Pet Peeves 1

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Pet Peeves 1

• Fatal There
• Commas Introductory Phrase Rule

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Fatal ThereAvoid Using There as the subject
of a sentence.

• There are twenty students in this class.
• Twenty students are in this class.
• There is something wrong with the computer.
• Something is wrong with the computer.
• There can be only ONE!
• Only ONE should exist.

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CommasIntroductory Phrase Rule

• A comma should follow an introductory phrase of
  three or more words.
• Once upon a time,
• In the beginning,
• Because she was so smart,
• Before they left,
• Notice these all seem to begin with prepositions,
  which is usually (but not always) the case.

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Change These Sentences to be stronger and
correctly punctuated

• There is a storm coming.
• There might be a new student in this class.
• Im looking for a new seat over there.
• Before you leave I need your papers.
• In the last few minutes we have accomplished so
  much.
• If you need more food you just need to ask.