sentence writing about comma

SENTENCE WRITING

Combine the following sets of sentences in different ways according to Comma Rules 4, 5, and 6. Try to combine each set in a way that needs commas and in a way that does not need commas. In other words, try to make an element “scoopable” in one sentence and not “scoopable” in other. You maybe reorder in details and change the phrasing as you wish. Sample responses are provided in the Answer section.

            I think about the average student’s life.

The average student’s life is full of distractions and extraneous information from the internet and many other forms of media.

She plans to buy herself an expensive watch.

It is sold by Tag Heuer.

Tag Heuer is her favorite brand.

Only two people were in the store when the commercial was filmed.

One was the manager.

The other was an actor.

REVIEW OF THE COMMA

SIX COMMA RULES

1.      Put a comma before for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so when they connect two independent clauses.

2.      Put a comma between three or more items in a series.

3.      Put a comma after an introductory expression or before a tag comment or question.

4.      Put commas around the name of a person spoken to.

5.      Put commas around words like however or therefore when they interrupt a sentence.

6.      Put commas around unnecessary additional (“scoopable”) information.

SENTENCE WRITING

Wrute at least one sentence of your own tp demonstrate each of the six comma rules. Keep the result in your sentence writing folder.