MicroHelp Library>UPT" # " # " #  ͻ         Mastery Learning         PUNCTUATION         (c) 1989 by    Allen Hackworth         ͼ  ͻ   Press ENTER to continue   ͼ " # " # " # TT"#"#"# "#"#"#T5U#!Ŀ!  This tutorial assumes  you have studied these  sections: ! Subject/Verb Clauses Parts of Speech !  If needed, return to the  main menu and do so. ! !s skill now.  Start with the tutorial. ! !'UP7NĿN N N N PUNCTUATION# N N 0ͻ 0   Press the letter of your choice.  0  T Tutorial  0  D Drill for  0  M Main Menu  0  0ͼ N N N N N NQNNN28%' 2 0   0    0     0   %  0  2 ? ? ? 5 NQNQUPQN N N  Ŀ  Ŀ        m = comma     c = colon(s)     h = hyphen     p = period     r = return             ۳ Ŀ  Ŀ   Press the ______ ______   letter        1 N N QQN$N!ttt tt tt tt tt tt tt ttt!tt 3 t1t t !t t&t t !t 3NNQ 3NNQUPNͻN N N N N N N  ͻ     Commas are   used to add   clarity to   a sentence.      Press ENTER.      ͼ N N N N N N NͼQNNNNNNNNNNNNQUPONͻN N FĿ  Use commas to add clarity to a sentence by showing  where you want pauses to occur in the text. However,  do not overuse commas.* F N N - Ŀ - Press ENTER  -  N N N N N N N N N N N NͼQNNHHHHHNNNNNQQU H FĿ Separate adjectives that precede the noun but do not  include a comma after the adjective that immediately  precedes the noun.. F Ŀ9 Press ENTER 9  %i2!q19UHFĿ For example,4  The large, lean, angry bear swam in the cold, clear river.       F} Press Enter  i4HUPZNͻN N Fͻ  Use a comma before a coordinate conjunction when the con-  junction (and, or, but, for, nor) joins two IC's.  (IC means independent clause.)# Fͼ N N 4 Ŀ 4 Press ENTER 4 N N N N N N N N N N N Nͼ(HHHHHٟAAϵU H Fͻ For example,5 !  !  I wanted to meet at the park, but my car would not start. Fͼt Ŀ8 Press ENTER 8  it ,8 UP)NͻN  ͻ2   0   0   Separate an 0   appositive 0   with commas. 0   0   0   Press ENTER 0   0  ͼ0  0 N N N N N N N N N N Nͼx9q7q7q p7q 7q7q7q7qp7qp797q 7q 7qp79U$ ͻ  ۺ ۺ An example ۺ follows. The ۺ appositive is ۺ underlined. ۺ ۺ Press ENTER ۺ ͼ Oq  pplUJPHͻ Stan Maxwell, the president, gave%  + Hͼ~ Press ENTER )3 > UPNͻN  ͻ2   0   0  Finally, sep-  DC = dependent clause  arate a DC from  IC = independent clause  an IC if the 0  DC comes first. 0    For example: DC, IC.  Press ENTER 0   0  ͼ0  0 N N N N N N N N N N Nͼ9q7q7q qqq7q7qqpq7qp79UJHͻH Although we were tired, we drove on to 0 HͼM The dependent clause (DC) is underlined. Press ENTER &M( UPeNͻN N N  ͻ     If the DC comes   AFTER the IC, don't   use a comma.      See the example   below.      ͼ   N N N N Hͻ  We drove on to3 Hͼ N 7 Press ENTER NͼB[666666666JJJJ; ]UP(NͻN N N N N N N  ͻ     This completes   the comma   tutorial.         Press ENTER         ͼ   N N N N NͼQNNNNNNNN3  33 333NNNNQUP)NͻN N N N N N N  ͻ     This section   teaches the   colon and semi-   colon.          Press ENTER   ͼ   N N N N N NͼQNNNNNNNNNNNNQUPyQN N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Q^QNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNQU1U2U3U4#U5" U6 U7 U8 U9U10 U11U12U13U14+U15KU16U17U18~U19U