When should you use commas?
The well __ known doctor received recognition for his work __ he was able to perform heart surgery on an elephant.
What does parenthesis ( ) do?
She would have loved to go to that concert __ but she had too much homework to do.
What does a dash( --) do?
What is a "no - no" of ellipses(...)?
Alex gave her cat a bath __even though her cat hates bubbles __ every Tuesday to clean her cat of fleas.
Bad ellipses
What does quotation marks ( " ") do in a sentence?
What can a colon do?
Th librarian's primary interest drew him into the college library __ love for books and a quest for knowledge
When are commas used?
using it in the beginning or the ending of a quotation
( )
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Gives credit to the original author and avoid plagiarism; enclosed titles of short works and appears in pairs.
introduces a direct quotation
"...Jesus wept" Bible John 11:35
add extra information
FANBOYS
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- and ;
Before nonrestrictive adverbial phrases
interprets a thought in a more dramatic way
