PPT-Comma 
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2 My favorite colors are blue red and pink 3 I like to go hiking fishing swimming and camping during summer 4 I have to clean my room walk the dog and take out the trash 5 . Diamond Locksmith provides 24 hour services in San Mateo. We specialize in residential, commercial and automobile services. Eire. Born: . November 23, 1950. . in Havana, Cuba. Eire currently lives in Guilford, Connecticut; he is a professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.. Carlos Eire. RUN-ON SENTENCES. A . run-on sentence . consists of two or more independent clauses with no punctuation or connector between them. Run-on sentences must be corrected. . EXAMPLES . Run-on: . We headed off to the game during the rain the rain stopped before we got there. . 232 Najd. Starting a Sentence with ‘Because’. You can start a sentence with because, as long as you make sure to fully complete the sentence. One clause beginning with the word . because. does not constitute a sentence. . What is an independent clause?. Subject. + . verb. + complete thought. . Examples: . I am going to the store. . My son rode a yellow bus to school this morning. . What is a dependent clause?. Subject. Chapter 29-2. Causes for the rise of fascism in Italy. In the early 20. th. century Italy was a liberal state with civil rights and a liberal constitution. Then:. Italia Irrendenta: Orlando left the Paris Peace Conference early and angry because Italy did not get the territory promised to her after the war. Correcting . Common Sentence Errors. Do you want papers . with . fewer r. ed marks? . This workshop will:. Help you identify common sentence errors. Give you easy ways to make corrections. Enable you to develop your own personal editing checklist. 1. Use commas to separate a series of three or more words. Example: I dropped my pencil, papers, and books. (The comma before the conjunction . and.  is optional, but I prefer using it.) . 1. . I have seen many . A note on Sentence structure. Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Fragments are errors in sentence structure, either in failing to create an independent clause or in failing to correctly join two independent clauses together.. Thanks to a great book:. The LEAST You Should Know about English. Comma Rule #1. The Serial…Comma, not Killer…. . Place a comma between items in a series as in the example below.. I have my laptop, my pens, my pencils, and my MP3 Player in my backpack. . Life. How he achieved fame. How did he contribute to society. How was his life remarkable. How did his mentor help. Pictures Cited. Santana smiling-s1.zetaboards.com. Young Santana-thehotandcool.blogspot.com. Important Terms. :. Fascism. Do Now:. What are some characteristics of life in a totalitarian state? . The Rise of . Dicators. in Europe . The Rise of Dictators. Widespread economic hardships caused by Great Depression contributed to the rise of dictators in Europe. Period 5. I What is Nationalism?. A) . Nationalism. is the belief that one’s greatest loyalty should not be to a king or an empire but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history. When the nation also has its own independent government, it becomes a . , . A comma is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause is needed in a sentence.. Commas help to clarify meaning for the reader.. . Overview: When to use a comma. Set off interrupting or parenthetical expressions (clauses and phrases)..