Liberty University – CSLT 101 |English
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Commas in a Series - ANSWER-Commas are used to separate items in a list.
What is the name of the last comma? - ANSWER-The Oxford Comma
Why do we use the last comma in a series? - ANSWER-Clarity
Commas after introductory adverbs - ANSWER-When an adverb is at the beginning of
a sentence there should be a comma that follows.
Example of commas after introductory adverbs - ANSWER-Consequently, he left town.
Commas after introductory phrases - ANSWER-An introductory phrase is like a
clause, but it does not have a subject and verb.
Example of commas after introductory phrases - ANSWER-To reach school on time,
the girls had to leave early.
Commas after introductory dependent clauses that begin the sentence - ANSWER-A
dependent clause is also called a subordinate clause, which means that it cannot stand
on its own as a complete sentence.
Example of Commas after introductory dependent clauses that begin the sentence -
ANSWER-Although the cows got out of the pasture after midnight, the neighbors
helped the rancher get the cattle rounded up.
, Adding unnecessary commas before dependent clauses that end the sentence -
ANSWER-If an independent clause begins the sentence then no comma is necessary.
Example of Adding unnecessary commas before dependent clauses that end the
sentence - ANSWER-The players were late getting out of practice even though the
times had been posted.
Thesis statement - ANSWER-Narrowed Topic + a specific claim about that topic
The Elements of a thesis - ANSWER-1) The purpose of the essay
2) The audience
3) The main points
Summary - ANSWER-A shortened version of the original passage detailing only the
key information from the original source.
Paraphrase - ANSWER-The same length as the original passage.
Summary Rules - ANSWER-1) A Signal Tag
2) Shortened version of the original passage
3) Student's own sentence structure
4) No quotations
5) An ending citation
Assessment, Complete Test Solutions |Brand
New!!!
Commas in a Series - ANSWER-Commas are used to separate items in a list.
What is the name of the last comma? - ANSWER-The Oxford Comma
Why do we use the last comma in a series? - ANSWER-Clarity
Commas after introductory adverbs - ANSWER-When an adverb is at the beginning of
a sentence there should be a comma that follows.
Example of commas after introductory adverbs - ANSWER-Consequently, he left town.
Commas after introductory phrases - ANSWER-An introductory phrase is like a
clause, but it does not have a subject and verb.
Example of commas after introductory phrases - ANSWER-To reach school on time,
the girls had to leave early.
Commas after introductory dependent clauses that begin the sentence - ANSWER-A
dependent clause is also called a subordinate clause, which means that it cannot stand
on its own as a complete sentence.
Example of Commas after introductory dependent clauses that begin the sentence -
ANSWER-Although the cows got out of the pasture after midnight, the neighbors
helped the rancher get the cattle rounded up.
, Adding unnecessary commas before dependent clauses that end the sentence -
ANSWER-If an independent clause begins the sentence then no comma is necessary.
Example of Adding unnecessary commas before dependent clauses that end the
sentence - ANSWER-The players were late getting out of practice even though the
times had been posted.
Thesis statement - ANSWER-Narrowed Topic + a specific claim about that topic
The Elements of a thesis - ANSWER-1) The purpose of the essay
2) The audience
3) The main points
Summary - ANSWER-A shortened version of the original passage detailing only the
key information from the original source.
Paraphrase - ANSWER-The same length as the original passage.
Summary Rules - ANSWER-1) A Signal Tag
2) Shortened version of the original passage
3) Student's own sentence structure
4) No quotations
5) An ending citation
