Commas and Nonessential Elements
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Commas and Nonessential Elements
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Participles, Infinitives, and Phrases
Participle: A verb that takes on the properties of either an adjective or noun
EX/ The burning pancakes. & The burnt pancakes.
Infinitive: "to" + verb stem
EX/ Sam bought some flowers to give to their wife.
Phrase: A LOT of things
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences includes both a participle and an infinitive?
Mom told me I had to clean the stove using boiling water.
I often have to work very late into the night.
There are roaming fields that have fairies hidden in them.
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Use commas to set off participles, infinitives, and their phrases if they are not essential to the meaning of the sentence
He read, engrossed, until the doorbell broke his connection.
I am not very thirsty, to tell the truth.
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Multiple Choice
When the participle, infinitive, or phrase is ESSENTIAL we...
Set it off with commas
Omit the commas
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If participles, infinitives, and their phrases are essential to the meaning of a sentence, DO NOT set them off with a comma.
The girl watching us is my sister.
To study my notes would not help you much.
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Adjective Clauses
A dependent clause that functions as an adjective.
EX/ The tiger that was angry snarled at me.
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A nonessential clause provides additional information about a noun. Considered an extra clause, it does not change the meaning of a sentence but adds to it. It is therefore set off with commas.
EX/ Jackson Pollock, who was an American painter, was born in 1912.
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Do not use commas with an essential adjective clause. An essential clause gives necessary information about a noun.
EX/ One of the few American writers whom she read was Langston Hughes.
EX/ I don't like people who drink soda out of a straw.
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Appositives
A noun or noun phrase that further describes/adds
information about the connected noun
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Use commas to set off an appositive if is not essential to the meaning of a sentence.
EX/ Lucha Corpi, teacher and author, has published many poems.
EX/ A historic city, New Orleans was originally settled by the French.
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An essential appositive is not set off with commas because it gives necessary information about the noun.
EX/ Both the Iliad and the Odyssey are traditionally attributed to the poet Homer.
EX/ Author William Shakespeare wrote over thirty plays during the course of his career.
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Multiple Select
Select ALL of the sentences that correctly use or do not use commas with appositives
My friends Maria and Juan help me with everything I do.
Alex, the headteacher of the school, is very strict
My favorite play Macbeth got made into a movie!
Thor, the god of thunder, is an Avenger.
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