PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1. To separate items in a list
2. In a compound sentence
A compound sentence is a sentence that has two independent clauses.
An independent clause is a phrase that expresses a complete thought and has both a subject and a verb.
I read three books over Spring Break, but I did not enjoy any of them.
3. Around Non-Essential Items in a Parenthetical Phrase (also called an Appositive).
Jonathan, the boy sitting in the back of the classroom, was not paying attention during class.
4. After a dependent clause that starts a sentence
A dependent clause does not express a complete thought.
When I went running, I slipped on ice and broke my front tooth.
5. When using quotation marks
"I saw a duck," said the little boy.
6. Between a city and a State
7. Between the month and the year in the date.
(Today is March 30, 2015)
