Comma Check

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What is the purpose of a comma in a sentence?

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To connect two independent clauses or to separate elements in a list.

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Where should a comma be placed in the sentence: 'Gabriel a student in our class just celebrated his birthday.'?

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Gabriel, a student in our class, just celebrated his birthday.

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How do you punctuate the sentence: 'Sara a student at Awty loves to draw.'?

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Sara, a student at Awty, loves to draw.

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Identify the correct placement of commas in: 'The sky was a dark turbulent mirror of the sea below.'

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The sky was a dark, turbulent mirror of the sea below.

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Where do you place the comma in: 'What do you want to eat for lunch today Agnes?'

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What do you want to eat for lunch today, Agnes?

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What is an independent clause?

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A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a verb.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence and depends on an independent clause.

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When should you use a comma before a conjunction?

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When connecting two independent clauses.

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What is a list comma?

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A comma used to separate items in a list.

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What is the Oxford comma?

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The final comma in a list of three or more items, placed before 'and' or 'or'.