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When to Use a Comma with a Prepositional Phrase
By WritingClass
Use a comma with a prepositional phrase if the phrase is non-restrictive, or if the prepositional phrase is being used as an introductory phrase. Avoid using a comma with a prepositional phrase if the sentence reads clearly without the comma. The teacher stands at her white board and shows examples as she lectures.
Using Commas With Introductory Material
By East Tennessee State University
This is a tutorial on using commas with introductory material. Examples of common phrases after which a comma is required are given at the end.
Using Commas With Introductory Material
By WildcatterProductions
This is a tutorial on using commas with introductory material. Examples of common phrases after which a comma is required are given at the end.
The Comma Song (Bruno Mars).mov
By Sara DuBose Ranzau
This is a song about commas. It covers the uses and rules when using commas in a sentence. This is a great resource to introduce and/or review use of commas in the elementary setting.
How to Use Commas Correctly
By OnDemandInstruction
This video features a quick review of the common rules for comma use. It includes the basic rules for separating items in a list, appositives, and parenthetical statements. Also rules and examples appear for the use of commas in sentence structure with various types of clauses.
When to Use a Comma with a Prepositional Phrase
By eHow
Use a comma with a prepositional phrase if the phrase is non-restrictive, or if the prepositional phrase is being used as an introductory phrase. Avoid using a comma with a prepositional phrase if the sentence reads clearly without the comma. The teacher stands at her white board and shows examples as she lectures.
Using commas
By kimmieey
This slide show gives a short list of the uses of commas with different phrases such as appositives and introductory elements. It also covers their use between clauses. No examples. [Text onscreen; no narration.]
Using a Comma and Nonessential Expressions
By Howcast
This is a video tutorial on using commas with nonessential expressions. It is just a quick video tip, but it explains the concept clearly and precisely
Using a Comma and Nonessential Expressions
By OnTargetEnglish
This is a video tutorial on using commas with nonessential expressions. It is just a quick video tip, but it explains the concept clearly and precisely.
Grammar & Punctuation : When To Use Commas In A List
By MarisaHammond-Olivares
This is a video tutorial on how to use commas in a series of items. At the end of the video, the teacher discusses the importance of using commas to separate only related items that are part of a single series.
The Definitive Uses of the Comma
By WarnerJordanEducation
This video presents a compendium of comma rules from those for items in a list to those with coordinating conjunctions in sentences. Along the way, it brings up such issues as appositives, run-on sentences, and misplaced modifiers. It may be useful to play segments of this video to cover one such point of grammar at a time.
Comma Rules (Part 2)
By Smrt English
Shaun presents the function and rules of the comma, including how to use commas in an introduction, additional information, address, dates, and quotes
Comma Rules (Part 1)
By Smrt English
Shaun presents the function and rules of the comma, including how to use commas in a list and in a compound sentence.
Correct Comma Usage
By LearnEnglishwithRebecca[engVidRebeccaESL]
A narrated slide show with photos shows the top 7 ways to use a comma. Sentence models are shown. Teacher uses sing song voice for the introduction of each comma use tip.
WRITING STYLE 11: Punctuation Frustration 1
By demarcations
This video reviews eight primary uses of the comma with phrases, clauses, series, and quotations. It explains standard punctuation with commas in many annotated, detailed examples.
Understanding the Comma
By Grammaropolis
This lesson opens with a brief introduction to the history of punctuation. Seven basic rules for using the comma correctly are presented and explained through humorous examples and illustrations. The original song, "Throw a Comma Down,"completes the lesson and reviews the seven rules.
Commas, dialogue, and quotes
By Tom Bailey
In this tutorial, Tom Bailey explains the use of commas leading into or coming out of dialogue in text. He also explains the use of quoted material and how to punctuate that as well.
How To Apply Colons And Semi-Colons
By Two-Point-Four
This video clearly demonstrates the correct use of colons and semicolons in sentences. It also differentiates the use of the comma from the semicolon between types of clauses.
How To Apply Colons And Semi-Colons
By Two-Point-Four
This video clearly demonstrates the correct use of colons and semicolons in sentences. It also differentiates the use of the comma from the semicolon between types of clauses.
Writing Felonies: Clauses and Commas Part 2
By Kevin Brookhouser
This video explains the use of commas with subordinating conjunctions that introduce dependent clauses. It gives engaging and clear examples of adverbial clauses.