Combo with Comma, semicolon and colon uses and 1 other

Anesthesia which is commonly used during medical operations once made patients uncomfortable and had serious risks.

NEED COMMAS BEFORE WHICH AND before once

I painted (Comma, nothing) and he sanded.

Nothing Rule: If the clauses are both short, omit the comma.

I have painted the house (Comma, nothing) but still need to sand the floors.

Nothing Rule: If you have only one clause (one subject and verb pair), do not use a comma in front of the conjunction.

Simple sentence

One independent clause. ex. I went to the store.

This week's winners are Joe from Reno, Nevada; Diane from Phoenix, Arizona (semicolon, comma) and Matt from Irvine, California.

Semicolon Rule: Also use the semicolon when you already have commas within a sentence for smaller separations, and you need the semicolon to show bigger separations.

We had a reunion with family from Salt Lake City, Utah (semicolon, comma) Los Angeles, California (semicolon, comma) and Albany, New York.

Semicolon Rule: Also use the semicolon when you already have commas within a sentence for smaller separations, and you need the semicolon to show bigger separations.

I have a big test tomorrow (Semicolon, colon) I can't go out tonight.

Semicolon Rule: Use the semicolon if you have two independent clauses connected without a conjunction.

I have painted the house (semicolon, colon) I still need to sand the floors.

Semicolon Rule: Use the semicolon if you have two independent clauses connected without a conjunction.

Noun

a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb ex. The brown potato ate the seed.

adjective

a word that expresses an attribute of something ex. The great big dog ate the small brown cat.

conjunction

a word that joins or connects to clauses ex. FANBOYS

Verb

a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence ex. The cat ate the rat..

Use commas to set off non-restrictive elements.

a. Appositives •John, my eldest brother, is coming home. b. Participial phrases •John, wishing he were at home, sighed deeply. •Koko, taken from a county jail, was made Lord High Executioner. c. Adjective clauses •Margaret, who is wearing a red dress, was elected president. •Your math book, which is on the table, needs a new cover. d. Adverb clauses—on rare occasions only.

Avoid needless shifts if one (not you) would succeed.

self-explanatory

Interjection

the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts ex. Wow! did you see the time of the derby winner.

adverb

the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses ex. The cat was chassing the rat under the table.

Some of the neighbors haven't sent back ( her, their ) invitations.

their

participle

verb form used as an adjective ex. The outrun hare was sad the turtle out ran him.

1. Neither my mother nor my dad were surprised to hear that Grandma died at the age of 105. _______________correct?___

was instead of were, incorrect

Underline titles of books and periodicals; names of ships, trains, airplanes, and paintings; words used as words; letters used as letters.

•Dot your i's and cross your t's. (Letters used as letters) • For Whom The Bell Tolls (novel) • Macbeth (play) • Mona Lisa (painting) • San Francisco Chronicle (paper) • The California Zephyr (train) • To aggravate means "to make worse." (words used as words)

Each, either, neither, someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, everybody, everyone, no one, nobody, one, and a person are singular.

•Each of the students was (not were) questioned. •Everyone opened his (not their) book and was (not were) ready.

If the subject of the verb is made up of two or more words joined by and, the verb is plural.

•Helen and Grace are here.

Use semicolons to separate equal structures that contain commas.

•John arrived last night, I am told; but because his plane was late, he could not come to the party. •We invited Don Webb, the captain of the team; Sue Mills, the president of our class; and Joe Wynn, the chairman of our group.

Two or more singular subjects joined by or or nor require a singular verb.

•Neither Esther nor Ruth was present.

When a subject is composed of both singular and plural forms joined by or or nor, the verb must agree with the nearer subject.

•Neither he nor the boys play golf. •Two other boys or Henry is to blame.

A phrase between the subject and the verb does not affect the verb.

•One of the girls is my friend.

Avoid needless shifts in number.

•One should do one's (not their) duty.

A collective noun takes a singular verb when the group is considered as a unit and takes a plural verb when the individuals are considered.

•Our football team is popular. •The team have received their sweaters.

Use a colon between a statement and its explanation.

•Our firm has fixed policy: we will not be undersold.

Use a comma between two sentences joined by and, or, nor, but, for, yet, so.

•Robert entered the race, but he did not win. •Robert was happy, or so he seemed.

Use the apostrophe with s to denote plurals of letters, figures, signs, symbols, and words considered merely as words.

•She used two a's, three b's, two 8's, and two and's.

Use semicolons between two sentences joined by however, nevertheless, hence, moreover, thus, and such words.

•The day was very cold; therefore we did not go for a ride. •The seat was most uncomfortable; however, Christine made no effort to move.

Use parentheses to enclose explanatory or supplementary material having only an indirect connection with the sentence proper.

•The decline in exports in the past two years has been considerable (see graph on p. 219). •If you come to see me (and I hope you do come), be sure to bring your camera.

Use quotation marks to set off a definition.

•The expression to aggravate means "to make worse."

Use semicolons between sentences not joined by one of the FANBOYS.

•The rain came in torrents; we did not know what to do.

Use a comma between two adjectives that can be interchanged in order.

•The yard was full of romping, running children.

Use a dash between a statement and its explanation to secure emphasis.

•There is just one thing to do—run !

Use dashes to set off emphatic parenthetical material.

•We have a democratic student government—of course, we don't make all the rules—that gives us a voice in affairs.

The subject and verb of a sentence must agree in person and number.

Use plural or singular forms.

infinative

"to" immediately followed by a verb ex. He was to chase the dragon.

A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in gender, person, and number.

- he, she, it - us, we, they, them, me, you, her, him, it, those, that

Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks. Colons and semicolons never go inside quotation marks. Question marks and exclamation points go inside only if they belong to the quoted material.

1. The girl screamed, "Hey!" 2. "I wanted to tell you earlier," the girl whispered, "that your fly is down."

Comma Rule 1, 4

1. Use a commas to offset an introductoy word, phrase or clause For example, this is an example. 4. Use a comma to offset a "FANBOYS" when there is a complete sentence on either side. ex. I went to the store, and i bought three tubs of ice cream.

Pronoun

A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase ex. He ate the hot dog.

Compound sentence

A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses. ex. I went to the store and bought some ice cream.

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word ex. Under the bridge there was a mean troll.

If you want me to go out tonight, you need to help me with my homework first; and if you say no, I'll know that you don't really care about going out.

Because each half of that long sentence has a conditional clause that must contain a comma, it's OK to use a semicolon before the "and" that separates those two parts. You could make them two sentences, but you don't have to; and because they are so closely related, it makes a lot of sense to have them be together separated by the semicolon. The "and" after the semicolon is actually optional in this case, but I think it adds to the flow of the sentence.

We have set this restriction (semicolon, colon) do your homework before watching television.

Colon Rule: A colon is used to introduce a second sentence that clarifies the first sentence.

I need four paint colors (semicolon, colon) blue, gray, green, and red.

Colon Rule: Use a colon to introduce a list when no introductory words like namely, for instance, i.e., e.g. precede the list.

I have a big test tomorrow (semicolon, comma) so I can't go out tonight.

Comma Rule: Use a comma between two long, independent clauses when conjunctions such as and, or, but, for, nor, or so connect them.

I have painted the entire house (Comma, semicolon) but she is still working on sanding the floors.

Comma Rule: Use a comma between two long, independent clauses when conjunctions such as and, or, but, for, nor, or so connect them.

I have a big test tomorrow (comma, semicolon) as a result, I can't go out tonight.

Conjunctive adverbs are words such as "however," "therefore," and "indeed," and they "usually show cause and effect, sequence, contrast, comparison, or other relationships" (1). For example, "I have a big test tomorrow; therefore, I can't go out tonight." (The comma after the conjunctive adverb is optional.)

Subordinating conjunction

Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since, before, unless, however

FANBOYS

For I went to the store, For that to happen... And I went to the store, and bought some... Nor He was not pleasent, nor was he happy But He went to the store, but forgot his... Or He could do this ,or he... Yet He could of won, yet he let the... So He lost his hat, so he bought...

Quotation marks " "

These are used to enclose titles of chapters, articles, short poems or stories, song and essays ex. I got that new story "The Hunger Games."

gerund

a noun formed from a verb ex. The Reping had begun.

Semicolon

a punctuation mark (';') used to connect independent clauses ex. Some may say i am derpy; however, i am not because i can do stuff.

Colon :

a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation ex. I went to get a meal from minato sushi it cosisted of: California rolls and shrimp tempura.

Complex sentence

a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause ex. Since he is cool, he wears nice shirts.

Use the apostrophe to form the possessive of nouns and indefinite pronouns.

a. Use an apostrophe and s to form the possessive of a noun not ending in s. •girl's •dog's •women's •doctor's b. Use an apostrophe alone to form the possessive of a plural noun ending in s. •girls' •dogs' •doctors' •friends' c. Use the apostrophe alone, or the apostrophe with s, to form the possessive of singular nouns ending in s. •Keats' or Keat's •Burns' or Burn's

Use a comma to set off introductory elements.

a. Words such as yes, no, well •Yes, you may go. •Well, I'll tell you. b. Participial phrases, infinitive phrases, long prepositional phrases. •Screaming for help, the girl wrestled with a raging bear. •Pulled from the girl, the bear snarled angrily. •To awaken Jack, mother frequently used a pitcher of ice water. •On the first day of May last year, we had our big parade. c. Adverb clauses. (When, if, because, as). •When he comes home, we will eat dinner. •Because he was late, we missed the first act.

Compound/Complex

at least two independent clauses and one subordinate ex. since he is cool, he wears nice shirts and goes to the park to hang out.

6. Each of the members gets to choose the location at which they will vacation.__________correct?____

chooses instead of "gets to choose", incorrect

3. Their focus, at this point, are to make as much money as possible.________correct?___________

correct

5 Another form of anesthesia, monitored anesthesia or conscious sedation, allows the patient to be awake while feeling sleepy with no pain. ______correct?

correct

Several of the chorus members ( has, have ) decided to wear red for the concert.

have

Hazel don't know exactly where in Puerto Rico she will stay. _____correct? ___

incorrect, doesn't know instead of "don't know"

Everyone who pays his dues ( is, are ) eligible to go to the banquet.

is

Neither of those rings ( are, is ) the one they want to buy.

is

In that case, patients should ask which type the anesthesiologist would choose if his or her child or spouse were having the surgery._______correct?

no, comma after introductory phrase

No one in the group has been given a specific job assignment, but Hazel says she will probably be helping everyone to organize their team. ______________________

probably help, incorrect