Bell-ringer: The Fabulous Fudge Emporium serves
fudge made from an old secret recipe. Marvin works at the shop after school. He
does not know what all of the ingredients are, but he knows that in 3 days they
use 15 pounds of dark chocolate, 30 pounds of sugar, and 21 pounds of butter.
When Marvin orders chocolate, sugar, and butter for 3 weeks, how many pounds of
each ingredient does he order? Show your work.
Comma Notes
The
comma in a compound sentence is placed before the coordinating conjunction.
When
a dependent
clause is placed at the beginning of a
sentence, place a comma between the independent clause and the dependent clause.
When
a dependent
clause is located after an independent clause,
do
not place a comma between the two.
An
essential
clause or phrase is
used to modify a noun. It adds
information that is critical to the meaning of
the sentence.
Essential
clauses are not
set off by commas.
A
nonessential
clause or phrase adds extra information to
a sentence.
This information can be eliminated
from the sentence
without influencing the meaning of the sentence.
Always
place commas around nonessential phrases and clauses.
Commas should be placed in series of words, phrases,
or clauses.
Use
commas to
separate adjectives that
provide an equal description of a noun. The test:
§Can
you put “and”
between the adjectives?
§Can
they be described in reverse order?
§If
yes, use a comma.
•If a prepositional phrase or adverb
phrase comes at the beginning of a sentence, a comma should follow.
Comma Exercise-- click here
Comma Exercise, the Sequel-- click here
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