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Punctuation!!:,;,....
Punctuation: for clearer writing
semicolons
commas - summary
introducer
before the first IC
1. Introducers
Yesterday, I quit my job.
Last week, I went home.
On the weekend, I slept in.
After the boys played soccer we went home.
After the boys played soccer, we went home.
We went home after the boys played soccer.
between 2 sentences (ICs)
coordinator
before the FANBOYS
2. FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
I left home early, but I was still late for work.
He needed a car, so I lent him mine.
We aren't rich, nor are we poor.
inserter
in the middle of an IC
3. Inserter
John is very smart.
John, my brother, is very smart.
John, who lives next door, is very smart.
elements added to the end of a sentence
tag
5. Lists
Jin likes cats, dogs, and horses.
She feeds cats, walks dogs, and rides horses.
She feeds the cat in the morning, after her lunch, and before her chores.
list
3+ items
I play golf; Jim plays tennis.
Punctuation!!:,;,....
before conjunctive adverbs
colons
4. Tags
introduce lists: Tip: watch for a form of 'follow'
commas
He likes hockey. He does not like baseball, however.
Independent clause
I have the following movies:
Star Wars, Star Trek, and Stargate.
I am hungry; therefore, I will eat.
before appositives: renames another word
He has two strengths: his size and his speed.
I was not there.I was in the other room, actually.
before subtitles: between main title and subtitle
Passing TOEFL: The Best Strategies
Reading improves writing, and vice versa.
in time expressions: between hour and minutes
6:30 p.m.
before long quotations: block quotes
semicolons
between items (with commas) in a series
colons