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| What are "interruptive phrases" or "appositives" (sometimes called "interrupters") in a sentence ? | ANSWER: They are phrases that are not essential to maintain the general meaning or thought of the sentence but add further description or emphasis to the sentence. |
| What is the test that one can used to determine if a phrase is an "interruptive phrase" (appositive) or not ? | ANSWER: If removing the phrase from the sentence, does not change the general meaning or thought of the sentence, then it is. But if it does change the general meaning or thought of the sentence, then it is not. |
| How are commas used for "interruptive phrases" or "appositives" ? | ANSWER: They are inserted at the beginning of the phrases and at the end of the phrases. |
| How are commas used with introductory clauses and/or with "subordinate clauses" ? | ANSWER: When these clauses are at the beginning of the sentence, they are inserted at the end of the clause in order to seperate the it from the remainder of the sentence. |
| What are "subordinate clauses" ? | ANSWER: They are clauses that usually beginning with a "preposition (word)" and are sentence fragments, |
| How are commas used to set off a phrase within a sentence that interrupts the main thought of the sentence. Such phrases like "for example", "that is", "namely", "in fact", etc. ? | ANSWER: Commas are inserted before and after these interruptive expressions. If these interruptive expressions are used at the beginning of the sentence, then a comma is inserted only at the end of the expression. |
| When are commas not used with "subordinate clauses" ? | ANSWER: When the clause is at the end of the sentence instead of at its beginning, then they are not used. |
| What does one do when reaching a "comma" in a sentence ? | ANSWER: At that point, one pauses momentarily. |
| Are the commas used correctly in the following sentence ? "The modem, a device that can be installed in a computer, translates electronic data into sounds." | ANSWER: Yes, the commas are used correctly because this is an "interruptive phrase" or "apposititive". |
| Are the commas used correctly in the following sentence ? "Questions on the GED examination will ask you, whether introductory and interrupting phrases, are punctuated correctly with commas." | ANSWER: No, the commas are not used correctly because there are no "interruptive phrases" or "appositives". |
