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Period 
-A period is the most basic of punctuation marks
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Periods are used after titles and as part of a abbreviation
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Colons can introduce long quotations from other 
works  
 

Rule #1: USE COMMAS FOR ITEMS IN A SERIES 
What is a phrase again? -A group of words that does not have a S & V together
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It can stand alone
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Loyal, playful, pets always enjoy a challenge 
 

Rule #3: COMPOUND SENTENCES- USE A COMMA 
BEFORE A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION WHEN 
JOINING INDEPENDENT CLAUSES 
Fanboys 
-For 
-And 
-Nor 
-But 
-Or 
-Yet 
-So 

RULE #4 USE COMMA TO SET OFF AN EXPRESSION 
THAT INTERRUPTS A SENTENCE 
 
 

-Two commas are used with interrupters: 1 goes before the expression, and 1 goes after  
 
 

Nonessential vs Essential 
 

Rule #5: USE COMMAS TO SET OFF WORDS OF DIRECT 
ADDRESS 
 

RULE #6: USE A COMMA AFTER CERTAIN 
INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTS  
 
RULE #7: USE COMMAS FOR DATES, ADDRESSES, & 
LETTERS 
 
 
Semicolons 
-​Semicolons are used to separate closely related independent clauses 
without using a comma or a period  
 
-Do not use a semicolon if 2 independent clauses are joined by a 
conjunction(FANBOYS) 
 
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Tricks; Example,  
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