rules

Question 1

rule #2

Answer 1

use a comma with conjunctions when joining/separating two sentences instead of periods

(IC, FB (fanboy) IC OR IC; AC (adverbial conjunction) , IC)

Question 2

rule #3

Answer 2

use a comma in a “conventional” situation (where a rule has become a rule, such as dialogue, the date, etc.)

Question 3

rule #4

Answer 3

use a comma to separate (you’ll hear the term “set off”) items (introductory, interrupting, and ending) from the main IC because they affect/alter/need clarified from the main sentence structure. This creates “the pause” that a lot of students assume is a rule.

Question 4

rule #1

Answer 4

use a comma to separate items in a list for clarity