Lesson #3 - DT

Lesson #3 - DT

ID: 1845589   (Rated: E) Lesson #3 - DT  Researching sources for correct comma placement. by chip

http://www.iolani.honolulu.hi.us/Keables/KeablesGuide/PartFour/Commas.htm#11


Since reading the above webpage, I am beginning to believe I just may have most of the comma rules down. The webpage (up to #13

rule) confirmed Winnie's lessons to a T.

Here are a few examples. Don't they support Winnie's teachings?

This isn't the only educational page where a reader can see Winnie's teachings being confirmed. In fact, one page looks as if Winnie

quoted what I read.

One source is great, but six or seven leaves the student more confident he understands WDC's Winnie. She is another professional

comma teacher.


1. To separate independent clauses unless they are short:

COMMA NEEDED: His first wife tried to poison herself, and his second tried to poison him.

NO COMMA: Fish are jumping and the cotton is high.
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2. After an introductory word group. A comma sets off a subordinate phrase or clause from the main clause. Use no comma if the

phrase is short and there is no danger of misreading:

COMMA NEEDED: By the time the plane arrived, most of the babies had stopped crying.

NO COMMA: By now her plane must have arrived. In a democracy all votes are equal.
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3. With a series of three or more words. A comma is optional before the and or or, unless it is needed for clarity:

Aristotle classifies poetry as lyric, dramatic and narrative.

She sings, dances and acts.

Whoops, Winnie's class does believe to put the commas before the and. We're not in Aristotle's time, nor following the New York

times ways.