3. I will order the tacos if you get the burrito.
If you get the burrito, I will order the tacos.
4. I will order the tacos if you get the burrito.
If you get the burrito, I will order the tacos.
Only the word order has changed, but notice
how the second sentence starts with “if” and
has a comma.
5. 3 parts:
I didn’t go to the club because I was sick.
Independent
Clause
(Simple Sentence)
Dependent Clause
Subordinating
Conjunction
7. after
although
as
as if
as long as
as though
because
before
even if
even though
if
if only
in order
that
now that
once
rather
than
since
so that
than
that
though
till
unless
until
when
whenever
where
whereas
wherever
while
8. The comma shows where the dependent clause finishes and
the independent clause begins.
Consider this:
Because you already ate John and Carol went home.
9. That sentence reads awkwardly. It probably read like
this at first:
Because you already ate John and Carol went home.
We need the comma to make sure “you didn’t eat
John”.
Correction: Because you already ate, John and Carol
went home.
10. Next is a paragraph from a paper that a
student wrote. Try to find all the comma
mistakes.
(The subject matter is pretty interesting.)
11. Whenever people cook meth there are many
potential problems. Because the process of
making meth is so toxic many meth houses
are now condemned and uninhabitable. Also,
when people cook meth there is a high risk
of explosion. This has lead to new laws.
Currently, if chemical companies sell the
ingredients for methamphetamine without
proof of professional use they are subject to
lawsuits and fines.
,
12. Did you catch all the
mistakes? There are 5 of them.
13. Whenever people cook meth there are many
potential problems. Because the process of
making meth is so toxic many meth houses
are now condemned and uninhabitable. Also,
when people cook meth there is a high risk
of explosion. This has lead to new laws.
Currently, if chemical companies sell the
ingredients for methamphetamine without
proof of professional use they are subject to
lawsuits and fines.
,
15. Whenever people cook meth there are many
potential problems. Because the process of
making meth is so toxic many meth houses
are now condemned and uninhabitable. Also,
when people cook meth there is a high risk
of explosion. This has lead to new laws.
Currently, if chemical companies sell the
ingredients for methamphetamine without
proof of professional use they are subject to
lawsuits and fines.
,
,
,
,
,
16. When the dependent clause
comes before the independent
clause, add a comma.
Example: