Comma Kazi Discussion Lesson 4

Section 4.3 Discussion Question: 20 pts for your discussion answer of at least 200 words and
5 pts. for your at least 50 word response to one other classmate’s discussion answer.

Since this class began, have you noticed a difference in your comma use in your writing?
I definitely have notice I am more conscious of my comma usage. I do not catch them while writing, but when I reread what I wrote them I apply the commas.  Commas seem to get treated this way. They are easier to spot when listening to how it sounds by reading it to yourself aloud. It is important to read out loud to not only see but hear and consintrate on what is being said and how it is being said. I have to read it over several times and think of the rules that apply to certain sentences. If I put the commas in the wrong place I usually can see what I did wrong by the way it does or doesn’t make an independent sentence or a dependent clause or phrase.  Those two terms are very important in determining a lot of the rules.  Quotes, appositives and short interjections are pretty noticeable. Direct addresses are nothing to remember and it’s pretty natural to do the quotation marks right. I think I know pretty much how to look for certain things. I need practice to get perfect, but I think I understand a whole lot I didn’t before.

Have you been to any of the study groups? Why or why not?
Yes, I have been to the study groups, and it has proved to be very helpful to study with the instructor and another student. Any questions I might have are answered during that particular session. We also get our questions concerning grammar answered.

Do you think the study groups are helpful to you?

It helps me to remember things I didn’t even realize I was having trouble with. Like the first rule in commas, I didn’t know what I was having trouble with until it was pointed out to me that it’s two independent sentences with no dependent clauses involved. Also, I learned why there was no comma in the one example give, which made me knowledgably about the compound verb sentence. That was a lot of help. It’s just things like this that we do not realize which make it so valuable to study with others.