REMEMBER THE PUNCTUATIONS IN TYPES OF SENTENCES ACCORDING TO STRUCTURE?

COMPOUND SENTENCEJOIN INDEPENDENT CLAUSES BY A COMMA AND A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION (FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO).

EX. The rehabilitation of the roads of the south superhighway is inconvenient, but it is necessary.

COMPOUND SENTENCEJOIN TWO INDEPENDENT

CLAUSES BY A COLON WHEN YOU WISH TO EMPHASIZE THE SECOUND CLAUSE.

EX. Mr. Smith died of stroke: he was sixty-seven.

COMPOUND SENTENCEJOIN INDEPENDENT CLAUSES BY A SEMICOLON WHEN THE SECOND CLAUSE RESTATES THE FIRST OR WHEN THE TWO CLAUSES ARE OF EQUAL EMPHASIS.

EX. The secretary of the cabinet ordered the arrest of Diego Ruiz; the police immediately carried out the order.

Complex SENTENCEJOIN AN INTRODUCTORY DEPENDENT CLAUSE WITH THE INDEPENDENT CLAUSE BY A COMMA.

EX. Because road construction has hindered travel around town, many people have opted to ride bicycles or walk to work. (We can also interchange the position of IC and DC.)

Compound-Complex

SENTENCE

JOIN AN INTRODUCTORY DEPENDENT CLAUSE WITH THE INDEPENDENT CLAUSE BY A COMMA. SEPARATE TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES BY A COMMA AND A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION

EX. When the party arrived last Tuesday, we were all very expectant, and we were hoping to get only the best of the news.

OTHER USE OF USE A PERIOD AT THE END OF AN INDIRECT QUESTION.

EX. Jennifer is asking if you have seen the latest edition of the school paper.

OTHER USE OF …AFTER AN ABBREVIATION OF INITIAL.

EX. Atty. (attorney) Dr. (doctor)

ft. (feet) Lt. (lieutenant)

OTHER USE OF …DECIMAL POINT.

EX. 1.375.00023.26

OTHER USE OF …SEPARATE PESOS AND CENTAVOS.

EX. Php 275.25

OTHER FUNCTIONS OF 1.USE A COMMA AFTER EVERY ITEM IN

A SERIES EXCEPT THE LAST2.USE COMMAS AFTER THE ADVERBS

FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND SO ON WHEN THEY INTRODUCE A SERIES OF ITEMS.

3.USE COMMAS BETWEEN TWO OR MORE ADJECTIVES OF EQUAL RANK THAT MODIFY THE SAME NOUN.

OTHER FUNCTIONS OF 4. USE A COMMA TO SEPARATE AN INTRODUCTORY WORD, PHRASE, OR CLAUSE FROM THE REST OF THE SENTENCE.5. USE COMMAS TO SET OFF NOUNS OF DIRECT ADDRESS.6. USE COMMAS TO SET OFF MOST APPOSITIVES.

OTHER FUNCTIONS OF 7. USE COMMA BETWEEN THE DAY OF THE MONTH AND THE YEAR

LET’S EXERCISE!!!FLIP YOUR BOOK ON PAGE 320-321 AND ANSWER EXERCISES 4-5.