Comma Rules

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Comma Rules

• SINIFAC
• This acronym is a tool to remember when and where
  to use a comma.

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SINIFAC

• S- Series
• I- Introducer
• N- Non-essential information
• I- Interrupter
• F- Fanboy
• A- Appositive
• C- Common Usage

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S- Series or list of items

• Items in a series of three or more elements
• Three examples of narratives are Of Plymouth
  Plantation, The Interesting Narrative of the
  Life of Olaudah Equiano, and Amistad.

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I- Introducer for a sentence

• Words or phrase used to introduce the complete
  sentence. (complete sentence must have subject
  and predicate)
• However, many narratives are poems or novels.

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N- Non-essential information or phrases

• A phrase that gives additional information. The
  phrase is not necessary to understand the main
  idea of the sentence.
• Creation myths, which document the beliefs of
  different cultures, have many similarities.

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I- Interrupter in a sentence

• Phrase that interrupts the complete sentence. It
  can be an introducer, or it can be in between the
  subject and the predicate (or verb).
• The best thing to do after reading, interestingly
  enough, is to write.

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F- FANBOYS

• A word used to connect two complete sentences.
  Also called conjunctions.
• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
• Writing helps students to analyze information,
  and it is an opportunity for self-expression.

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A- Appositives (to rename)

• Word or phrase that renames the preceding word or
  phrase.
• The research paper, our biggest writing project,
  will require the use of all the reading and
  writing skills in the state standards.

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C- Common Usage

• Dates, addresses, greetings, closings, and after
  direct quotes.
• October 10, 2006
• Sincerely, Ms. Robinson
• Millsboro, Delaware
• I love school!, said the teacher