Across
- 3. these phrases and clauses can be taken out of the sentence without affecting meaning, but be careful.
- 4. in compound words, to join letters and words, to divide a word
- 5. Put commas after introductory adverbial clauses except for those that are short and in no need of special emphasis.
- 11. to set off explanatory material, with a full sentence
- 12. to separate groups that contain commas
- 14. An appositive is a noun unit that immediately follows a noun or pronoun and stands for the same thing.
- 15. handwritten and printed material, in titles, for special uses
- 17. introductory verbal phrase modifiers.
Down
- 1. put a comma after,and,but,for,nor
- 2. Put commas between adjectives preceding a noun
- 6. for direct and indirect questions, to show uncertainty, and short questions
- 7. in contractions, to form plurals,too form singular and plural possesives
- 8. to form a fraction or show a choice, when writing poetry
- 9. for emphasis, to indicate a sudden break, to indicate interrupted speech
- 10. to set off added words
- 13. put a comma between items in a____
- 16. for emphasis, after a salutation, between numbers indicating time