1. Comma Rules

2. Comma Rules are IMPORTANT!

3. Rule #1 Use commas to separate items in a series.
My favorite television shows are The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, and Modern Family.

5. Rule #4
Use commas to set off one or more words that interrupt the flow of a sentence.
Mr. Johnson, the best English teacher ever, had a bagel for breakfast.

6. Rule #5 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS FANBOYS F:for A: and N: nor
B: but
O: or
Y: yet
S: so
Every time that you have two independent clauses in one sentence you either need to have a comma and one of these coordinating conjunctions to make it a complete sentence or delete the coordinating conjunction and use a semicolon.

7. Example
I went to the store to buy apples, but I also had to stop at the bank. I went to the store to buy apples. I also had to stop at the bank. OR: I went to the store to buy apples; I also had to stop at the bank

8. Rule #6
Use commas to separate subordinate clauses at the beginning of sentences.
Aka the dependent clause
Supports the independent clause with extra information.
Example:
When the storm stopped, I went outside to dance in the puddles.

9. Example
When the storm stopped, I went outside to dance in the puddles.
I went outside to dance in the puddles.
But you ADD INFORMATION with the first half:
When the storm stopped

10. Work
3 sentences for each rule!

11. Rules Use commas to separate items in a series.
Use commas to set off one or more words that interrupt the flow of a sentence.
Use commas to separate subordinate clauses at the beginning of sentences.
Every time that you have two independent clauses in one sentence you either need to have a comma and one of these coordinating conjunctions to make it a complete sentence
Offset dates and locations with commas (Detroit, MI)
Use commas before and after a quotation within a sentence.
Use a comma after an introductory word or phrase (Once upon a time, …)