time the first day of school.   __________________________________________________________. Reason:____________   The teacher was short, bizarre, and old.   __________________________________________________________. Reason:____________   Walking to the only vacant desk, Harold felt his hands begin to shake.   ___________________________________________________________. Reason:___________ 