1. Agenda Bellringer Commas:Essentials and Non-Essentials (Notes)

2. Bellringer: Re-write and correct Bill closed his locker, I grabbed my bag and we hurried to join the others who were waiting for us at the theater

3. Agenda Bellringer Quick housekeeping - bubble sheets Commas:Essentials and Non-Essentials (Notes)

4. Basic Comma Rules Commas are generally used to separate words or groups of words so that the meaning of the sentence is clear.

5. Comma Rule #1 (Review) COMMAS IN A SERIES COMMAS IN A SERIES Use a comma to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in series. Examples: 1. Langston Hughes wrote poetry, drama, screenplays, and popular songs. 2. Some movies make audiences laugh, others make them cry, and others scare them.

6. Comma Rule #2 (Review) Place a comma before coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet. Place a comma before coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet. For Example: The Marx Brothers were a comedy team, but each brother did work on his own.

7. Comma Rule #3 Place a comma between coordinate adjectives that precede a noun. Place a comma between coordinate adjectives that precede a noun. For Example: He is a happy, intelligent, graceful child. For Example: He is a happy, intelligent, graceful child. It was a cozy, clean, old- fashioned living room. It was a cozy, clean, old- fashioned living room.

8. Comma Rule #4 Use commas to set off participles, infinitives, and their phrases if they are not essential to the meaning of the sentence. Use commas to set off participles, infinitives, and their phrases if they are not essential to the meaning of the sentence. For Example: The children, exhilarated, ripped open their gifts. I ran down the street, though I didn’t have to, and fell down and hurt my crown.

9. Comma Rule #5 Use a comma to set off nonessential adjective clause. Use a comma to set off nonessential adjective clause. For Example: My cousin Ken, who lives in California, works as a film editor. For Example: My cousin Ken, who lives in California, works as a film editor. Example 2: The director first interviewed the actors, who were very talented. Example 2: The director first interviewed the actors, who were very talented.

10. Comma Rule 6 Use commas to set off an appositive if it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence. For Example: James Wong Howe, a famous camera person, was born in China. Example 2: The Ten Commandments, a classic movie from the 1980s is one of DeMille’s successful films. Example 2: The Ten Commandments, a classic movie from the 1980s, is one of DeMille’s successful films.

11. Comma Rule #7+ Use commas to set off the following: Use commas to set off the following: Interjections (such as oh, well, and good grief) Interjections (such as oh, well, and good grief) Parenthetical Expressions (such as in fact, on the other hand, and after all) Parenthetical Expressions (such as in fact, on the other hand, and after all) Conjunctive Adverbs (such as however, moreover, therefore, and consequently) Conjunctive Adverbs (such as however, moreover, therefore, and consequently)

12. PRACTICE – Exit ticket! 1. I like to watch television attend films and read but what I enjoy most are concerts. 1. I like to watch television attend films and read but what I enjoy most are concerts. 2. Because she has been working so hard in math she expects to earn a high grade. 2. Because she has been working so hard in math she expects to earn a high grade. 3. Two others in class not just you complained about the annoying buzz from that light. 3. Two others in class not just you complained about the annoying buzz from that light.