YOUR and YOU’RE
• ‘You’re’ refers to ‘you are.’
• ‘Your’ shows ownership.
Comma Tip #1
• Use commas to set off introductory words and phrases that describe the subject or tell when, where, how, or why the main action of the sentences occurs.
• While the snow was falling, we drank hot chocolate by the fire. [When]
• Slowly, she became aware of the severe problem. [How]
• To ace the test, John needed to study. [Why]
• Pen poised in anticipation, Logan waited for the test to be distributed. [Describes subject]
Comma Tip #2
• Use commas before a coordinating conjunction that join two independent clauses (parts) in a compound sentence.
• Coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, for, so, or yet
• Independent clauses: two clauses that can stand alone (subject and verb are present)
• The show started at last, and the crowd grew quiet.
• He saw the cake sitting on the counter unattended, so he took it and ran.
• We can go the movie tonight, or we can go the concert.
• My students in England said aluminium, and I said aluminum.
Comma Tip #3
• Use commas to separate items in a series (three items or more NOT two).
• Use commas to separate more than one adjective that describes a noun
• All the cafeteria’s vegetables—broccoli, green beans, peas, and carrots were cooked to a gray mush.
• I bought shoes, a shirt, socks, and trousers.
• He used yellow, green, and blue to color his picture.
• They are sincere, talented, and inquisitive researchers.
• The long, twisting, muddy road led to a shack in the woods.
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