COM CM 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Serial Comma, Sentence Clause Structure
3 Nov 2016
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Don"t use it unless it"s for a compound sentence (ex. the cars were painted red, yellow, and blue and green) Don"t use them to join independent clauses (try two separate sentences instead) Use to set off a list, especially if it contains a number of compound elements. Use to set off something parenthetical that"s either important or long (adds variety) Number of the subject determines the number of the verb. Active subject of the sentence that does the acting. Passive subject of the sentence that is acted upon. Use only if the noun won"t tell the story by itself. Beware words that don"t say anything (ex. Use the plural form instead, unless using a specific example (ex. Lauren is a reader who knows what she wants) Write out numbers less than 10, unless it"s the start of a sentence (then write out full number) When it comes after the name, its lowercase.
