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Commas You Always Need

Review major uses of the comma with a simple matching game.

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Mark the main clause, Coordinating conjunctionThere are many solutions, so you only need to choose.
Mark main clause, IntroductoryDuring the class, sleeping was the most fun.
Mark the beginning of a main clauseBecause the president avoids the truth, the press has a work to do.
Mark main clause, Direct qShe said,"Send the man back."
Commas for Parenthesis, Interjection, IntroductoryHey, what's up.
ParenthesisThe man, you think, was dead.
ParenthesisIf you, as he said, want to go, you may.
Commas for Parenthesis, Non RestrictiveI sold my father, the old goat, for five dollars.
ListsTom, Harry and Sally do awful things.
Lists adverbsthe deep, soft blue
Lists (Harvard)Harry, Sally, and Tom were out.
ListsGeaorge smiled warmly, acted like a friend, and lied.
Direct quote, Parenthesis"No," Harry added,"I don't."
No comma created by subordinate conjuncionHe did that because I said so.
Cumulative adjectivesdeep blue sea

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